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Prof. Dr. Arevik Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan

Vice Academic Director of the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies
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Description

Arevik Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan obtained her PhD in Economics at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, in 2014 with a thesis on the economics of trade agreements. She has been a research fellow and subsequently a Junior Economic Affairs Officer at the World Trade Organization in Geneva in 2013 and 2014. After completing her PhD, she has been a postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz Universität Hannover from 2014 to 2019, and subsequently an assistant professor from 2019 to 2024. She has served as an economic consultant/research associate for the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, the World Trade Organization, and BEROC.

Arevik Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan joined IOS in September 2024. Her research focuses on the empirics of international trade in goods and services, international trade law, political economy and development. She conducts empirical research in economics, motivated by issues raised by the Eastern European region such as regional integration and regional development. She also has experience in interdisciplinary work from collaborations with researchers of law and political science. 

Curriculum vitae

Professional Career
  • Professor of Economics, University of Regensburg, since 09/2024
  • Vice Academic Director of the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies, since 09/2024
  • Assistant Professor, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 2019–2024
    1 year of maternity leave in 2020–2021
    1 year of maternity leave in 2023–2024
  • Consultant, Asian Development Bank, 2019–2020
  • Research Associate, Belarusian Economic Research and Outreach Center, 2014–2019
  • Expert collaborator, Global Governance Programme, European University Institute, 10/2017–12/2017
  • Consultant, World Bank, 04/2015–08/2015
  • Junior Economic Affairs Officer, World Trade Organization, 06/2014–09/2014
  • Research Fellow, World Trade Organization, 01/2014–06/2014
  • Research Assistant to Prof. László Bruszt, European University Institute, 02/2014–09/2014
  • Research Intern, World Trade Organization, 09/2013–12/2013
  • Visiting Researcher, New Economic School, Moscow, 07/2012
Education
  • PhD in Economics, European University Institute, Thesis Title: “Essays on the Economics of Trade Agreements”, 2009–2014
  • MA in Economics, Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, (Double degree 2-year program), 2007–2009
  • BA in Management, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, with highest distinction, 2003–2007
Fellowships and Awards
  • Caroline Herschel Programm (ca. 220.000 €), 2019–2024
  • Top Downloaded Paper 2018–2019, Canadian Journal of Economics, 2019
  • Armen Alchian best paper award from Armenian Economic Association, 2017
  • CESifo Distinguished Afiiliate Award (Global Economy), 2016
  • Research Grant WIF 2, Leibniz University of Hanover, 63.000 €, 2015–2017
  • Young Researcher, 5th Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Economics, 2014
  • Fellowship from the WTO PhD Support Programme, 2014
  • Research Grant from Economics Education and Research Consortium (EERC), regional partner of GDN, 9.000 $, 2012–2013
  • Young Scholars Award from Armenian Economic Association, 2012/2013
  • PhD Grant from Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European University Institute, 2009–2013
  • Graduate Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, European Commission, 42.000 €, 2007–2009
  • Undergraduate Scholarship from Russian Ministry of Education, 2003–2007
  • Educational Scholarship of Moscow City Hall for high GPA, 2005–2007
Memberships and Services to the Profession

Affiliate, CESifo Group Munich, since 2016

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