Volha V. Chuvakin

1063 Morse Ave, Apt 7-302

Sunnyvale, CA 94089

 

phone: (516) 381- 6682

e-mail: vborovik@ic.sunysb.edu

website: http://www.chuvakin.org/volha

 

 

Summary: Skilled research economist with Ph.D. in economics. Superb analytical skills. Strong background in mathematical finance,
computational methods, statistics, applied microeconomics and industrial
organization with demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous quantitative research.

 

 

Education

 

Ph.D. in Economics (dissertation defended September 2007; awaiting diploma)

Department of Economics State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY

 

Dissertation title:  “Some Aspects of Internet Portal Market Competition”

 

M.A. in Economics (2003)

Department of Economics State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY

 

M.A. in Economics (2000)

Economic Education and Research Consortium, Kiev, Ukraine

 

B.A. in Economics (1998)

Belarus State Economic University, Minsk, Belarus

 

Skills

 

Strong communication, interpersonal and organization skills, proven presentation proficiency and advanced teaching ability

 

Computer skills: expert use of mathematical and statistical packages Stata, Matlab, Maple, SAS, Gauss, E-views; MS Office

 

Languages: English, Russian (native), Belarussian, Ukrainian

Experience

 

Economics Instructor (September 2003 – June 2006)

Department of Economics, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY

 

Taught classes such as “Money and Banking”, “Intermediate Macroeconomics”, “Introduction to Analytical Economics”

 

Teaching Assistant in Economics (September 2000 – June 2003)

Department of Economics, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY

 

Assisted in teaching such classes as “Basic Computational Methods in Economics”, “Macroeconomics”, “Introduction to Analytical Economics”

 

Research Fellow (September 1999 – December 1999)

Belarus Economic Analysis Project, Minsk, Belarus

 

Scholarships and Awards

 

  1. Full Scholarship, Department of Economics, SUNY at Stony Brook. Fall 2000 to Present 
  2. Full Scholarship, Economic Education and Research Consortium. 1998-2000
  3. Graduate Student Travel and Internship Grant, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics and Eastern European Economies, Stockholm, Sweden. September 1999

 

Publication List

 

  1. “The Art of Seduction: How Internet Portals Gain their Market Shares” (2005)
  2. “The Determinants of Bank Failures: The Case of Belarus” (2000)
  3. “Portfolio Optimization on the Developing Markets” (1998)

 

 

 

References are available upon request.