Bio:
I was born in a small provincial town in the Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova in 1984, and grew up successively in Soviet Russia (Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai), transitional Moldova (Telenesti), and transitional Romania (Cernavoda). I received my BSc in International Economic Affairs from Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies in 2007.
Presently, I continue with my studies in economics and work as Graduate Student Fellow at Mercatus Center at George Mason University (GMU) in the US.
Prior to joining Mercatus I worked as a junior researcher at the Center for Institutional Analysis and Development (CADI), the top freemarket think tank in Bucharest.
My current research is focused on ex-Soviet developing economies, understanding the cause of their underdevelopment, and thinking of optimal market approaches to accelerate their growth.
Welcome to my weblog! As you will notice, my posts/thoughts are focused on past and present experiences surrounding former-USSR societies primarily, and economic thinking about real-world phenomena in general.
Request: If you have lived in USSR or still live in one of the former-soviet countries and would like to share your past and/or present personal experiences under communism, or under transition, please contact me. If you would like to share a real-life USSR story you know from your grandparents or other elderly which you believe must not be forgotten, as well, please contact me.
Disclaimer: This is my personal weblog. Therefore all information presented or discussed on this weblog reflect my own personal opinion and not that of the organizations I am affiliated with.
Contact: E-mail: olganicoara [at] gmail [dot] com
Olga,am dat peste slide-ul lucrarii tale de licenta…este extraordinar de bine organizat si mi-ar placea,daca se poate,sa-mi oferi(contra-cost) fie niste “pont-uri”,fie lucrarea!