Faculty of Economics & Business Administration, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania

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3 Esida ABAZAJ Esida received her bachelor in Economics and Business Administration in 2009 from the American University in Bulgaria. Since then, she has worked for the Central Bank of Albania, as an economist at Research Department (Macroeconomic Modeling Unit). Current job duties consist in maintaining and enriching the Macro econometric Model of the Albanian economy, simulating the model with different shocks, predicting the behavior of main macroeconomic variables, and developing other models for the Albanian economy. Research interests include: Time Series Econometrics and Financial Economics. Dr. Alin Marius ANDRIEȘ Faculty of Economics & Business Administration, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania Alin Marius Andrieș, Phd. Habil. (in Finance), is Assistant Professor at Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania. My primary research goals are directed toward understanding the impact of structural reforms performed throughout the European Union enlargement process on banking performance; the convergence of banking systems in new member states and EU candidate countries from Central and Eastern European countries; and the relationship between regulations, competition, efficiency and risk taking. My recent work investigates to what extent risk management and corporate governance mitigate the involvement of banks in credit boom and bust cycles in transition countries. Professor Thorsten BECK Cass Business School, London Thorsten Beck is professor of banking and finance at Cass Business School in London. He is also a research fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the CESifo. He was professor of economics from 2008 to 2014 at Tilburg University and the founding chair of the European Banking Center from 2008 to Previously he worked in the research department of the World Bank and has also worked as consultant for among others the IMF, the European Commission, and the German Development Corporation. His research, academic publications and operational work have focused on two major questions: What is the relationship between finance and economic development? What policies are needed to build a sound and effective financial system? Recently, he has concentrated on access to financial services, including SME finance, as well as on the design of regulatory and bank resolution frameworks. In addition to numerous academic publications in leading economics and finance journals, he has co authored several policy reports on access to finance, financial systems in Africa and cross border banking. His country experience, both in operational and research work, includes Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, Mexico, Russia and several countries in Sub Saharan Africa. In addition to presentation at numerous academic conferences, including several keynote addresses, he is 1

4 invited regularly to policy panels across Europe. He holds a PhD from the University of Virginia and an MA from the University of Tübingen in Germany. Thorsten.Beck.1@city.ac.uk... Enian ÇELA, PhD Born in Tirana on October 29th, Graduated from the University of Tirana Faculty of Economy in Finance (2006). Master Studies in International Finance at the Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation of Hiroshima University, Japan (2009). Ph.D. in Environmental Economics at the Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation of Hiroshima University, Japan (2012). Employed at Albanian Business and Investment Agency Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy ( ). Specialist at the Macroeconomic Modeling Unit of the Research Department, Bank of Albania (2012 ). ecela@bankofalbania.org Dr. Belma ČOLAKOVIĆ Chief Economist, Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina Her career in the CBBH started in 2003 when she joined the team of economic analysts in the Economic Research Department. At the beginning of 2007 her tasks shifted towards financial stability issues and she was appointed Head of the newly established Financial Stability Section that evolved into Department three years later. As of the beginning of 2013 she holds the position of the Chief economist of the CBBH in a newly established Office of the Chief Economist. She also has experience as the lecturer at both the U.S. and Bosnian universities. Belma holds Ph.D. in Economics from the Staffordshire University, M.A. in Economics from the University of San Francisco, and B.S. in Economics from the University of Sarajevo. Monetary and financial economics, and especially the issues related to banks' cross border activities, were always her key areas of interest. bcolakovic@cbbh.ba Professor Ralph DE HAAS Researcher, Office of the Chief Economist, EBRD Ralph De Haas (Maastricht, 1976) is a Deputy Director of Research at the EBRD. Prior to joining the EBRD, Ralph worked at the Banking Supervision and Monetary Policy Departments of the Dutch central bank. Ralph holds a PhD in Economics from Utrecht University and is currently a part time Associate Professor of Finance at Tilburg University. His main research interests include international banking and financial integration, development economics, and small business 2

5 finance. He is currently working on large scale randomized field experiments to measure the impact of microfinance on poverty alleviation in Bosnia, Mongolia, and Morocco. He obtained his M.Sc. Economics from Radboud University Nijmegen in 1999, and holds a PhD in Economics from Utrecht University (2006). dehaasr@ebrd.com Elona DUSHKU Elona Dushku holds a Bachelor s degree in Economics and a two year Master s degree in European Economic Studies from the University of Tirana and the University of Bamberg in Germany. She joined the Bank of Albania in 2005 as an economist in the Research Department. Her research area is focused in fields of monetary and fiscal policies, macro modeling, micro data analysis and banking sector. edushku@bankofalbania.org... Dr. Martin FELDKIRCHER Foreign Research Division, Oesterreichische Nationalbank Martin Feldkircher has been working as an economist in the Foreign Research Division at the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) since October His main responsibilities are business cycle and macrofinancial analyses of Central, Eastern and South eastern Europe (CESEE). He is an expert in forecasting, risk assessment and developed an in house tool to quantify external spillover risks for the CESEE region. Martin Feldkircher holds a doctoral degree in economics from the University of Innsbruck. His main research interests are empirical and international macroeconomics, forecasting, aspects of the global financial crisis and Bayesian analysis. He has contributed to numerous articles in both the OeNB s publications and other peer refereed journals, such as the Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Comparative Economics, Pacific Economic Review and the Journal of Forecasting. Martin.Feldkircher@oenb.at... Argita FRASHËRI, MA in Economics Financial Stability and Statistics Department, Bank of Albania Argita Frasheri is the Head of Financial Markets, Infrastructure and Crisis Management Division, Financial Stability and Statistics Department at the Bank of Albania. She graduated in 1995 in Economics and Business at University of Tirana. Later on, in 2001, she gained a MA Economics at the University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, and a Certificate on Statistics and Appliance from Faculty of Science, University of Tirana. She joined Bank of Albania in During 19 years of experience in the Bank of Albania she has been performing policy relevant economic and statistical research 3

6 to provide in depth business intelligence and analysis. In her recent position the main activities include but are not limited to: developing techniques and methodologies to assess systemic risk in the financial system; participating in the design and implementation of the macro prudential policy framework for Albania; supporting the decision making process on issues related the financial system stability, within BoA and on an interinstitutional level, by: identifying, discussing and recommending necessary actions. Dr. Augusto HASMAN BCC Program, the Graduate Institute Previously to joining the BCC, Augusto Hasman worked as an associate professor of economics and finance at SKEMA Business School (Nice, Sophia Antipolis, France) and Economist at the OFCE (Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Économiques de Sciences Po, Paris). He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from University Carlos III (Madrid). Dr Hasman has held visiting positions at State University of New York at Stony Brook and Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. His research examines the role of banks in the economy, the causes of banking crises and optimal regulatory policies. He has published in journals, such as the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial Stability, Journal of Economic Surveys and Applied Financial Economics. augusto.hasman@graduateinstitute.ch Delina IBRAHIMAJ PhD Candidate, Monetary Policy Department, Bank of Albania Delina Ibrahimaj graduated in 2003 in International Economics and Management at the Luigi Bocconi University in Milan. Later on she gained a MSC in General Management in the same University. After gaining her degree, she worked into the private sector for 5 years. Mrs. Ibrahimaj joined the Bank of Albania in September 2010 as analyst at internal economic analysis unit, Monetary Policy Department. In her daily work she is responsible for analyzing the real economy developments, particularly regarding the production approach of GDP and analyzing the labor market developments. In addition, she aggregates and analyzes information gathered from the Confidence Surveys, the Bank Lending Survey and from the Survey of professional forecaster. She is also involved in constructing House Prices and Rent Indexes for Albania. From 2012 she is a PHD candidate in Management of Banking and Finance in Università degli studi di Roma Tor Vergata. Her research interests are focused on Real Estate analysis and building leading indicators. dibrahimaj@bankofalbania.org 4

7 Dr. Mustafa KILINÇ Research and Monetary Policy Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Dr. Mustafa KILINÇ is the Acting Executive Director of Research and Monetary Policy Department at the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey. He got his Ph.D. from UCLA in 2007 and started working as an economist at the Bank. His research area is related to monetary policy, capital flows, and international macroeconomics. His recent research includes works on identification of monetary policy shocks in Turkey using a structural approach, effectiveness of macroprudential policies in emerging countries in limiting the effects of global factors on capital flows and in limiting the effects of capital flows on the domestic credit growth. mustafa.kilinc@tcmb.gov.tr Dr. Yannick LUCOTTE Associate Professor, ESG MANAGEMENT SCHOOL, Paris After obtaining his Ph.D in Economics at the University of Orléans (France) in December 2012 with a dissertation entitled Essays on the interactions between inflation targeting strategies and their institutional framework An application to emerging economies, Yannick joined the ESG Management School (France) as an associate professor in September His research focuses on monetary and exchange rate policies in emerging countries, monetary policy transmission, but also on the political economy of central banking. For example, Yannick recently proposed (with Grégory Levieuge) a new index of central banks conservatism, whose the objective is to reveal the inflation aversion of the monetary authorities ( A simple empirical measure of Central Banks conservatism, Southern Economic Journal, October 2014). Yannick was a visiting researcher at the Economic Institute of the National Bank of Poland during the summer He conducted research on the question of the link between central bank credibility and interest rate pass through in emerging inflation targeting economies. ylucotte@esgms.fr; ylucotte@gmail.com Mihail MIHAYLOV, M.Econ. Macroprudential Supervision and Financial Stability Directorate, Bulgarian National Bank Mihail Mihaylov received my Bachelor s and Master s degree in Economics from the University of National and World Economy in Sofia. In 2001, I joined the Bulgarian National Bank as an expert at the Economic Research and Forecasting Directorate where I was involved in macroeconomic modelling and analysis with a focus on the developments in the financial sector. Currently, I work as a senior expert at the Macroprudential Supervision and Financial Stability Directorate. My main responsibilities include monitoring the developments in the banking system and macro financial links modelling. My research interests are in the areas of monetary economics, macroeconomic modelling, financial stability and banking. Mihaylov.M@bnbank.org 5

8 Julien PINTER PhD Researcher, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Amsterdam University I am currently a PhD researcher at Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne and Amsterdam University, under the European Doctorate Program in Economics Erasmus Mundus. I am French, graduated from Sorbonne in My primary interests are monetary economics, central banking and banks. My recent research focuses on the relevance of central bank financial strength for macroeconomic outcome. I have been mostly performing applied work until now. I am also a co founder of the French think tank bsi economics aiming to bring young economists views in the French economic debate. I frequently write short articles for this think tank and for French newspapers, mainly Le Monde, on topics related to central banks and their policy (most recent post: why the negative interest rate of the ECB doesn t intend to incite banks to lend more ). J.M.A.Pinter@uva.nl; julien.pinter@gmail.com. Alban PLLAHA, MBA Alban Pllaha received his Bachelor s degree in Business Administration/Management from the International University of Vienna, Austria, in June In 2009, Mr. Pllaha earned his Master s degree in International Business from the International University of Vienna, Austria. In April 2003, he received a full diploma for PCM&S Computer Care from Wiltshire College, Trowbridge, England. During , Mr. Pllaha has worked as the financier of the Albanian Embassy in Vienna, Austria. He joined the Research Department at Bank of Albania in November 2009, and is currently working as an economic researcher. He is responsible for reporting on the developments in import/exports, trade balance, foreign demand as well as on the economic developments on the world economy. His research fields of interest are: international trade, trade and regional integration, SME and sectorial production. apllaha@bankofalbania.org.. Lorena SKUFI Born in Durres on November 5th, Graduated from University of Tirana Faculty of Economy in Economics with 2 nd Level Integrated Degree (2010). Assistant Professor for the subject of Macroeconomy at the University of Tirana Faculty of Economy ( ). Specialist at the Macroeconomic Modeling Unit of the Research Department at Bank of Albania (2011 ). lskufi@bankofalbania.org 6

9 Erjona SULJOTI Monetary Policy Department, Bank of Albania Erjona Suljoti graduated from the University of Tirana, Faculty of Economics with a Master s in European Economic Studies in She works at the Bank of Albania since July At present she holds the position of Head of the Monetary & Fiscal Unit at Monetary Policy Department. She is in charge of analyzing the monetary indicators and their impact on price stability. Her main tasks include analyzing and projecting the monetary developments with a special focus on lending. Her research interests cover issues related with monetary and financial intermediation not only for Albania but also for the SEE region. Also, she has experiences with evaluating empirically the credit behavior of banks and non bank institutions in the SEE countries, the relationship between credit growth and the house prices, financial intermediation and the economic growth in Albania etc. esuljoti@bankofalbania.org Gerti SHIJAKU Gerti Shijaku holds a Bachelor s degree in Economics and Politics and a two year Msc. degree in European Economic Studies. He joined the central bank in November Previously he has worked as a specialist at the Budget Management and Monitoring Department, Ministry of Finance. Mr. Shijaku has also worked as a part time teaching assistant at the Faculty of Economics, University of Tirana and other private universities. Mr. Shijaku is the author and co author in several research and discussion material. His research work interests mostly focus on analyzing, evaluating and forecasting the monetary aggregates, money demand, policies and strategies of optimal international reserve holdings, monetary and fiscal policies, economic growth, advanced econometric techniques, etc. gshijaku@bankofalbania.org.. Professor Cédric TILLE BCC Program, the Graduate Institute Cédric Tille is Professor of International Economics at the Graduate Institute, and Scientific and General Director of the Bilateral Assistance and Capacity Building for Central Banks (BCC) programme, which is jointly funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the Graduate Institute. Prior to joining the Institute, he worked for nine years in the International Research Function of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. His research focuses on the impact of financial globalization on economic linkages between countries. It encompasses both theoretical contributions on how to include international financial flows in workhorse models in international economics, as well as applied works highlighting how financial integration alters our understanding of international integration. Professor Tille has published extensively in scientific journals. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University, USA, and since May 2011, he is a member of the Bank Council of the Swiss National Bank. cedric.tille@graduateinstitute.ch 7

10 Margerita TOPALLI Ph.D. student, Margerita received her Bachelor s degree in Economics and Management in 2010 from the Strasbourg University in France. In 2012, Mrs. Topalli earned her Master s degree in International Economy and Development from the Dauphine University, Paris, France. Currently, Mrs. Topalli is a second year Ph.D. student in Economy and Management at Lorraine University and ICN Business School, Nancy, France. Mrs.Topalli joined Bank of Albania in August 2012, and is currently working as an economic researcher. She has also worked as a part time teaching assistant at the Faculty of Economics, University of Tirana. Her research work interests mostly focus on macroeconomic policies, economic growth, the process of economic transition, international economics, regional integration of Albanian economy, etc. mtopalli@bankofalbania.org.. Danica UNEVSKA ANDONOVA, MSc Monetary Policy and Research Department, National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia Danica Unevska Andonova is working in National Bank of the Republic Macedonia (NBRM) as analyst in Monetary Policy and Research Department for nine years. She has wide field of expertise, as she started working first in External sector, later was transferred to Real sector and recently has joined to Economics modeling unit, responsible for producing macroeconomic projection, based on small structural New Keynesian macro model (Macedonian Policy Analysis Model). She is a co author of several NBRM s working papers in collaboration with her colleagues, related with real economy and external sector topics. She received her Master of Science degree in Statistical methods for business and economics at Faculty of Economics, University St Cyril and Methodius in Skopje. She is open, communicative and friendly person. UnevskaD@nbrm.mk.. Ilir VIKA Ilir Vika holds a MA in European Economic Studies from the University of Tirana in collaboration with Bamberg University in Germany. He joined the central bank in In a couple of years Mr.Vika would become the Chief of Real Economy Division at the Monetary Policy Department and soon afterward joined the Research Department to supervise the work at the Economic Modeling Division. His work has covered various topics related to the understanding of the monetary transmission mechanism, monetary operations, the external sector, and issues in the Albanian banking system. ivika@bankofalbania.org 8

11 Lindita VRIONI, MSc Mrs. Vrioni is graduated for Finance from the University of Tirana in After, she studied for one year, Applied Economy in Joint Vienna Institute and CERGE & Charles University Prague, obtaining a diploma. She has a MSc in European Economic Studies from the University of Tirana and she is currently a PhD student. Mrs. Vrioni has worked for the Albanian Ministry of Finance in the Supervision Department for three years, and after she worked for the American Bank of Albania. After a long experience in consulting on banking and finance, development project, project finance, enterprise restructuring and management consulting on her firm. At a certain point of her career she was invited to teach as Lecturer of Economics and Public Finance at Luarasi Law Faculty, later on she was appointed as the Chancellor of the Luarasi University. She joined the Bank of Albania in July 2010, and is currently working as an economic researcher at Research Department. Due to her experience in banking sector, she is charge for reporting on the recent developments in Albanian banking system and occasionally performs research work dealing with the present problems in the Albanian banking sector. lvrioni@bankofalbania.org Endrit YZEIRAJ, MSc Endrit Yzeiraj joined the Research Department at the Bank of Albania in 2011, after having previously completed an internship as well. He has an undergraduate degree in Economics and Political Science from the Grand Valley State University in the United States and a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. His main areas of interest are empirical research in international economics, trade economics and economic growth. eyzeiraj@bankofalbania.org 9