Field of research: Macroeconomics
Oleg Shibanov
Oleg Shibanov is currently the Senior Lecturer and academic director of the M.A./M.Sc. applied finance programs at the New Economic School, Russia. He is also the director of the Centre for Research in Financial technologies and digital economy SKOLKOVO-NES. He holds a Ph.D.in Finance from the London Business School and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Moscow State University.
Oleg’s research interests include mutual funds and ETFs, macroeconomics and financial markets. He actively comments on Russian macroeconomics in media, including top Russian TV and newspapers, as well as in BBC, Forbes and DW.
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(Last updated May 2020)
Anastasiya Luzgina
Anastasiya Luzgina works as a Research Associate at the Belarusian Economic Research and Outreach Center (BEROC). Before that, she served as an Associate Professor at the Belarusian State University. Anastasiya Luzgina also has worked at the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (2003-2007) and the IMF Resident Representative office in Belarus (2007-2009).
In 2015, Anastasiya took a part in the program for visiting researchers of the Central Bank of Finland. She also participated in Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program (USA) (2018). She teaches monetary policy, monetary statistics, finance and FinTech.
(Last updated October 2021)
Aleh Mazol
Aleh Mazol received his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Belarusian State Economic University (2003) and obtained his Master’s degree in Economics from Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) in 2013. Since January 2015, Mazol works at the Belarusian Research and Outreach Center (BEROC) as a Researcher.
His research interests are spatial economics, monetary economics, poverty and inequality and corporate governance.
(Last updated November 2022)
Torbjörn Becker
Torbjörn Becker is the Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), a position he has held since 2006. As a leading expert in international macroeconomics, economic crises, and transition economies, he brings extensive experience from his nine years at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
His research focuses on macroeconomic policy, fiscal management, and financial markets, with a particular emphasis on Russia, Eastern Europe, and emerging markets.
Torbjörn Becker frequently contributes to international media discussions on global economic policy and serves on the boards of several prominent research institutes across Eastern Europe, including the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE). He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics.
(Last updated October 2025)