Institution: BICEPS
Marija Krumina
Marija Krumina is a Research Fellow and Director of the scientific institution at the Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS). She is a doctoral degree candidate at the University of Latvia and a leader of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) team in Latvia. Her research interests include entrepreneurship, health economics, labour markets, and migration policy.
(Last updated in May 2025)
Olga Rastrigina
Olga Rastrigina is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, UK. Before moving to the UK, Olga spent six years as a Research Fellow at BICEPS.
Currently, Olga is working on the development of the tax-benefit micro-simulation model EUROMOD.
Anna Zasova
Anna Zasova is a Research Fellow at the Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS). She received her PhD degree in Economics from the University of Latvia. Her main research interests include public economics and labour economics.
(Last updated November 2021)
Alf Vanags
Alf Vanags was the Director of the Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS) until his death in 2016. He was also a Eurofaculty and SSE Riga faculty member. Prior to coming to Riga, he held academic positions at Queen Mary & Westfield College, London University.
Alf was one of the founding editors of the Baltic Journal of Economics and served as its Managing Editor. As Director of BICEPS, he was one of the founders of the FREE Network (Forum for Research on Eastern Europe and Emerging Economies).
Alf was one of the founding editors of the Baltic Journal of Economics and served as its Managing Editor. As Director of BICEPS, he was one of the founders of the FREE Network (Forum for Research on Eastern Europe and Emerging Economies).
(Last updated July 2016)