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Associate Professor, PhD in Economics (University of Turin) Master in Economics (Institute for Advanced Studies of Vienna) Research areas: microfinance, migration, poverty, microeconomics of banking, gender.
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Associate Professor
Manoogian Simone College of Business and Economics
PAB 230W

Time Series Econometrics (ECON 229)
Research Methods (BUS 295)
Data Analysis for Business Decisions (BUS 320)
Office Hours: 16:30 - 17:30, Tue/Thur and by appointment
Room: PAB 230W

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PhD in Economics, University of Turin (Italy), 2005 - 2009; Master in Economics, Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) in Vienna, Austria; Graduate study in General Economics, Yerevan State University of Economics, Armenia.
Research areas: microfinance, migration, poverty, gender, monetary policy and international trade

Short Bio:

I am an Associate Professor at the American University of Armenia and a CERGE-EI Foundation Teaching Fellow. I have a PhD in Economics from the University of Turin and Master in Economics from the Institute for Advanced Studies (Vienna). My research covers a wide range of development topics, such as microfinance, migration, poverty, gender, monetary policy and international trade.

Publications:

1. Knar Khachatryan and Aleksandr Grigoryan (2023). Multidimensional deprivation from labor market opportunities in Armenia: Evidence from 2018 and 2020. Forthcoming in Comparative Economic Studies, 2023.

2. Armenak Antinyan, Vardan Baghdasaryan, and Aleksandr Grigoryan (2022). Charitable giving, social capital, and positional concerns. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2022.

3. Aleksandr Grigoryan and Knar Khachatryan (2022). Remittances and emigration intentions: Evidence from Armenia. International Migration, pages 1–37, 2022.

4. Vardan Baghdasaryan, Aleksandr Grigoryan, Hrant Davtyan, and Knar Khachatryan (2021). Comparison of econometric and deep learning approaches for credit default classification. Strategic Change, volume 30, pages 257–268, 2021.

5. Narek Ohanyan and Aleksandr Grigoryan (2020). Measuring monetary policy: rules versus discretion. Empirical Economics, volume 61, pages 35–60, 2020.

6. Gor A. Khachatryan and Aleksandr Grigoryan (2020). Export growth dynamics and real exchange rate: Evidence from Armenia. International Economic Journal, volume 34, pages 493–509, 2020.

7. Aleksandr Grigoryan, Knar Khachatryan, and Vahram Ter-Matevosyan (2019). Armenia-Turkey border opening: what determines the attitude of Armenians? Caucasus Survey, volume 7, pages 25–43, 2019.

8. Knar Khachatryan, Valentina Hartarska, and Aleksandr Grigoryan (2017). Performance and capital structure of microfinance institutions in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Eastern European Economics, volume 55, pages 395–419, 2017.

9. Aleksandr Grigoryan. A model with indivisible investments in different environments (2015). Armenian Economic Journal, volume 1, pages 109–144.

10. Antoine Levy, ..., Aleksandr Grigoryan, ..., and Lesley Blaauw. The Big Question: What Is Your Country’s Biggest Fear for Its Future. World Policy Journal, volume 32, pages 3–11, 03 2015.

11. Aleksandr Grigoryan (2013). A model for anocracy. Journal of Income Distribution, volume 22, pages 3–24, March 2013.

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Grigoryan, A., Khachatryan, K., Ayvazyan, K., Mukhodpadhaya, P., (forthcoming 2021), “Financial inclusion and poverty: evidence from Armenia” in Handbook of Microfinance, Financial Inclusion and Economic Development by Hartarska, V., and R. Cull, Edward Elgar Publisher.

2. Grigoryan, A., Khachatryan, K., (2020), “Armenia-Turkey Economic Relations: New Stage?”, Eurasia Partnership Foundation, Armenia.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS
1. Grigoryan A., Khachatryan K., (2022), Gender gap in unpaid domestic care in Armenia: New evidence in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, FROGEE Policy Brief 4.

2. Grigoryan A., Khachatryan K., (2021), Female representativeness and COVID-19 policy responses: Political representation and Social representativeness, FROGEE Policy Paper Series (Free Network, initiated by Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics).

3. Grigoryan, A., Khachatryan, K., (2020), Gender dimension of employment decisions during the COVID-19 lockdown: evidence from Armenia, CBRD Policy Brief

4. Grigoryan, A., Khachatryan, K., (2018), Remittances and emigration intentions: evidence from Armenia, CERGE-EI WP series 626, ISSN 1211-3298.