Gurgen Aslanyan, Ph.D., is an applied economist and educator at the American University of Armenia, serving as the Chair of the MS in Economics program. His research and teaching focus on development economics and public policy, informed by prior academic appointments at CERGE‑EI and collaborations with institutions across Europe and the United States. He previously served as President of the Armenian Economic Association (2017-2025) and, since 2022, has been a member of the Economic Policy Council of Armenia.
He holds dual doctorate degrees from Charles University in Prague and the University of the State of New York.
Education:
- PhD in Economics, CERGE-EI and Charles University
- MA in Economics, CERGE-EI
- BSc in Economics, Yerevan State University
Courses taught:
- PSIA 352 Economics for Political Science
- Econ201 Economics and Public Policy
- Econ 228 Economics of Development
- Econ 225 International Economics
- Econ 229 Special Topics (Policy Evaluation)
- Econ362 Public Finance: Taxation
Areas of research and teaching specialization
Areas of research: Public Economics, Population Economics, Economics of Reforms, Economics of Education
Areas of teaching: Economic Development and Growth, Labour Economics, Microeconomics, Public Economics, International Economics
Research projects:
- Signaling Assimilation: Localizing Surnames for a Better Fit (with Dr Sona Kalantaryan)
- Japanese Waistlines: Treating Obesity with Taxes
- Guns & Roses: The Economic Effects of War and Revolution in Georgia
- Changing theTrading Partner: From EAEU to EU (with Dr. Sevag Agop)
- Gallery Snub: Economic Rationale for Not Selling to Newbie Collectors (with Dr. Sergey Popov)
Published research:
- Migration Challenge for PAYG, Journal of Population Economics, doi: 10.1007/s00148-014-0516-x
Awards and honours:
- Alumni Hero Award, CERGE-EI, 2016
- Armen Alchian Award, Armenian Economic Association, 2014
- Best Paper Prize, Warsaw International Economic Meeting, 2011
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +37460 61 26 11
Office location: 209W(PAB)