Employment
Professor of Russian and East European Politics (W3), Institute for East European Studies and Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin (since 2020)
Professor of Social Sciences and East European Studies (W2), Institute of Sociology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (2016 - 2020)
Research Associate, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (2014 - 2016)
Assistant Professor (Juniorprofessor) of International Political Economy, Department of Economics, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (2009 - 2014)
Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Economics (previously Institute of International Economic and Political Studies) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2000 - 2014)
Education
PhD (Dr. rer. pol.) in Economics, University of Mannheim (2009)
Doctor of Science in Economics, Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2010)
Candidate of Science in Economics, Institute of International Economic and Political Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2005)
Diploma in International Economics, Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation (2003)
Long-term research and study visits
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (2025)
University of Rochester (2013 - 2014)
Stockholm School of Economics (2008)
Philipps University of Marburg (2001-2002 and 2005-2006)
Current affiliations
Working Group on European Studies and Regionalism (AKER), German Political Science Association (DVPW), Co-spokesperson
Center for Advanced Studies (KFG) on 'Universalism and Particularism in Contemporary European History', Distinguished Fellow
Research Unit 'Orders', Cluster of Excellence 'Contestations of the Liberal Script' (SCRIPTS), Co-spokesperson
University Consortium, Senior Member
Network of Jewish Lecturers, Liaison Lecturer at the FU Berlin
Editorial boards
Post-Communist Economies
Economic Systems
Humanities and Social Science Communications
Awards
Best Paper Award, journal Prostranstvennaya Ekonomika (2019)
Runner-up, Women Forum Article Prize, British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (2018)
Runner-up, Best Paper Award, journal Regional and Federal Studies (2017)
Gordon Tullock Prize, Public Choice Society and the journal Public Choice (2016)
Runner-up, Best Teaching Award, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (2013)
Handelsblatt rating of 100 top economists in Germany younger than 40 years (based on publications in peer reviewed journals): place 99 (2013), place 70 (2015), place 52 (2017), place 43 (2019), place 21 (2021).
Ovsievich Memorial Prize in Quantitative Economic Research (1st prize), Russian Academy of Sciences and Leontieff Center (2012)
Knut Wickzell Prize, European Public Choice Society (2010)
Best Paper Award for Junior Researchers, journal Mezhdunarodnye Protsessy (2006)
Essay Contest for Young Researchers (3rd prize), Friedrich August von Hayek Society (2006)
Eastern European Stipend, Society for the Advancement of Socioeconomics (SASE) (2005)
Research Prize for Young Researchers in Russian Economic Studies, European Institute for International Economic Relations (EIIW) (2004)
Scholarships
Three months scholarship for a research stay at the Center for Advanced Studies 'Universalism and Particularism' (DFG) (2025)
Three years PhD study scholarship, University of Mannheim and German Research Foundation (DFG) (2006-2009)
Ten months scholarship for young researchers, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) (2005-2006)
Ten months scholarship for students of economics, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) (2001-2002)
Teaching appointments
BFI University of Applied Science (2025)
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (2024)
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (2020-2021)
Far Eastern Federal University (2016)
Freie Universität Berlin (2015-2017)
National Research University Higher School of Economics (2014-2015)
Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation (2013)
Beijing Normal University (2012)
Moscow School of Economics of the Moscow State University (2011-2014)
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (2009)
East China Normal University (2008, 2011)
University of Witten-Herdecke (2007)