Ella Sargsyan is a PhD candidate and Junior Researcher at CERGE-EI (Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute). Her research interests are mainly in the field of Development Economics and Microeconometrics. Ella’s current research is focused on the impacts of violent conflicts on various economic, social and political factors in Developing countries. Since 2016, she has been involved in teaching both as a graduate teaching assistant and as an instructor of Econometrics, Development Economics, Microeconomics, among other courses.