Manuk N. Misakyan
Ph.D. in Economics, Senior Lecturer
E-mail: manuk76@mail.ru
Research interests: foreign investments, world trade, international economic organizations
Teaching: World economy, International economic relations
Education:
1991-1993
Echmiadzin Nersisyan College (Armenia)
1993-1998
Yerevan State University (Armenia)
Economics faculty, department of International Economics
1998-2001
Saint-Petersburg State University (Russia)
Economics faculty, department of World Economy
Ph. D., Economics, Dissertation entitled
“Attraction of FDI to the economy of Armenia”
Professional experience:
1997-1998
“Echmiadzin” TV company (Armenia)
March 1997-June 1997
Translator-Interpreter (Euronews), English-Armenian
News Department
June 1997-Jan. 1998
Scenarist-Speaker
Musical-Entertaining Programs Department
Jan. 1998-June 1998
Director
Musical-Entertaining Programs Department
June 1998-October 1998
1998-2001
“Plastmass” jsc (Armenia)
Director Adviser on Economic and Financial Issues
Trade Representation of Ukraine in Saint-Petersburg
“UkrProdSbit” jsc (Saint-Petersburg)
Manager on External Economic Activity
2001-2003
“Eurobusiness” Ltd. (Saint-Petersburg)
Deputy Commercial Director on Economic Issues
2003-2005
“Andres” Ltd. (Saint-Petersburg)
Deputy commercial director
2005-curretly
“RegionSbit” Ltd (Saint-Petersburg)
Director on development
2003- currently
Saint-Petersburg State University, World Economy department
Senior Lecturer (in combination)
Experience of international cooperation:
1996-1997
TACIS NEAP Project in Armenia
Research Assistant to David Radcliff (International
Expert on Land Resourses, M. Sc.)
Publications:
2001
“Tax incentives for foreign investors (on the example
of Armenia)”, Saint-Petersburg
2001
“FDI in the world economy in the contemporary…”
Saint-Petersburg
2004
“Attracting FDI in transition economies”
“Vesnik” SPbSU, release 4, Saint-Petersburg
2004
“Armenia in the system of international investment relations”
“Actual problems of economic science”, Saint-Petersburg
2005
“Armenia and the WТО: an estimation of cooperation”,
Collective monography under the S.F.Sutyrin edition
“The Transition Economies in the WTO system”
Saint Petersburg
Presentations and professional conferences:
2001
“Tax incentives for foreign investors”, presented at
the International Scientific Conference on the honor of
Tulpanov, Saint-Petersburg
2003
“The role of investment mediators in attracting FDI”,
presented at the International Scientific Conference on the
honor of Tulpanov, Saint-Petersburg
2003
“Macroeconomic implications of liberalization of foreign
investment », presented at the International Scientific
Conference (ASPE), Saint Petersburg
2004
“FDI in transition economies: experience and prospects »,
presented at the International Scientific Conference « Actual
problems of the economic science”, Saint Petersburg
2005
“Investments in the CIS: modern problems and tendencies”,
presented at the International Scientific Conference devoted
to the 65-anniversary of economic faculty SPbSU (in the coauthorship), Saint Petersburg
Awards:
1992-1993
Narekatsi Scholarship awarded for academic excellence
(Echmiadzin Nersisyan College)
1993
Gold Medal awarded for academic excellence
(Echmiadzin Nersisyan College)
1998
Diploma of Excellence
(Yerevan State University)
Foreign languages:
Fluent in Armenian and English.