IRYNA KHOVRENKOV
(née Kryvoruchko)
Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
110-2 Research Drive (office 110.7), University of Regina
Regina, SK, Canada S4S0A2
iryna.khovrenkov@uregina.ca
(306) 337-3351
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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy,
University of Regina
2012- current
EDUCATION
PhD, Department of Economics, McMaster University
Dissertation: Three Essays in Public Economics: Flat Taxes, Foundation Operations and Giving
Committee: Katherine Cuff (co-supervisor), Abigail Payne (co-supervisor), Lonnie Magee
MA, Department of Economics, University of Alberta
BA Honours, Department of Economics, University of Alberta
2013
2004
2003
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Economics of charities, foundation and leadership giving, applied microeconomics, public economics and
tax policy
REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Kryvoruchko, Iryna. 2015. "Russia's Flat Tax Reform: Redefining its Effects on Employment." PostCommunist Economies 27(2): 188-204.
Kryvoruchko, Iryna. 2006. “Three Equalization Alternatives”, Bulletin de Documentation, No.3: 89-119.
Boothe, Paul and Iryna Kryvoruchko. 2004. “Do Federal Transfers Stabilize Regional Government
Revenues? Evidence from Australia and Canada.”Journal of Public Finance and Management 4(4): 480495.
REFEREED BOOK CHAPTERS
Kryvoruchko, Iryna and Ken Rasmussen. 2014. "How Foundations Spend: Is 3.5% Asset Disbursement Rate a
Good Public Policy on Giving?" In How Ottawa Spends 2013-2014, edited by G. Bruce Doern and Christopher
Stoney. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Kryvoruchko, Iryna. 2013."Charitable Foundations in Western Canada", Western Policy Analyst 5(1): 3-4,
Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy.
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WORKING PAPERS
"Size-Based Operation of Charitable Foundations: New Evidence from Canadian Data" (revise and resubmit,
Canadian Public Policy)
“Does Foundation Giving Stimulate or Suppress Private Giving? Evidence from a Panel of Canadian
Charities”, October 2014. (in preparation for submission)
“Uncovering Research Potential of Administrative Data on Charitable Foundations in Canada”, September
2015. (work in progress).
“The Impact of Foundation Giving on Fundraising Activity by Charitable Organizations in Canada”, April
2014. (work in progress)
"Computing Power as a Novel Charitable Donation" (tentative title) with Yevgeniy Khovrenkov, March
2014. (work in progress)
RESEARCH GRANTS
ARNOVA Scholarship and Travel Grant, $725, 2015.
SSHRC Partnership Development Grant (Co-Applicant), $198,300, 2014-2017
SSHRC General Research Grant (Principal Investigator), University of Regina, $5,000, 2014-2016
SSHRC Cohort Development Grant, University of Regina, $500, 2013
University of Regina Faculty Start-up Research Grant, 2012-2014
CWEN Travel Grant, 2012
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
McMaster University Graduate and Research Scholarship, 2009-2012
University of Toronto Fellowship, 2007-2009
Gold Achievement Award, Ministry of Finance, Government of Alberta, 2006-2007
University of Alberta Graduate Fellowship, 2003-2004
Institute of Public Economics Research Scholarship, University of Alberta, 2003-2004
George Romanuik Memorial Scholarship, University of Alberta, 2003
Dr. Milton Bauer Memorial Scholarship, University of Alberta, 2002
Andrew Stewart Scholarship, University of Alberta, 2001
ACADEMIC CONFERENCES AND SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS
2015: Research Laboratory on Canadian Philanthropy (Montreal, QC)
Association for Research on Non-Profit and Voluntary Action Conference (Chicago, IL)
2013: Canadian Economics Association Annual Meetings (Montreal, QC)
Association of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research Conference (Victoria, BC)
2012: Canadian Public Economics Group (Montreal, QC)
Association for Research on Non-Profit and Voluntary Action Conference (Indianapolis, IN)
University of Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown, PEI)
University of Regina (Regina, SK)
Center for Market and Public Organization Doctoral Conference (Bristol, UK)
Association of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research Conference (Waterloo, ON)
2011: Canadian Economic Association Annual Meetings (Ottawa, ON)
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TEACHING
University of Regina: JSGS 802 Public Finance
JSGS 869 PhD Reading Course – Session on "Rent-Seeking"
Refreshing Math Preparation Course
University of Alberta: Econ 353 Taxation Policy and Structure
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Referee services: SPP Research Papers (University of Calgary); Publius: The Journal of Federalism;
Canadian Journal of Economics; Journal of Public Finance and Management;
Executive Training Workshop facilitator:
"Cost-Benefit Analysis" (with Murray Fulton), Outreach and Training Unit, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate
School of Public Policy, 10/2012 (also with Jim Marshall), 10/2013;
"Program Evaluation" (with David Rosenbluth), Outreach and Training Unit, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate
School of Public Policy, 10/2012
Member of Professional Societies: Canadian Economic Association (CEA), Association of Nonprofit and
Social Economy Research (ANSER), Association of Research on No-Profit and Voluntary Action
(ARNOVA)
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
Member, 2013/3014/2016, FGSR Faculty Council
Member, 2013/2014/2016, JSGS Admissions Committee
Member, 2014, Criteria Document Review Committee
Member, 2012/2013/2014, Editorial Board, Western Policy Analyst
STUDENT SUPERVISION
Student
Ben Sipple
Jo Anne RelfEckstein
Britt Bauman
Eric Neudorf
Mohamed Sherief
Institution
JSGS Regina
JSGS Saskatoon
Degree
MPP
MPP
Role
Thesis Committee Member
Thesis Committee Member
Status
Completed
In progress
JSGS Saskatoon
JSGS Saskatoon
JSGS Saskatoon
PhD
MPP
PhD
Thesis Committee Member
Thesis Committee Member
Thesis Committee Member
In progress
In progress
In progress
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