Elena Rakova
Researcher CASE - Belarus
Expertise:
Belarus, political economy of transition, SME development
Current projects:
(2006-2009) EU Eastern Neighborhood: Economic Potential and Future Development
(2007) Belarus: Success factors in SME development
(2006) Belarus: Support of SME development based on business climate and infrastructure improvement
Background:
Previous positions:
· Research Fellow, Economic Research Institute of the Ministry of Economy of Republic of Belarus, 1998-2000
Education:
Ph.D. Economics (2002) Economic Research Institute of the Ministry of Economy of Republic of Belarus
M.A. Economics (1995) St. Petersburg University of Economy and Finance
Additional Training:
(2007) Rising Stars Program in Tallinn (Training course by International Republican Institute Regional office in Bratislava (Bratislava, Slovakia), Tallinn, Estonia
(2005) Analysis of economic and social policy (Training course by UNDP Regional office in Bratislava (Bratislava, Slovakia), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
(2005) Hard Way to Reforms: Slovakian Experience (PONTIS Foundation, Bratislava, Slovakia)
(2004) Pipeline Modeling and Regulation (DIW, Berlin, Germany)
(2001) Training about Transition Reforms (CASE, Warsaw, Poland)
(2000) Summer School about Czech Market Reforms (People in Need, Prague, Czech Republic)
(2000) Privatization of the State-Owned Enterprises in Poland as the Basis of the Market Economy (Centre for International Relations, Warsaw, Poland)
Languages:
Belarusian(Fluent), English (Fluent), Russian (Fluent)
