C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
Research experience
Since 1984 Research Fellow, Senior Researcher (since 1995) and Professor
Institute of Agricultural Economics, Sofia
2007 Visiting Researcher, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, JAPAN
2004-2005 Visiting Researcher, Catholic University of Louvain,
Louvain-la-Neuve, BELGIUM
2003 Visiting Fellow, CREES, Toronto University, Toronto, CANADA
2002-2003 Visiting Researcher, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JAPAN
1999-2000 Visiting Researcher, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, JAPAN
1999 Visiting Researcher, INRA, Montpellier, FRANCE
1997 Honorary Research Fellow, Birkbeck College, London University, UK
1995-1996 Visiting Researcher, NARC, Tsukuba, JAPAN
1993-1994 Visiting Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
Teaching experience
2004-2005 Professor, International seminar for young scholars on Better Understanding and Teaching
Rural Economics (Agrarian and Rural Contracts and Organizations), Open Society Institute
2003 Co-Director and lecture, International summer course on Analysis of Agrarian Institutions,
Central European University, Budapest, HUNGARY
1998-1999 Visiting Professor, Master course on Introduction to Agrarian Institutions, University of
National and World Economy, Sofia
Consultancy experience
A great number research and policies assistance projects on agrarian and rural transformation and development
for: MAF, UN FAO, EU, OECD, NATO, IIED and other organizations.
Main fields of research
New Institutional and Transaction Costs Economics
Institutions, Organizations and Contracts Analysis and Design
Policies and Programs Assessment and Design
Environmental Management
Food-chain and Risk Management
Policy and Management of Research and Innovation
Governing and Assessment of Sustainable Development
Governance of Socio-Economic Development and Transformation
Publications
Over 250 academic publications in more than 30 countries of Europe, North America, Asia and Africa
Professional honors and awards
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship (2007, 2002)
Belgium Office for Scientific and Cultural Affairs Fellowship (2004)
University of Toronto CREES Fellowship (2003)
Japan Foundation Fellowship (1999)
NATO Science Fellowship (1998)
EUPHARE ACE Fellowship (1996)
Japan Science and Technology Agency Fellowship (1994)
USA Fulbright Scholarship (1993)
US Cochran Fellowship (1992)
Memberships
Editorial Board Member - Journal Economics and Management of Agriculture
Member of Management Committee and Policy Task Force - EU COST Action on Bio-objects and their
Boundaries: Governing Matters at the Intersection of Society, Politics and Science (2011-2013)
Vice-President and Executive Secretary - Bulgarian Association of Agricultural Economists (1996-2001),
Board Member (2001-2007)
Member - European Association of Agricultural Economists (1993-current)
Member - International Association of Agricultural Economists (1994-1996)
Elected Member - Assembly of Agricultural Academy (1992-1996)
Education
1988-1990 Ph.D. in Economics, Agricultural Academy, Sofia, BULGARIA
1978-1983 Specialist (M.S.) in Agricultural and Industrial Economics, University of Economics, Sofia
Professional training
2006 Knowledge Assessment Methodologies School, EU JRC - IPSC
1994 International Community and Rural Development Institute, University of Missouri,
Colombia, USA
1993 Formulation, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of Technical Cooperation Projects,
FAO, Rome, ITALY
1992 Research Management, USDA, Washington DC, USA
1992 Rural Development, RDA, Seoul, KOREA
Languages English, French, Russian, Turkish, Bulgarian