Dr. Ivan Tchinkov, Ph.D.
- Senior Lecturer, Economics
- Undergraduate Program Director (UPD)
- Academic Advisor
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Biography
Education
M.Sc. Data Mining for Business Intelligence Microprogram 2020 (HEC Montréal)Ph.D. Economics 2011 (Simon Fraser University)
M.A. Economics - Finance 2003 (Simon Fraser University)
B.A. Economics and Business Administration 2001 (American University in Bulgaria)
Employment
2012 - present Senior Lecturer, Concordia University, Canada2006 - 2012 Lecturer, Concordia University, Canada
2005 - 2006 Sessional Instructor, Simon Fraser University, Canada
2001 - 2005 Tutorial Leader, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Teaching
- Introductory Microeconomics
- Introductory Macroeconomics
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Money and Banking
- International Trade
- International Finance
- Economic Development
- Industrial Organisation
- Statistical Methods II
- Economic Data Analysis
- International Econ. Policy and Institutions
- The Economics of Monetary and Fiscal Unions
- International Monetary Economics (graduate)
Research
Fields
International Finance, International Trade and DevelopmentInterests
Endogeneity of Optimum Currency Area criteria, the introduction of the Euro in new member statesPapers
- "Has the Euro Increased Trade? A Robust Analysis"
- "Does Trade Cause Growth? Evidence from Europe"
- "The Effect of the Euro on Price Flexibility"
- “Does Trade Integration Lead to Business Cycle Convergence?”
Conferences
2024 31st Finance Forum, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
2023 9th Annual Conference of the IAAE, Oslo, Norway
2022 XXIV Applied Economics Meetings, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2019 The Tokyo Conference on Econ. of Institutions and Organizations, Tokyo, Japan
2017 XX Applied Economics Meetings, Valencia, Spain
2016 EuroConference 2016, Porto, Portugal
2015 Empirical Microeconomics Workshop, Banff, Canada
2009 ASSA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA
2008 Spring Meeting of Young Economists, Lille, France
2008 42nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association, Vancouver, Canada
2008 Small Open Economies in a Globalized World, Waterloo, Canada
2007 Business Cycles, International Transmission and Macro Policies, Montreal, Canada
2006 20th Canadian Macroeconomics Study Group, Vancouver, Canada
2005 22nd Canadian Econometrics Study Group, Vancouver, Canada
2005 19th Canadian Macroeconomics Study Group, Vancouver, Canada
2023 9th Annual Conference of the IAAE, Oslo, Norway
2022 XXIV Applied Economics Meetings, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2019 The Tokyo Conference on Econ. of Institutions and Organizations, Tokyo, Japan
2017 XX Applied Economics Meetings, Valencia, Spain
2016 EuroConference 2016, Porto, Portugal
2015 Empirical Microeconomics Workshop, Banff, Canada
2009 ASSA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA
2008 Spring Meeting of Young Economists, Lille, France
2008 42nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Economics Association, Vancouver, Canada
2008 Small Open Economies in a Globalized World, Waterloo, Canada
2007 Business Cycles, International Transmission and Macro Policies, Montreal, Canada
2006 20th Canadian Macroeconomics Study Group, Vancouver, Canada
2005 22nd Canadian Econometrics Study Group, Vancouver, Canada
2005 19th Canadian Macroeconomics Study Group, Vancouver, Canada
Service
- Undergraduate Program Director (Jul. 2020 - present)
- Acting Department Chair (Feb. 2017)
- Acting Undergraduate Program Director (2016-17)
- Academic advisor (2009 - present)
- Journal referee - The Economics of Transition (2003)
- Graduate student supervisor (2007, 2010, 2020, 2022)
- Course coordinator (2009-19)
- Undergraduate Program Committee (2009 - present)
- Remote Learning Resource Committee (2020-21)
- Full-time (ETA/LTA) Hiring Committee (2019-21)
- Part-Time Hiring Committee (2016 - present)
- Safety and Security Committee (2016-17)
Awards
- Outstanding Teaching Award (2003-04, 2005-06)
- President's Ph.D. Research Stipend (2006)
- Graduate Fellowship Award (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- B.A. conferred with Honours, Cum Laude (2001)
- Dean's List of Academic Excellence (2000)
- Open Society Scholarship (1998-99, 1999-2000)
- Elaine Herndon Scholarship (1997-98)
Software
- SAS/SAS Studio (certification in Data Mining), R/RStudio, Stata, EViews, SPSS
- Latex (Lyx), Adobe Connect, Lyryx, Moodle, Zoom, Yuja
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