Alexander Mihailov

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I am Professor in Economics at the University of Reading and Director of the Group for Economic Analysis at Reading (GEAR). I am also External Affiliate at the Centre for International Macroeconomic Studies (CIMS) at the University of Surrey and Associate Editor of Open Economies Review. I have been employed full-time by the University of Essex, the Créa Institute of Applied Macroeconomics at the University of Lausanne, and the Research Department of the Bulgarian National Bank.

I have held part-time academic positions at the University of Warwick, City University London, Studienzentrum Gerzensee and Sofia University, and short-term visiting appointments at the University of Lille and El Colegio de Mexico (Colmex). I am co-founder and co-organiser of the annual European Workshop on Political Macroeconomics (EWPM) and of the occasional Lille-Reading Workshop on International Finance (Lille-Reading WInFi).

I hold a PhD in Economics from the University of Lausanne. I work and publish in the areas of international macroeconomics and finance, monetary theory and policy, political macroeconomics and socioeconomic dynamics, information and learning.

Experience

  • 2026–present
    Professor in Economics, University of Essex
  • 2015–2026
    Associate Professor in Economics, University of Reading
  • 2006–2015
    Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Reading
  • 2003–2006
    Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Essex
  • 2001–2003
    Graduate Teaching Assistant in Economics, University of Lausanne
  • 1998–2001
    Research Fellow at the Créa Institute of Applied Macroeconomics, University of Lausanne
  • 1996–1997
    Senior Economist at the Research Department, Bulgarian National Bank
  • 1991–1995
    Economist at the Research Department, Bulgarian National Bank

Education

  • 2004 
    Université de Lausanne, PhD in Economics
  • 1998 
    Université de Lausanne, MSc in Economics
  • 1991 
    University of National and World Economy Sofia, MSc in International Monetary Economics

Grants and Contracts

  • 2025
    European Integration of Ukraine and Ukrainians: Experiences, Opportunities and Challenges
    Role:
    Co-Investigator and Lead of Reading Hub
    Funding Source:
    Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej (NAWA) / Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange
  • 2024
    Currency Compositions of International Reserves – Recent Developments
    Role:
    Co-investigator
    Funding Source:
    BOFIT / Bank of Finland
  • 2023
    Labour Market Adaptation to the Conditions of Eurozone Membership: Socio-Economic Dynamics, Technological Modernisation, Demographic Change and Education Restructuring
    Role:
    External Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Scientific Research Fund (SRF) of the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science
  • 2010
    Evaluating Methods of Forecasting Inflation for Policy-Based Decision Making
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    British Academy
  • 2010
    The Rise and Fall of Communism: A Tale of Discovering the Equity-Efficiency Trade-off
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    University of Reading Board for Research in the Social Sciences
  • 2009
    Intergenerational Transmission of Inflation Aversion: Theory and Evidence
    Role:
    Co-Investigator at Par
    Funding Source:
    European Commission 6th Framework Programme

Professional Memberships

  • American Economic Association
  • Bulgarian Macroeconomics Association
  • Econometric Society
  • European Economic Association
  • Royal Economic Society
  • Euro Area Business Cycle Network (Fellow)
  • Higher Education Academy (UK, Fellow)
  • Centre for International Macroeconomic Studies (University of Surrey, Affiliate)
  • European Workshop on Political Macroeconomics (Co-Founder)
  • Lille-Reading Workshop on International Finance (Co-Founder)

Contact Alexander for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision