Term

Project Type/Location

Theme and Commentaries/Description

Undergraduate Research Experience

1996, Fall

Term Paper, Independent Research. Rostov State University (RSU)

"External Economic Relations of Russia." Analyzed and surveyed 67 sources. Presented in the form of a 64-page paper.

1996-1997

Annual Paper, Independent Research. RSU

"Problems of Attracting Foreign Investments into the Russian Economy. Development of Investment Funds in Russia." Analyzed and surveyed 24 sources. Presented in the form of a 60-page paper.

1997, Fall

Term Paper, Independent Research. RSU

"Application of the Theory of Emerging Capital Markets to Russia."

1997-1998

Annual Paper, Independent Research. RSU

"International Movement of Capital: Essence, Forms, and Particularities in the Modern Conditions. Current State of Capital Migrations in Russia."  Analyzed and surveyed 30 sources. Presented in the form of a 77-page paper.

1998, Fall

Term Paper, Independent Research. RSU

"Foreign Investment on Don: Problems and Solutions."

1998, Fall

Term Paper, Independent Research. RSU

"Investment Activity in the Agribusiness of the Rostov Region: Situation, Problems, and Perspectives."

1998, Fall

Group marketing research project. RSU, company: Dontelecom

I was a Group Project Manager. Created and executed a marketing research project for cellular phone company. Coordinated and facilitated group project to determine and analyze the target market.

1998-1999

Annual Paper, Independent Research. RSU

"Attraction of Foreign Capital Investments into Different Types of Countries."  Analyzed and surveyed 26 sources. Presented in the form of a 74-page paper.

1999, Spring

Term Paper, Independent Research. RSU

"Comparative Analysis of Investment Attractiveness of Russian Regions for Potential Foreign Direct Investors."

1999, Spring

Term Paper, Independent Research. RSU (in English)

"Foreign Direct Investments: Problems of Attraction and Ways of Governmental Regulation."

1999, Summer

Internship, Independent Research. Dept. of International and External Economic Relations of Rostov Regional Administration

I researched and analyzed economics trends in international relationships. Summarized and presented data.

2000, Spring

Term Paper, Independent Research. Montana State University (in English)

"Economic Development of Ecuador." Analyzed and surveyed 7 sources. Presented in the form of a 12-page paper in English, with the presentation in MS Powerpoint.

2000, Spring-Summer

Internship, Independent Research. Trade Research Center, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA

I was an International Trade Research Analyst. Researched and analyzed key aspects of US/Canadian wheat markets and government policies. Compiled research on international policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the countries involved in the Kyoto Protocol. Surveyed literature and Internet data on the topic of prices of carbon sequestration.

2000-2001

Thesis, Independent Research. RSU (defended in English)

"Methods and Instruments of Governmental Regulation of the Electronic Commerce." Analyzed and surveyed 68 sources. Presented in the form of a 69-page paper.

Graduate Research Experience

2002

Group Research Project and Presentation. Moscow State University (MSU)

"Economic Development: the Factors of Growth." 

2001-2002

Annual Paper, Independent Research. MSU

"Electronic Government in the USA and Singapore." Analyzed and surveyed 28 sources. Presented in the form of a 36-page paper.

2002-2003

Master’s Thesis, Independent Research.

"Information Economy as an Aspect of Information Society". Analyzed and surveyed 86 sources. Presented in the form of a 88-page paper.