EDUCATION

Ph.D., Economics. University of Connecticut, August 2004
Fields: Labor Economics, Economics of Transition, Economic Development
Dissertation: Job Search Behavior of the Unemployed in Russia.

M.A., Economics. Queens College of The City University of New York (CUNY), 1994

Kandidat of Economic Science (Statistics).  St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance (FINEC), Russia, (Ph.D. equivalent, Russian Academy of Sciences), 1990

B.A. with Honors, Economics (Diploma of Economist).  St. Petersburg Institute of Trade, Russia, 1985

PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2005 - College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, NY
 Assistant Professor, Department of Business and Economics
2001-2005 The City of New York, Office of the Mayor, Office of Management and Budget
Supervising Analyst, Operations Research Unit
2003  Bank of Finland Institute of Transition (BOFIT), Finland
  Visiting Researcher
1995-1996 The University of Connecticut
Research Assistant, Department of Economics
1993-1995 The City University of New York, Graduate Center
  Project Associate, Center for Advanced Study in Education
1992-1993 The City University of New York, Graduate Center
  Research Assistant, Center for Jewish Studies
1985-1986 State Trading Company "Lentorg", St.Petersburg, Russia
  Economist

Prior TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2004-2005  The University of Phoenix Online
 Online Faculty, Graduate School of Business
 Courses taught: Managerial Economics
1996–2001 The University of Connecticut, Storrs and Stamford, CT
Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics
Courses taught: Economics of Transition; Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets; Introductory Macroeconomics
1993–2001 The City University of New York, New York City, NY
 Adjunct Lecturer, Various Departments
Courses taught: Development Economics; Economics of Money, Banking & Financial Markets; Corporate Finance; Statistics as Applied to Economics; International Economics; Intermediate Macroeconomics; Intermediate Microeconomics; Principles of Economics
1986-1991 St.Petersburg Institute of Trade, St.Petersburg, Russia
 Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics
 Courses Taught: Statistical Methods in Economics, Statistics of Trade, Introductory Statistics

PUBLICATIONS

Stephen H. Anderson and Natalia V. Smirnova.  “Optimal” Budget Deficit Reduction Plans: Modeling Executive Decisions.”  The American Review of Public Administration, Vol. 36, No. 3, September 2006: pp. 323 - 336.

Anderson, Stephen H., and Smirnova, Natalia V.  2004.  “Optimal” Budget Deficit Reduction Plans: Modeling Executive Decisions".  Proceedings of the 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Chicago, IL.  Available at www.apsanet.org/mtgs/.

Natalia V. Smirnova.  2003.  “Russian Labor Market Adjustment during the Transition Years”.  Russian Economy-the Month in Review 9/2003, Publication of Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT) September.  Available at www.bof.fi/bofit.

Natalia V. Smirnova.  2003.  “Re-employment Probabilities and Wage Offer Function for Russian Labor Market”.  Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference “Enterprise in Transition”, University of Split, Split, Croatia, May 22-24, 2003: p.185. 
 
Heller, B.R. & Smirnova, N.V.  1995.  “Preparing Doctoral Students for Teaching Careers in Urban Colleges and Universities”.  U.S. Department of Education, FIPSE Grant No.P116A10925, FIPSE Report, 242 pp. 

Heller, B.R. & Smirnova, N.V.  1994.  “Preparing Women Doctoral Students for a College Teaching Career”.  Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., CASE R-10-94, 118 pp.

Smirnova, N.V.  1989.  “The Influence of New Economic System on the Stabilization of Labor Market Situation in Retailing”. In Theses of the Conference on Labor Economics, Tumen, Russia: 104-105.

Smirnova, N.V.  1989. “Motivation of Labor Activities of the Personnel in Retailing in the New Economic Conditions”.  St.Petersburg, Russia. Deposited at The Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Social Sciences Division, 11 pp.

Smirnova, N.V.  1989.  “Social Development of the Labor Force in Retailing”.  Moscow, Russia, Soviet Trade No.10: 47-48.

Smirnova, N.V.  1989.  “Economic Indicators of the Development of Labor Force in the Scientific Literature and in Practice”.  St.Petersburg, Russia, Deposited at The Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Social Sciences Division, 31 pp.

WORKING PAPERS

Stephen R. Anderson, Daniela Ilea, and Natalia V. Smirnova. 2006.  “Institutional Strength, Social Competition, and the Patterns of U.S. Social Outcomes”.  Submitted for presentation at the Eastern Economic Association Annual Meetings, February 2007.

Natalia V. Smirnova.  2003.  “Job Search Behavior of the Unemployed in Russia”.  Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT) Discussion Papers Series, No.13/2003.  Available at www.bof.fi/bofit.

Natalia V. Smirnova.  2002.  “Re-employment Probabilities and Wage Offer Function for Russian Labor Market”.  William Davidson Institute Working Paper No.547.  Available at www.wdi.bus.umich.edu and at www.ssrn.com.

PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES

Anderson S.H. and Smirnova N.V.  2006.  “Are We There Yet? … Studying the Velocity of Social Outcome Measures.”  Submitted for Presentation at the Eastern Economic Association (EEA) 2006 Annual Meetings,  Philadelpia, February 24-26.

Anderson S.H. and Smirnova N.V.  2005.  “Medicaid: Is It Good Medicine or Bad Madicine for Local Economies?”  Presentation at the Eastern Economic Association (EEA) 2005 Annual Meetings, New York City, March 4, 2005.

Smirnova N.V.  2004.  “Job Search Intensity and Efficiency:  Evidence from Transitional Russia”.  Presentation at the Eastern Economic Association (EEA) 2004 Annual Meetings, Washington, D.C., February 21, 2004.

Anderson S.H.  and Smirnova N.V.  2004.  “Optimal” Budget Deficit Reduction Plans:  Modeling Executive Multidimensional Decisions”.  Presentation at the Eastern Economic Association (EEA) 2004 Annual Meetings, Washington, D.C., February 21, 2004.

Anderson, S.H. and Smirnova N.V.  2003.  “Determinants of Homeless Family Shelter Levels in New York City: Social Forces or Internal Regulatory Mechanisms?”  Poster Presentation at the American Political Science Association (APSA) 2003 Annual Conferene, Philadelphia, PA, August 28.

Smirnova N.V.  2003.  “Re-employment Probabilities and Wage Offer Function for Russian Labor Market”.  Presentation at the 5th International Conference Enterprise in Transition, Split, Croatia, May 23.

Anderson, S.H. and Smirnova N.V.  2003.  “Determinants of Homeless Family Shelter Levels in New York City”.  Presentation at Eatern Economic Association (EEA) 2003 Annual Meeting, New York, NY, February 21.

Smirnova N.V.  2003.  “Re-employment Probabilities and Wage Offer Function for Russian Labor Market”.  Presentation at Eastern Economic Association (EEA) 2003 Annual Meeting, New York, NY, February 21.

Smirnova N.V.  2002.  “Job Search Strategies of Russian Unemployed”.  Presentation at the European Association of Labor Economists (EALE) 2002 Annual Conference, University of Paris I, Sorbonne, Paris, September 17.

Smirnova N.V.  2002.  “Job Search Effectiveness in Transitional Russia”.  Presentation at the Eastern Economic Association (EEA) 2002 Annual Conference, Boston, MA, March 16.

Smirnova, N.V.  2001.  “Demographics of Russian Unemployed and Their Job Search Strategies”. Presentation at the European Association of Labor Economists (EALE) 2001 Annual Conference, Juvaskyla, Finland, September 13.

Smirnova, N.V.  2001.  “Who Are Russian Unemployed and What Are Their Job Search Strategies?”  Presentation at the Eastern Economic Association (EEA) 2001 Annual Meeting, New York, February 24.

Dohan M.R. & Smirnova N.V.  1997.  “Restructuring of the Labor Force in Transition: A Case Study of Saint Petersburg, 1990-1995”.  Presentation at the Second Annual Poster Session, Association for Comparative Economic Studies (ACES), Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) 1997 Annual Meeting, January 4.

Smirnova N.V. 1995.  “Women Labor Force Participation and Economic Conditions of Women During Transition to Market Economy in Russia”.  Unpublished Paper, Panel Participant for "Celebration of International Women's Day", Graduate School and University Center/CUNY, New York, March 8.

SERVICE

2005 – 2007 Undergraduate Committee, College of Mount Saint Vincent
2006 – 2007 Instructional Technology Committee, College of Mount Saint Vincent
2006 – 2007 Eastern Economic Association (EEA) Annual Conference Organizing Committee.

EXTRA-CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES

Academic Year 2006 – 2007 – prime organizer of:
0 Class trips to the United Nations and to the New York Stock Exchange;
0 Talk “US Buyout Market” delivered by Ms. Kathryn Swintek, Head of Leverage Finance Group, BNP Paribas;
0 Talk “From South Bronx to St. Petersburg, Russia” delivered by Ms. Dahlma Llanos, an award winning writter.
Academic Year 2005-2006 -- prime organizer of:
0 Fulbright Scholar Talk “Education Systems Colleges in USA and Russia: From Conversion of Perception to Convergence of Systems” delivered by Dr. Rezaev, Fulbright Scholar in Residence, University of Southern Maine, and Professor of Sociology, State University of St. Petersburg, Russia;
0 Personal Finance Workshop delived by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Assistant Vice-President for Public Information, Dr. Malin;
0 Space Exploration Exhibition in the Library of the College of Mount Saint Vincent through the donation of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations;
0 Class trip to the New York Stock Exhange;
0 Lecture “Labor Market Developments in Transitional Russia”;
0 Class trip to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York;
0 Business and Economics Department Alumni Dinner.
Years 2001-2004 – prime organizer of:
0 Holiday Toy Drives of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget for the New York City homeless children, children in foster homes and in domestic violence shelters.
Years 1995-2000
0 Representative of the Department of Economics Gradute Students in the Student Senate of the University of Connecticut
0 Member of the Association of Graduate Economics Students (AGES) of the University of Connecticut
Years 1985 – 1990
0 Leader of the Youth Organization in Central District of Lenigrad, Russia

MEMBERSHIP
American Economic Association (AEA)
Association for Comparative Economic Studies (ACES)
Eastern Economic Association (EEA)
European Association of Labour Economists (EALE)
Committee on the Status of Women in Economic Profession (CSWEP)

COMPUTER SKILLS
Word processing, etc.:  Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Statistics:  SAS, STATA, SPSS.
Web Teaching Tools:  Blackboard

LANGUAGES
 Russian (native), English (fluent)