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)












