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Luoana Dana SANTAROSSA
Research Officer, Department of
education
North Ayrshire Council, Scotland
Born: December 15, 1965, Galati, Romania (b.Dulgheru)
Married, one child
Studies
- 1980–1984 - “Vasile Alecsandri” Mathematics & Physics High School, Galati, Romania
- 1984–1988 - BS in Business/Economics, Trade Faculty, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, Graduate “Magna cum Laudae” (first in class)
- 1993–1996 - MA in Economics, University of Connecticut. Thesis title: "The Monetary Overhang in the Former Centrally Planned Economies or The Case of Missing Money-Holders. The Case of Romania"
- 1990–1998 - Ph.D. in Economics, National Institute of Economic Research, Bucharest, Romania, Dissertation: “Transition to a Market Economy. The Case of Germany with a Special Regard to the Former GDR”
- 1996– expected Ph.D. degree in 2002 - ABD in Economics,
University of Connecticut. Dissertation area: Financial Repression
in Transition Economies. Advanced level studies in: (1)
macroeconomics, microeconomics, monetary theory and policy,
international finance, economics of transition; (2) econometrics,
macroeconometrics, time series analysis; (3) financial management
and investments (MBA curriculum)
Professional Career
- 1988–1990, Head of Commercial Department (Sales and Acquisitions
Manager) at the County Tourism Office, Giurgiu, Romania
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supervised commercial operations of hotels and
restaurants; demand estimation, supply and stocks management;
coordinating activities with local and central planning
authorities.
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April 1990 to date, Research Fellow, National Institute
for Economic Research of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest-Romania. During
1990-1993, full time. Presently employed as consultant for occasional
projects
- Worked on individual and team projects on
privatization and financial sector reforms in Central and East
European countries; published in the editorial volumes and periodic
publications issued by the Institute
- Contributed to government-commissioned projects.
Most recently - contribution to a special government-commissioned
program dealing with stabilization performance in Romania
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1991 – 1993, Research Fellow, Romanian team of the
"Privatization Project" of the Central European University in
Prague (now located in Budapest)
- prepared periodic reports on the general economic
environment and on the design and implementation of the
privatization projects in Romania for the publication of a
comparative study on privatization in Central and Eastern Europe and
the Former Soviet Union
- collaborated with high-ranking authorities of
the National Privatisation Agency offering occasional consulting
services
- Summer 1992, Project Manager for Romania, “Corporate
Governance” summer courses of the Central European University, Prague
and the Center for International Private Enterprise, USA
- provided administrative and academic support in
recruiting candidates, organizing courses and meetings
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1993–1999, Research and Teaching Assistant –
University of Connecticut, USA, Department of Economics
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Provided research assistance for the Connecticut
Center for Economic Analysis (1994-1996) (e.g. on the opportunity of
legalizing gambling in Connecticut) and editorial research services
for The Connecticut Economy quarterly newsletter
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Provided teaching assistance for post-graduate
economics courses (microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics,
mathematics for economists). Instructor for graduate courses
(introductory microeconomics, introductory macroeconomics,
intermediate microeconomics)
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1995–1999, Library Assistant, Thomas J. Dodd Research
Center, University of Connecticut
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performed library patron services; maintained
databases; provided technical and administrative assistance for
special events. Part-time position.
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March-August 1997, Independent Researcher - exchange
program of the University of Connecticut and the Humboldt University in
Berlin, Germany, co-funded by the European Community ACE-PHARE Program
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Performed a comparative analysis of economic reform
in East Germany and Romania from the perspective of European
Integration
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June-July 1999, Consultant for the Project
"Pre-emptive Institution Building" of the Humboldt University
and the Max Planck Institute - Berlin
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Performed a comparative research on the
macroeconomic stabilization performance in 17 European transition
economies.
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February-July 2000, Part-time Lecturer, Ayr College,
Ayr, Scotland
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Teaching college-level courses in: macroeconomics,
introduction to the nature of business, structure of the business
organization
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September 2000-September 2001– Visiting Research
Fellow (Phare-ACE Fellowship) Heriot-Watt University, Center for
Economic Reform and Transformation, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Working on a research study on trade credit arrears
as reaction to financial repression in transition economies
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Since October 2001, Part-time Lecturer, University of
Paisley, Paisley Business School - Ayr, Campus, Scotland
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Teaching B.A.-level courses in: Globalization and
tourism; Tourism and economic development
Publications
Affiliations
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1998 - Member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society
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1996 - Member of the American Economic Association
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1999 - Member of the Romanian Academy Center for Comparative
and Consensual Economy
Awards and Other Qualifications
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1987 - Honorary National Fellowship for outstanding academic
performance, Bucharest - Romania
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1988 - Magna cum Laudae Graduation Diploma (first in the
1988 series at the Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest-Romania)
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1993 - Advanced Training Course in European Community
Banking and Financial Law, International University Institute, Luxembourg.
Certificate of course completion
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1993 - International Teaching Assistant Program Course,
Division of International Affairs, University of Connecticut - Post Graduate
Training Certificate
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1995 - Recipient of the Audrey Beck fellowship awarded by
the Economics Department of the University of Connecticut
References
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Prof. Dr. Tudorel Postolache, Member of the Romanian
Academy, Honorary President of the Scientific Council of the National
Institute for Economic Research, Bucharest, Romania. Presently, Romanian
Ambassador to the Great Duchy of Luxembourg. Embassy of Romania, 94, Avenue
de Dix Septembre, L-2550 Luxembourg, Grand Duché de Luxembourg. Phone:
+352-45.51.59 or +352-45.51.51; Fax: +352-45.51.63, E-mail: ambroum@pt.lu
or postolache_t@hotmail.com
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Prof. Dr. Stephen M. Miller, Head of the Department of
Economics, College of Business, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505
Maryland Parkway, Box 456005, Las Vegas, NV 89154-6005, USA
Phone: +1-702-895-3969; Fax: +1-702-895-1354 E-mail: stephen.miller@ccmail.nevada.edu
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Prof. Dr. Helmut Wiesenthal, Humboldt University - Berlin,
Institute for Social Sciences
Jägerstrasse 10-11, D 10117 Berlin, Germany, Phone. +49-30-201.92.201; Fax:
+49-30-201-92.202, E-mail: hw@sowi.hu-berlin.de
Hobbies
- international cooking, swimming, skiing, science-fiction
literature and movies
Languages and Computer Skills
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Fluent: Romanian (mother tongue), English, German, French
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Basic: Russian and Italian
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Computer skills: Microsoft Office, Lotus, QuarkPress, SAS,
Shazam, RATS, EViews.
Address
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Private: 3E Crown Street, Ayr KA8 8BY, Scotland,
U.K., Phone: +44 (0) 1292-288973, E-mail!
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