Personal profile
Research interests
Expectations and learning in dynamic macroeconomic models. Econometrics. Labour economics. Statistical machine learning.
Biography
Atanas Christev received a PhD in Economics from Kansas State University USA, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Economics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. His research mainly focuses on expectations, learning and rationality in macroeconomics, and time-series econometrics. More recently, he works at the intersection of Bayesian statistics and economic sciences, with special emphasis on labour economics and macroeconomics. In addition, he has worked on models of firm adjustment in transition, including labour demand, asymmetric adjustment costs, and dynamic monopsony.
External positions
Visiting Professor, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Oct 2012 → Oct 2013
Fellow, IZA Institute for the Study of Labour
2004 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Learnability of e-stable equilibria
Christev, A. & Slobodyan, S., Jul 2014, In: Macroeconomic Dynamics. 18, 5, p. 959-984 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transparency Matters
Christev, A. & Esanov, A., Nov 2017, The Economics of Natural Resources in Latin America: Taxation and Regulation of the Extractive Industries. Manzano, O. E., Navajas, F. & Powell, A. (eds.). Routledge, p. 201-234Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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A note on Allen-Uzawa partial elasticities of substitution: The case of the translog cost function
Christev, A. & Featherstone, A. M., 2009, In: Applied Economics Letters. 16, 11, p. 1165-1169 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Long-run purchasing power parity, prices and exchange rates in transition: The case of six Central and East European countries
Christev, A. & Noorbakhsh, A., 2000, In: Global Finance Journal. 11, 1-2, p. 87-108 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Trade Liberalisation and Employment Effects in Ukraine
Christev, A., Kupets, O. & Lehmann, H., 1 Jun 2008, In: Comparative Economic Studies. 50, 2, p. 318-340Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Frontiers of Macro-Labour Economics Workshop
Tealdi, C. (Organiser), Christev, A. (Organiser) & Thomas, J. P. (Organiser)
2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Hosting a visiting group
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Frontiers of Macro-Labour Economics
Tealdi, C. (Organiser), Christev, A. (Organiser) & Merkurieva, I. (Organiser)
2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course