Natalia Boliari, PHD

Education

PHD, Carleton University
MA, Carleton University
BS, Middle East Technical Turkey

Research

• U.S. and Canada Trade and Economic Relations
• New Institutional Economics and its Implications for Economic Development Policy

Professional Experience

Manhattan College, Assitant Professor of Economics, 2012-

Manhattan College, Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, 2009-2012

Academic Adviser, Manhattan College Finance and Economics Society

Publications & Professional Activities

Refereed Journal Articles:

"Land Fragmentation in Bulgaria: Reconsidering its Measurement and Extent." Forthcoming, Review of European Studies.

"Does Land Fragmentation Affect Land Productivity? Empirical Evidence from Bulgaria." Forthcoming, Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies.

“Conceptualizing Institutions and Organizations: A Critical Approach.” (With K. Topyan). Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER). January 2007, Vol. 5, No. 1: 1–10.

“Understanding Dependence Structures of Random Variables in Financial Modelling by Using Copulas.” (With K. Topyan). Global Business & Economics Anthology, December 2007.

“Use of Copulas for Risk Measurement: Dependence, Correlation and Nonnormality.” (With K. Topyan). Global Business & Economics Anthology. December 2006: 106–112.

“Accelerated Mortgage Process: An Analytical Evaluation.” (with K. Topyan). International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER). August 2006, Vol. 5, No. 8: 15–26.

“Economics of Refinancing: Traditional Mortgages versus Biweekly Arrangements — An Analytical Evaluation.” (With K. Topyan). Journal of the International Society of Business Disciplines, July 2006, No. 2: 17–25.

Other Intellectual Contributions:

• Review of The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East, by Timur Kuran, Princeton University Press. The Journal of Socio-Economics, Vol. 41, No. 5 (Oct. 2012): 691-692.

• “The Evolution of Bulgarian Land Tenure Institutions: an Application of the Social Conflict Theory.” Proceedings of the International Society for New Institutional Economics, 13th Annual Conference, University of California at Berkley, Walter A. Haas School of Business, June 2009.

Honors & Awards

The Sprott Excellence in Teaching Assistance Award, Carleton University (2008)

Institutional Analysis Fellowship, The Ronald Coase Institute (2007)

Public Policy and Administration 50th Anniversary Graduate Scholarship, Carleton University (2006)

Professional Memberships

Alumna, Ronald Coase Institute

International Society for New Institutional Economics

American Economic Association

Courses Taught/Teaching

ECON 203      Principles and Policies I: Microeconomics
ECON 204      Principles and Policies II: Macroeconomics
ECON 334      International Economics
ECON 444      Special Topics: The Economics of Public Issues