individual profiles case experts

Dr Christopher Hartwell

Current Postions:

President of CASE Management Board

Chosen Professional Experience:

Head of Global Markets and Institutional Research, Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS)

at Moscow School of Management - SKOLKOVO, Moscow, Russia (2012-2014); Visiting Research

Fellow, Institute for Emerging Market Studies, Beijing, China (2010-2012); Private Sector

Development Specialist, USAID Local Development Project, Kyrgyzstan (2011); Administrative

Barriers Expert, USAID Competitiveness and Trade Project, Azerbaijan (2011); Business

Environment Expert, UNDP, Armenia (2008); Public Administration Expert, USAID Public

Administration Reform Project, Georgia (2006).

Mark Allen

Current Postions:

CASE Fellow


Senior Resident Representative for Central and Eastern Europe (2009-2013); Director, Policy

Development and Review Department, IMF (2003-2008); Senior IMF Advisor and Deputy

Director, Policy Development and Review Department (1998-2003); Senior IMF Resident

Representative in Hungary (1996-1998); Senior Advisor, Policy Development and Review

Department, IMF (1993-1996); Senior IMF Resident Representative in Poland (1990-1993);

Assistant Director, International Capital Markets Division, Exchange and Trade Relations

Department, IMF (1988-1990); Economist, and then Advisor, Exchange and Trade Relations

Department, IMF (1974-1985).

Grzegorz Poniatowski

Current Postions:

CASE Senior Economist


Junior Economist, CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research (Sep 2012-Sep 2013).

Project involvement:

Financial Stress Index (FSI) and Economic Sensitivity Index (ESI): 2014 update; Study to quantify

and analyse the VAT gap in the EU-27 Member States (2012 and 2013 update); Estimating the

economic benefits of constructing and operating a new zinc and lead mine in the Zawiercianski

district; Study to quantify and analyse the VAT gap in the EU-27 Member States; Development of

an Evaluation Framework for the Introduction of Electromobility (DEFINE).

Dr Maciej Krzak

Current Postions:

CASE Expert


Assistant Professor at Lazarski University in Warsaw (2007-2013); Chief Economist at Citibank

Handlowy in Warsaw (1999-2004) and Warsaw Branch of ING Bank (1994-1996); Consultant

Economist at the European Department of the Institute of International Finance in Washington

D.C. (2005); Economist at the Foreign Research Division of the National Bank of Austria (1996-

1999) and the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (1996-1999); Teaching assistant,

Ph. D. student and Lecturer at the Economics Department of Wayne State University in Detroit

(1989-1994).

Dmytro Boyarchuk

Current Postions:

Executive Director of CASE-Ukraine


He was involved in the following projects: The impact of the global financial crisis on public

service delivery in economies of the former Soviet Union; Prospects of EU-Ukraine economic

relations; Task Force on Economic Reform Strategy (Blue Ribbon Commission II Project cont.);

Second Wave of Reforms in Ukraine (Blue Ribbon Commission II Project); Analysis of Economic

Situation in Ukraine.

Dr Irina Tochitskaya

Current Postions:

CASE Fellow; Academic Director, Research Centre of the Institute for Privatization and Management; Director of the Project German Economic Team in Belarus


Team Leader, A Comparative Study of causes and effects of Financial Stability in EU and Russia,

EC and Russian Government, HTSPE, Russia (2009); Social Protection and Social Inclusion in

Belarus, IPM, Belarus (2008-2009); HD Umbrella (Building Capacity in Central Asia to Utilize Trade

Policy for Human Development), Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, UNDP Bratislava (2008);

The Economic Aspects of the Energy Sector in CIS countries, CASE, Belarus (2007-2008); Expert,

Centre for strategic research, EU Eastern Neighborhood: Economic Potential and Future

Development, Belarus (2006-2008); Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Economics, National

Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

Dr Monika Błaszkiewicz-Schwartzman

Current Postions:

CASE Expert


Postdoc researcher and part-time lecturer, Economics Department, Koc University, Istanbul (2011-

2012), Short-term external expert to the National Bank of Poland (2008), Short-term consultant

to the Polish Ministry of Finance (2006), Short-term consultant to the World Bank (2004).

Dr Anna Ruzik-Sierdzińska

Current Postions:

Assistant professor at the Warsaw School of Economics


Assistant professor at the Institute of Labour and Social Studies (2004-2012); Marie Curie

Fellowship at the Center for Economic Research, Tilburg University, The Netherlands (Sept. 2002-

March 2003); Short-term Consultant, World Bank, (several times between 2002 and 2006);

Research Officer, Pont Info Ltd. - Research Institute, (April-Dec. 2001); Research Officer, Ministry

of Social Policy, (July 1998-April 2001).

Dr Agnieszka Sowa

Current Postions:

CASE Expert


Researcher, Institute of Labour and Social Affairs; Junior Researcher, World Bank-Krakow,

(Feb.-May 2000); Junior Research, Cooperation Fund, (Dec. 1999-April 2000).


MOPACT - Mobilizing The Potential of Active Ageing in Europe; Measuring the implementation

of EU health policies at national, regional and local levels; NEUJOBS - Employment 2025: How

will multiple transitions affect the European labour market; Study on health care for the OECD

Polish Survey; Assessing Needs of Care in European Nations – ANCIEN.

Dr Irena Topińska

Current Postions:

CASE Fellow


Assistant Professor, University of Warsaw; Consultant, Office of the Government Plenipotentiary

for Social Security Reform; Advisor to the Minster, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Expert in

poverty measurement, poverty reduction and social inclusion strategies; Member of the EU

Network of Independent Experts on Social Inclusion; Member of EC Network of experts in the

fields of gender equality and social inclusion, health and long term care (EGGSI); Task team

leader/expert of a number KBN projects on poverty, inequality and social policies in Poland;

Short-term consultant of the World Bank in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Poland; Consultant

of UNDP/ILO in Moldova and Lithuania.

Dr Paul Hare

Current Postions:

CASE Fellow; Professor Emeritus at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh; Independent Consultant


Partner, EU Sugar Adaptation Fund, St Kitts and Nevis, also Barbados (2010-2011); Partner &

Senior economist, UK-DFID and consortium of research institutions (2005-2010); Team member,

UNDP, Skopje, Macedonia (2008-2009); Joint Author, Government of Kuwait (2006); Team

member, UNDP, Skopje, Macedonia (2005-2006); Senior Economist, UK-FCO, Kazakhstan (2004-

2006); Senior Economist, Russia, UK-FCO (2003-2006); Team member, EC-TACIS, Russia (2004).

Dr Izabela Styczyńska

Current Postions:

Vice-president of CASE Management Board

Chosen Professional Experience: Project involvement:

Study on the effects and incidence of labour taxation; Enhancing youth opportunities in

employment: determinants and policy implications; Study on Updating and Clarifying the List of

Activities in Annex IV of the Professional Qualifications Directive; MOPACT - Mobilizing The

Potential of Active Ageing in Europe; Measuring administrative costs and burdens of the EU

Working Time Directive; NEUJOBS - Employment 2025: How will multiple transitions affect the

European labour market; Trade-off between households' demands for declared and undeclared

services in Poland; Assessing Needs of Care in European Nations – ANCIEN.

Prof. Kathryn Anderson

Current Postions:

CASE Fellow; Professor of Economics, Vanderbilt University, TN, USA; Director of Graduate Studies, Ph.D. Program in Law and Economics; Director of Public Policy Studies Program, Vanderbilt University, TN, USA


Fulbright Research Scholar, University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic; Director of

Political Science Graduate Studies and Economic Development Studies, Vanderbilt University, TN,

USA; Visiting Professor, University of Adelaide, Australia; Post-doctoral fellow, Economic Growth

Center, Yale University, CT, USA.

Dr Piotr Kozarzewski

Current Postions:

Member of CASE Supervisory Council; Professor at Nowy Sacz School of Business – National-Louis University; Member of the Editorial Board of the Romanian Economic Journal



MEDPRO - Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean Region; Belarus: Support for small

businesses development and their readiness for market reforms; Development of small and

medium enterprises in Belarus through improvement of business climate and enforcement of

business infrastructure; Proposals for a new wave of reforms in Kyrgyzstan. "Shared National

Vision of Kyrgyzstan; Corporate Governance Practices and Prospects in Transition Countries: The

Case of Russia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan; CIS Regional Human Development Report; GDN

Understanding Reform - Regional Synthesis.

Dr Ewa Balcerowicz

Current Postions:

Chairwoman of CASE Supervisory Council; Member of the Society of Polish Economists; Member of Supervisory Council of CASE - Belarus


Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of CASE Transcaucacus; President of CASE Management

Board (July 2004-June 2008); Vice President of CASE Management Board (1991-June 2004); Co-

editor of "Bank," a monthly publication (1992-1997); Researcher at the Institute of Economic

Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences (INE PAN).


Compilation of SME policy measures and assessment of the SBA implementation within the SME

Performance Review 2011.

Vladimir Dubrovskiy

Current Postions:

Senior Economist CASE-Ukraina


Consultant for a Harvard Institute of International Development; CASE-Ukraine Macroeconomic

Reform Program (1997-2000); Expert at the Center for Economical Analysis (1996-1997);

Participated in Advisory Missions: EE: MIGA Enterprise Benchmarking Program, EE: Service

Contract for a Monitoring System for the Implementation of Projects, Programmes and

Operations of external Cooperation (LOT 1) - TACIS/CARDS countries, NIS: Regional Human

Development Report - Commonwealth of Independent States.

Sierž Naŭrodski

Current Postions:

President of CASE-Belarus



Ukraine: Research of resource potential and production capacity of liquid bio-fuels; Economic

Impact of EU-Armenia and EU-Georgia FTA (Free Trade Agreement); Moldova: Strengthening of

local governance through improving transparency of local budgets; Empowerment of local civil

societies in Georgia through trainings for local authorities; Development of small and medium

enterprises in Belarus through improvement of business climate and enforcement of business

infrastructure; Prospects of EU-Ukraine economic relations; Corporate Governance Practices and

Prospects in Transition Countries: The Case of Russia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan.

Alexander Chubrik

Current Postions:

CASE Fellow; Director, IPM Research Center; Lecturer, European Humanities University.


Junior Research Assistant, Scientific and Research Economic Institute of the Ministry of Economy

of the Republic of Belarus (1999); Economist/Project Director IPM Research Center (Institute for

Privatization and Management) (Oct 1999-Feb 2010); Deputy Vice President, CASE Belarus (July

2007-July 2012).


Effectiveness of IMF Programs to Countries of Central and Eastern Europe in the First Phase of

the Global Financial Crisis 2008-2011.

Dr Małgorzata Jakubiak-McKenzie

Current Postions:

Innovation & Knowledge-Based Economy Programme Director, CASE; Economist, Chief Economist Unit, European Commission, Directorate General for External Trade


Vice-president, CASE (2007-2008); Researcher, CASE (1998-2007).


Monitoring progress towards the European Research Area in Poland (2008); Erawatch Poland

Country Report 2008 (2008); Identification of integration paths of Yemen into the Gulf

Cooperation Council (assistance for the government of Yemen) (2007); Study on FDI in

automotive industry in Slovakia for the WB Growth Commission (2007); Capital Mobility and Tax

Competition between Old and New EU Member States (2006-2007).

Dr Misha Belkindas

Current Postions:

CASE Fellow, Chair International Advisory Panel on Statistical Education, Higher School of Economics, Moscow; Elected member of the International Statistical Institute; Co-founder and Managing Director of Open Data Watch


Senior Advisor/Consultant, Development Data Group, The World Bank, (Nov 2010-Jun 2012);

Fellow, Royal Statistical Society (Nov 2012-Jun 2013); Senior Advisor/Consultant, PROGNOZ Inc.,

a software development and consulting company (Jan 2011-Jun 2013); Consultant, Statistics

Department, African Development Bank, (Sep 2011-Dec 2011); Manager, Development Data

Group, The World Bank, (Jul 2004-Nov 2010); Cluster Leader, Statistical Capacity Building and

Macro and Financial Data Clusters, Development Data Group, The World Bank, (Aug 2003–Jul

2004); Team Leader, Technical Assistance in Statistics Team, Development Data Group, The

World Bank. (Jan 1999–Aug 2003).

Dr Krzysztof Szczygielski

Current Postions:

Assistant Professor at the Chair of Economics, Lazarski School of Commerce and Law



Does Government Support for Innovation Matter? The Effectiveness of Public Support for Private

Innovation; PICK-ME: Policy Incentives for the Creation of Knowledge: Methods and Evidence;

SERVICEGAP - The Impact of Service Sector Innovation and Internationalisation on Growth and

Productivity; Quality competition on EU-15 markets in 1995-2006: general assessment and the

position of CEE exporters; Implementation of the Lisbon Strategy in Poland: directions of

necessary reforms; Monitoring of projects financed by the EU as a part of its Phare Access and

Small Projects Facility.

Dr Bryane Michael

Current Postions:

CASE Fellow; European Commission (DG-Enlargement); Visiting Fellow, Hong Kong University


Adjunct Professor, Columbia University (SIPA) (2011); Visiting Professor, American University of

Paris, (2008, spring); Visiting Professor, National Academy of Public Administration under the

President of Ukraine (2007); Tutor, Economics and Management, Oxford University, (2003-2007);

Economist, OECD (and OECD PSD Centre in Istanbul) (1998-2000); Economist, World Bank (and

Joint Vienna Institute) (1995-1998).

Dr Andrzej Cylwik

Current Postions:

President of CASE-Doradcy; Member of the CASE Supervisory Council


Deputy Chairman of the Polish Anti-Monopoly Office (1990-1996); Deputy Manager of the

Strategic Management Department of the Institute of Organization Management and

Managerial Staff Training (1987-1990); Senior Assistant in the Strategic Management Department

of the Institute of Organization Management and Managerial Staff Training

(1978-1987).

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