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Hakob Manukyan

Lecturer

About

Education:
  • Russian-Armenian University, Bachelor of Economics, GPA 3.93/4.0 (2017–2021)
  • Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, online course on U.S. social, economic, and foreign policy (2020)
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, online course on Monetary Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region (2020)
  • Higher School of Economics, courses on "Industrial Organization" (score: 95.05/100) and "Economics of Transition and Developing Markets" (score: 89/100) (2020)
  • Russian-Armenian University, Master’s in State Regulation of Economy, GPA 4.0/4.0 (2021–2023)
  • Russian-Armenian University, Ph.D. candidate in "Sectoral and Regional Economics" (2023–2026)
Work Experience:
  • October 2021 – October 2022: Expert, Department of Market Methodology and Analysis, Competition Protection Commission
  • October 2022 – December 2023: Senior Specialist, Department of Market Methodology and Analysis, Competition Protection Commission
  • December 2023 – Present: Leading Specialist, Department of Policy and Methodology Development, Competition Protection Commission
  • September – December 2020: Researcher and Project Manager, EV Consulting, Yerevan
  • April – May 2021: Intern, Department of Program Expertise, Prime Minister’s Office of the Republic of Armenia
  • February – October 2020: Head of the research team for a student grant project titled "International Experience in the Application of Excise Tax Rates and Their Localization in Armenia," Manukyan Simon Research Foundation, American University of Armenia
  • August – November 2021: Head of the research team on "Gender Equality in the Labor Market in Strategic Sectors of the RA Economy," NGO "Sose Women’s Issues"
  • June – July 2021: Head of the research team on "The Condominium Issue as a Factor in Housing Management and Maintenance Efficiency," Urbanlab

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