Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, PhD Economics (1986);
Associated professor, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; director of the Institute of Economics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, (1999-); associated professor: New Bulgarian University, Sofia University (1996-) and Veliko Turnovo University (1995-);
Chairman of the Evaluation Committee, Bulgarian Association for Management Development and Entrepreneurship (1998-); member of the Executive Committee of the European Association for Comparative Economic StudiesEconomic Studies (1998-2002); research grants: ACE, Phare, 5th FP; research fellowships: United Kingdom, France, Belgium.
