Title: Essays in International Macro-Finance and Monetary Policy
PhD Supervisors: Cédric Tille and Beatrice Weder di Mauro
Expected completion date: 2024
Nika is a PhD candidate in International Economics at the Graduate Institute, Geneva. His research touches upon both, theoretical and empirical, aspects. Currently, Nika works on macroeconomic models with financial intermediaries and financial frictions. He explores optimal monetary and macroprudential policies in presence of shadow banks and regulatory arbitrage. Nika has obtained his MSc in Economics from the University of Warwick, and a BSc in Economics from International Black Sea University. Previously, he has worked as a Research Assistant at Bilateral Assistance and Capacity Building for Central Banks (BCC Programme). Before starting his doctoral studies, he was a Research Economist and and also a Research Assistant at the Macroeconomic and Financial Stability Departments of the National Bank of Georgia. His research lies in Macro-Finance, Monetary Economics, International Macroeconomics, Central Bank Digital Currency, and International Monetary and Financial Systems.
Macro-Finance
Monetary Economics
International Macroeconomics
Central Bank Digital Currency
International Monetary and Financial Systems
Research Experience
Research Assistant at Bilateral Assistance and Capacity Building for Central Banks (BCC Programme)
Research Economist and Research Assistant at the Macroeconomic and Financial Stability Departments of the National Bank of Georgia
Charles Wyplosz Excellence Scholarship
The Graduate Institute PhD Studies Scholarship