DATE OF BIRTH: October 1, 1971.
PLACE OF BIRTH: Leningrad (St.Petersburg now), USSR.
OFFICE ADDRESS: St.Petersburg State University, Decabristov per., 16, St.Petersburg 199155 Russia,
Tel.: +7 (812) 350-81-55
E-mail: baranov@mail.wplus.net
M.Sc.
St.Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 1988-93 (price theory and
Pricing)
Moscow Summer School in Economics of London School of Economics and
Political Science, 1994 (microeconomics, macroeconomics, corporate finance)
Ph. D.
St.Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 2000 (price theory)
Senior Lecturer
Department of Public Administration, School of Management, St.Petersburg State University
1996 - present
Lecturer
Department of Prices, St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance
1993-96
Also a part-time senior lecturer at the Department of Economics of the European University at St.Petersburg (1996-present)
Public Sector Economics: borders between private and public sectors, provision of public goods in post-Soviet Russian economy, fiscal federalism in Russia
Part-time researcher of following projects:
Fiscal Policy and Fiscal Federalism in Russia, conducted by The International Centre for Social and Economic Research "Leontief Centre" to EU Secretariate order (1995-96)
Economics of Transition: Local Public Sector in Russia, conducted by the European University at St.Petersburg under INTAS Foundation support (1995-97)
Pledge Auctions and their Efficiency, conducted by The International Centre for Social and Economic Research "Leontief Centre" to Federal Committee on State Property Management order (1997)
Analysis of Changes in Privatized Companies Behavior, conducted by The International Centre for Social and Economic Research "Leontief Centre" to Federal Ministry on State Property Management order (1997-98)
Pozitron
Measurement the Cost for Quality Maintenance, 1992
Vyborg Pulp and Paper
Designing a Budgeting System, 1996
Nevo-Tabak
Cost Accumulation, Analysis and Pricing Decisions, 1996
1. Introduction of course of Public Sector Economics in St.Petersburg University of Economics and Finance (1994 - 95).
2. Intermediate course of Microeconomics in St.Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, and also for higher school and college teachers in the institute The School of Economics (1993-97).
3. Graduate course of Management Accounting in St.Petersburg University of Economics and Finance (1993-96).
4. Graduate course of Management Accounting for professionals in the institute The School of Economics (Different retraining programs supported by Soros, Eurasia and Know-How Foundations, and also by KPMG) (1994-present).
5. Intermediate and Advanced courses of Management Accounting for accounting higher school trainers (Retraining program of the Soros Foundation) (1995-present).
6. Intermediate courses of Microeconomics and Public Economics in St.Petersburg State University (1996-present).
Director of the Soros Foundation retraining program for university teachers in accounting and auditing (1995-2000).
Russian Training Director for NORLET (Nordic-Russian Leadership Executive Training) program (1997-2000).
Member of the Methodical Council of the St.Petersburg University of Economics and Finance (High School Economic Education Group), 1994-96.
Member of the Methodical Group of the Department of Prices, St.Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 1995-97.
The list of publications contains 36 items.
Selected Publications (in Russian):
1. Comparison of efficiency of public and private enterprises, Scientific Reports of St.Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 1994.
2. Microeconomics: book of problems, The St.Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 1994.
3. Lectures abstract on microeconomics, The St.Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 1995.
4. History and modern researches in public finance, Scientific Reports of St.Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 1995.
5. Evaluation of the size of public sector according to national accouts information, Scientific Reports of the International Conference on Economics of Transition, St.Petersburg, 1995.
6. History of public finance studies in Russia (co-editor), St.Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 1997.
Publications in English:
1. Municipal finance in transition economy, International Conference on Public Administration in Transition, St.Petersburg, 1996.
2. Pledge auctions: budget interests vs efficient owner seeking goal, International Institute of Public Finance, 51st Annual Meeting, Kioto, 1997.
3. Fiscal federalism in Russia, International Workshop on Public Administration, Stockholm University, 1997.