Aleś Alachnovič

Аreas of expertise
– Macroeconomic analysis
– Economic transition
– Monetary policy

Current positions 
– Vice-President (Jul 2012 – present), CASE Belarus
– Economist (Oct 2015 – present), EY (Ernst&Young)

Previous positions at CASE Belarus
– Research Fellow (Feb 2011 – Jun 2012), CASE Belarus
– Junior Economist (Feb 2010 – Jan 2011), CASE Belarus
– Internee (Feb 2009 – Jan 2010), CASE Belarus

Other experience
– Business Analyst (Nov 2014 – Mar 2015), McKinsey
– Junior Economist (Mar 2014 – Oct 2014), Research Assistant (Jul 2013 –  Feb 2014), National Bank of Poland
– Intern (Sep 2010), National Bank of Poland
– Summer intern (Aug 2008), Millenium Bank, Poland
– Chairman (Jun 2013 – Jun 2016), Institute for Social and Economic Studies
– Chairman (Oct 2009 – Sep 2011), Student Research Association for International Finance, Warsaw School of Economics; and member (Oct 2008 – Sep 2012)
– Plenipotentiary representative (Jan 2008 – Feb 2009), Belarusian Initiative Foundation

Education
– PhD Candidate in Economics, Warsaw School of Economics (2015-2018). Topic: Benefits and costs of the integration of Belarus into the EU compared to the integration within the Eurasian Economic Union – analysis using DSGE model
– MSc in Economics, major: Monetary Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (2012-2013). Topic: Optimal monetary policy in the EU: Is Poland ready for the euro. Supervisor: Matthias Paustian.
– MA in Economics, major: Macroeconomic Analyses, Warsaw School of Economic (2010-2012). Topic: Intensity of competition in selected post-socialist countries. Supervisor: professor Leszek Balcerowicz
– Bilateral agreement programme (1 semester), College of Management, National Taiwan University (2011-2012)
– BA in Economics, major: Macroeconomic Analyses, Warsaw School of Economic (
2007-2010). Topic: Belarusian economy in 1991-2009: a comparison with Poland. Supervisor: professor Leszek Balcerowicz

Languages
– Belarusian (native), Russian (fluent), Polish (fluent), English (fluent), German (intermediate), Ukrainian (intermediate), Chinese (basics)

Selected publications
Chapters in book:

1. “Прыватызацыя сельскагаспадарчай маёмасці ў Польшчы: урокі для Беларусі” (Privatization of agricultural land in Poland: lessons for Belarus). In: “На шляху да эканамічнага росту: патэнцыял развіцця рынкавых інстытутаў у Беларусі” (On the way to economic growth: potential for development of market institutions in Belarus) (ed. Valetka, U.), Равноденствие Publishing, Minsk 2013
2. “Koszty zaniechania reform: Białoruś w latach 1991-2011” (Costs of reform’s abandonment: Belarus in 1991-2011”). In: “Białoruś: dalsza droga do demokracji” (Belarus: further road to the democracy) (ed. Iwanow, M.), GAJT 1991 Publishing, Wrocław 2011
3. “Białoruś wobec kryzysu gospodarczego 2008-2009. Wpływ na stosunki z Polską” (Belarus and Economic Crisis of 2008-2009. Impact on relations with Poland) (with Naŭrodski, S.). In: “Kryzys gospodarczy 2008-2009 w Europie Wschodniej i państwach bałtyckich” (Economic Crisis 2008-2009 in Eastern Europe and Baltic States) (ed. Falkowski, K.), Warsaw School of Economics Publishing, Warsaw 2011

Reports:

1. “Polskie szkolnictwo wyższe a potrzeby rynku pracy” (Polish higher education vs labour market request” (with Kaszyk, B., Kluczyński, S., Kobyliński, K., Palak, A., Serena, K.), L. Paga Foundation, Warsaw 2015
2. “Privatization and private entrepreneurship in Belarus – scope for international assistance”, Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of Poland, 2012
3. Quarterly monitoring “BISS-Trends” (ed. Pikulik, A.), Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies, Vol. 9, Vilnius January-March 2012
4. Quarterly monitoring “BISS-Trends” (ed. Pikulik, A.), Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies, Vol. 8, Vilnius September-December 2011
5. Quarterly monitoring “BISS-Trends” (ed. Pikulik, A.), Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies, Vol. 7, Vilnius June-August 2011
6. “Analiza sytuacji gospodarczej w krajach Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej” (Analysis of the economic situation in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe) (ed. Mroczek, W.), National Bank of Poland, Warsaw January 2011
7. “Białoruś straciła pokolenie” (Belarus lost a generation), Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju, Analysis 7/2010, Warsaw November 2010

CASE Belarus working papers:

1. “Малая приватизации и содействие инвестициям типа brownfield в Польше: возможные уроки для Беларуси” (Small privatization and support for brownfield investment in Poland: possible lessons for Belarus), CASE Belarus, September 2011
2. “Belarusian economy: structural crisis” (z Naŭrodski, S.), CASE Belarus, August 2011
3. “Recent Evolutions in the Belarusian Economic System”, CASE Belarus, March 2011
4. “Макроэкономическая стабилизация в Польше во время мирового кризиса в 2008-2009 гг.: возможные уроки для Беларуси” (Macroeconomic stabilization in Poland during the global crisis in 2008-2009: possible lessons for Belarus), CASE Belarus, September 2010

Selected articles in Belarusian, Polish and English media:

1. “Why Are Belarusian Economic Forecasts Constantly Inaccurate?”, BelarusDigest, 5.08.2015
2. “Will Belarus Ever Become A WTO Member?”, BelarusDigest, 27.07.2015
3. “Макраэканоміка будзе ў парадку. У Беларусі новая эканамічная палітыка?” (Macroeconomics will be alright. New Economic Policy in Belarus?), Ідэя, 20.07.2015
4. “Białoruś wybrała nową politykę gospodarczą” (Belarus chose New Economic Policy), ObserwatorFinansowy.pl, 14.07.2015
5. “Zamiast jastrzębiem Bank Anglii woli być gołębiem” (Instead hawk Bank of England wants to be a pigeon), ObserwatorFinansowy.pl, 13.08.2013
6. “Wielkiej Brytanii grozi stracona dekada” (United Kingdom faces a threat of lost decade), ObserwatorFinansowy.pl, 21.02.2013
7. “Białoruś pogrąża się w pułapce zadłużenia” (Belarus plunges into debt trap) (with Marcinkievič, A.), ObserwatorFinansowy.pl, 22.03.2012.
8. “Błędy polityki kursowej pogłębiły kryzys Białorusi” (Errors of exchange rate policy deepened crisis in Belarus) (with Marcinkievič, A.), ObserwatorFinansowy.pl, 16.11.2011.
9. Review of the book “Public finance and public choice. Two distinct view of a state”, Student Social and Economic Review, nr 1 (11), Warsaw, April 2010
10. “Фінансавы крызіс і яго ўплыў на эканоміку Беларусі (Financial crisis and its impact on Belarusian economy) (with Ušał, H.), Arche, November 2008

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