Curriculum Vitae
Positions
| 2026–present | Research Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan |
| 2022–present | Professor, Department of Economics, University of Michigan |
| 2023–2025 | Director, Michigan Retirement and Disability Research Center |
| 2009–2023 | Associate Director, Michigan Retirement Research Center |
| 2005–2022 | Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Michigan |
| 1999–2005 | Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Michigan |
Education
| 1999 | Ph.D., Economics, University of Pennsylvania |
| 1993 | M.S., B.S., Applied Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (graduated with honors / highest distinction) |
Fellowships and Grants
| 2004–2006 | Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship |
| 2003–2008 | National Science Foundation Grant SES-0241640 (PI) |
| 2023– | Social Security Administration Grant RDR23000008 (PI) |
| 2007–2010 | National Institute on Aging Grant 1R01AG030841 (Co-PI; John Laitner, PI) |
| 2003–2019 | Social Security Administration grants to the Michigan Retirement Research Center (John Laitner, PI), multiple awards |
Publications
See the Research page for the full list of publications and working papers, with abstracts and PDFs.
Invited Seminar Presentations
International Monetary Fund (2019), Social Security Administration (2019), Academia Sinica (2009), Center for Economic and Financial Research (2006, 2007, 2010), Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2009, 2019), Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2002), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (2009, 2015), Harvard University (2000), Higher School of Economics (2007), Michigan State University (2004, 2014), New Economic School (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011), New York University (2006), Ohio State University (2001), Purdue University (2000), Stanford University (2004), University of California Los Angeles (2004), University of California Irvine (2006), University of California San Diego (2004), University of Chicago (2000), University of Iowa (2005), University of Pennsylvania (2004), University of Southern California Marshall School of Business (2004), Western Michigan University (2001), Wharton School of Business (2004), Yale University (2000).
Conference Presentations
Midwest Macroeconomic Conference (2002, 2003, 2004, 2019); Retirement Research Consortium Meeting (2019); MRRC mini-conference, Social Security Administration (2012); Philadelphia Workshop on Macroeconomics (2011); AEA Meetings (2000, 2002 session organizer, 2007, 2008); PIER–IGIER Fifth International Conference (2007); Cowles Foundation 75th Anniversary Conference (2007); Society for Economic Dynamics (1998, 2002, 2006); Stanford Institute for Theoretical Economics (2005); Minnesota Workshop in Macroeconomic Theory (2004); NBER Summer Institute (1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004); Econometric Society Meetings (1999, 2004); Carnegie-Rochester Conference (2003); Northwestern University Summer Workshop in Macroeconomic Theory (1998).
Professional Service
Referee for American Economic Review, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Canadian Journal of Economics, Econometrica, Economic Inquiry, Economic Modelling, Games and Economic Behavior, International Economic Review, IMF Economic Review, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Political Economy, RAND Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Dynamics, and Review of Economic Studies.
Consulting
“Home Equity Conversion Schemes: An Analysis of International Experience” (in Russian), report prepared for the Agency for Restructuring of Home Mortgage Loans, Moscow, April 2011.