Olga Timoshenko

Olga Timoshenko serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics within Temple University's College of Liberal Arts, specializing in international trade and macroeconomics with a focus on information dynamics in firm decision-making.

Her academic foundation includes a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University.

Dr. Timoshenko's research centers on firm learning mechanisms in global markets, examining how information acquisition shapes export behavior, trade elasticities, and welfare outcomes. Her work bridges theoretical modeling with empirical analysis of firm dynamics, particularly investigating export persistence, product switching, and the microfoundations of trade policy impacts. Key contributions include novel frameworks for understanding trade elasticity estimation and the role of learning in export market survival.

Publication trends reveal consistent exploration of information asymmetry in trade contexts, with recent work advancing methodologies for measuring trade responsiveness and modeling firm adaptation. Her scholarship frequently appears in premier journals including the Journal of International Economics, Review of Economic Dynamics, and Canadian Journal of Economics, often through collaborations with leading trade economists.

As an educator, Dr. Timoshenko teaches International Trade at both graduate and undergraduate levels and mentors undergraduate senior thesis projects, guiding students through empirical trade research and theoretical model development.