Atanas Christev

Atanas Christev is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Sciences at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. He holds additional roles as a Visiting Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (2012–2013) and a Fellow at the IZA Institute for the Study of Labour since 2004. His research focuses on expectations, learning dynamics, and rationality in macroeconomic models, with a strong emphasis on econometrics, labour economics, and statistical machine learning. He contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those addressing economic stability and equitable growth.

Christev earned his PhD in Economics from Kansas State University, USA. His work spans macroeconomic policy analysis, transition economies, and statistical methodologies. Notable contributions include studies on hyperinflation dynamics, tax policy, and labour market adjustments in transitional contexts. He has published extensively on topics such as economic integration, consumption smoothing, and the impact of trade liberalization.

His research also explores the intersection of Bayesian statistics with economic sciences, particularly in labour economics and macroeconomic modeling. He has organized academic workshops, including the 2024 'Frontiers of Macro-Labour Economics' event. His collaborative networks include institutions like the IZA and the European Union’s policy research frameworks.