Natalia Boliari

Natalia Boliari is a Professor in the Department of Economics & Finance at Manhattan College, where she has taught since 2009 after progressing from Assistant Professor (2009-2018) to Associate Professor (2018-2025). Her academic work centers on economic policy formation, institutional economics, international trade/finance, and economics pedagogy. She holds a PhD and MA from Carleton University, where she received the Sprott Excellence in Teaching Award.

Her research explores:

• Institutional impacts on economic development
• Trade agreement dynamics (e.g., NAFTA analysis)
• Banking risk structures and corporate finance
• Land tenure systems in transitional economies
• Innovations in economics education

Recent publications (2021-2025) demonstrate a strong focus on empirical finance, including bank risk modeling, energy utility financing, and global credit markets. Earlier work examined agricultural economics in Bulgaria and teaching methodologies.

Awards and Honors

• Faculty Fellowship in Israel, Jewish National Fund (2022)
• Institutional Analysis Fellowship, Ronald Coase Institute (2007)
• Graduate Scholarship, Carleton University (2006)

She has served as Director of the OMSB Honors Program (2023-2025), Chair of Promotion and Tenure (2021-present), and advised student organizations including the Economics and Finance Society (2009-2018).