Oleg Itshoki

Russian and American economist, professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics. From 2009 to 2020, he taught at Princeton University.

He is an NBER research associate, CEPR research affiliate, and an associate editor of the American Economic Review. His research interests are in macroeconomics and international economics, where he studies globalization and labor markets, and currencies, exchange rates and international relative prices, as well as other topics.

He holds a BA in economics from Moscow State University, an MA in economics from the New Economic School, and a PhD in economics from Harvard University. He was a participant of the Review of Economic Studies Tour, a Sloan Research Fellow, a recipient of the Excellence Award in Global Economic Affairs from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, and was on the IMF’s list of 25 influential economists under the age of 45.

Cooperates with the National Bureau of Economic Research and with the Center for Economic and Political Research.

Keynote Speaker Programs


  • International Finance
  • Macroeconomics
  • Topics in International Macroeconomics