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Ralitsa Simeonova-Ganeva
PhD, Assoc. Prof.

PhD in Statistics/Economics, Sofia University St. Kilment Ohridski (2007)
MBA in Strategic Management, Sofia University St. Kilment Ohridski (2014)
MSc in Statistics and Econometrics, Sofia University St. Kilment Ohridski (1999)
BSc in Economics, Sofia University St. Kilment Ohridski (1997)

Courses

Economic Statistics, Data Analysis with SPSS, Applied Econometrics, Cross Section and Panel Data Analysis, Microeconomic Modelling, Economics of Human capital, Skills for Applied Research, etc.

Research interest

Economic modelling and forecasting, economic growth, economic history, labour economics, economics of education, health economics, skills formation and skills mismatch, economics of disabilities, sports economics, cultural economics, applied statistics and econometrics.

Business card

FEBA lecturer since 1999
Director of MSc in Applied Econometrics and Economic Modelling (master’s programme in collaboration with Experian) www.AEEM-FEBA.info
Chief Research Executive, Bulgarian Association of Regional Development Agencies (2001 – 2003)
Managing partner in Sigma Hat OOD since 2011

Over 20 years of experience in preparation of social and economic analysis, development of strategic documents, economic modelling and forecasting for various public institutions and private organizations among which:

Simulation macroeconomic model for assessing the effects on key macroeconomic and budgetary indicators for the Ministry of Finance
National Strategy for SMEs 2021 - 2027 for the Ministry of Economy
Analysis of the SMEs in Bulgaria (2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2020) for the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency and the Ministry of Economy
Short-term and long-term labour market forecasts for the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
SIBILA 1.0 и 2.0: model for impact assessment of the EU funds for the Administration to the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Finance
National Development Programme: Bulgaria 2020 for the Administration to the Council of Ministers
Model for macroeconomic impact assessment of active labour market policy for the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
Evaluation of the Youth Employment Initiative measures under Priority Axis 1 of the Operational Program Human Resources Development 2014-2020, impact assessment of OP Regional Develoment, OP Innovations and Competitiveness, OP Administrative Capacity, OP Transport, etc.
Economic forecasting and impact assessment for the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Labour and Social Policy in Montenegro, etc.