Expert Categories: Research Fellow
Maija Kāle
About:
Maija Kāle is a Research Fellow at BICEPS. She holds a Ph.D. from the Faculty of Computer Science (now Faculty of Science and Technology) at the University of Latvia, where her research in ‘food computing’ focuses on reducing inefficiencies in the food sector and promoting healthier diets and more resilient food systems globally. Her research is interdisciplinary, integrating cognitive and social sciences. Since 2007, Maija has worked with sustainability and digitalisation issues in various leadership and expert roles. Maija is a member of Nordic Innovation’s Nordic Task Force for Diversity. Maija holds an MA in Social Sciences from the University of Freiburg, which she completed through a study programme in India, South Africa and Germany. She was the first Latvian to participate in this study programme and received a two-year full scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Her MA studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University and the University of KwaZulu-Natal enriched her understanding of international relations and development, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Maija’s undergraduate degree is in Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, where her thesis on environmental responsibility was published as an SSE Riga Working Paper. With extensive experience in the public, corporate and civil sectors, Maija is a creative team player with a non-standard academic career dedicated to promoting sustainability and embracing new technologies.
Contacts:
E-mail: maija[at]biceps.org
Research Fellows
Sergejs Gubins
About:
Sergejs Gubins is Research Fellow at BICEPS. He holds a PhD degree in Economics from the VU University Amsterdam. He was a Postdoctoral Researcher at Bocconi University, Milan, before returning to Latvia as a Senior Research Fellow at the non-profit think-tank Certus. Gubins has a number of research papers published in peer-reviewed economic journals. Currently, there are several papers submitted to journals in a revise-and- resubmit stage. While at Certus, Gubins wrote on various policy-related economic topics. Among other, he wrote demographic projection study in which he assessed potential migration flows to and from Latvia through economic determinants. He has an extensive experience in analysis of large databases on individual-level. Gubins has received a number of awards for outstanding research and scholarships including the Huygens scholarship from the Dutch Government.
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E-mail: sergej[at]biceps.org
Nicolas Gavoille
Education:
PhD, University of Rennes 1
Research interests:
- Political economy
- Public economics
About:
Nicolas Gavoille is Associate Professor at SSE Riga and a Research Fellow at BICEPS. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Rennes 1, France, and is a member of the European Public Choice Society, of the French Economic Association and of the Condorcet Center for Political Economy. Nicolas’ main research interests are in the field of public economics, labour economics, and political economy.
He published articles in peer-reviewed journals such as the European Economic Review, the European Journal of Political Economy, IMF Economic Review, Public Choice, Economics Letters, the International Review of Law and Economics, and the Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics.
Contacts:
e-mail: nicolas.gavoille[at]sseriga.edu
Anna Pluta
Education:
• PhD student in Economics, University of Latvia, since October 2013;
• MA of Social Science in Mathematical Economics, University of Latvia, June 2013;
• BA of Social Science in Analytical Economics, University of Latvia, June 2011.
Interests:
- Taxation
- Tax–benefit microsimulation
Contacts:
E-mail: anna.pluta[at]biceps.org
Marija Krumina
Expertise:
- Entrepreneurship
Contacts:
Phone: (+371) 67015873
e-mail: marija[at]biceps.org
Anna Zasova
Expertise:
- Taxation
- Tax evasion
- Tax-benefit microsimulation
- Income inequality
Education:
- Dr.oec., University of Latvia, 2012
Contacts:
E-mail: anna[at]biceps.org