Constantin Gurdgiev
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Constantin Gurdgiev is a Russian
Russians
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 economist
Economist
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 based in Dublin, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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. He is a former editor of Business & Finance Magazine
Business & Finance
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and a regular contributor to Tonight with Vincent Browne
Tonight with Vincent Browne
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on TV3.

Education

Gurdgiev holds a PhD
PHD
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 in Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics is a branch of economics dealing with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of the whole economy. This includes a national, regional, or global economy...

 and Finance
Finance
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 from Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
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, an MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
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 in Economics from Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
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 and an MA in Pure Mathematics
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 from the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
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Professional career

Gurdgiev is an adjunct lecturer
Lecturer
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 in Finance with Trinity College, Dublin and has lectured in Economics at University College Dublin
University College Dublin
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 and Johns Hopkins University In September 2006, he became the editor of Business & Finance Magazine
Business & Finance
Business & Finance is an Irish business magazine that was established by Hugh McLaughlin in September 1964.. It provides news, comment and analysis on Irish and international news stories...

and left the post in April 2008.

He is the chairman of the Ireland-Russia Business Association.

As well as being a member of the Academy of Political Science
Academy of Political Science
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, the American Economic Association
American Economic Association
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 and the American Finance Association
American Finance Association
The American Finance Association is an academic organization whose focus is the study and promotion of knowledge of financial economics. It was formed in 1939...

, Gurdgiev is also an honorary fellow of the Copenhagen Institute
Copenhagen Institute
The Copenhagen Institute is a Danish Free Market think tank. It was founded in 2003 hosting a conference on tax competition. It has a clear libertarian leaning.The Copenhagen Institute was originally called MarkedsCentret, but changed its name in 2005....

 and fellow of the Pharmaceutical Economics Council. He is on the editorial boards of seven international academic journals.

Gurdgiev frequently contributes to economic and social policy debate in Ireland and Europe. He is a regular guest on Tonight with Vincent Browne
Tonight with Vincent Browne
Tonight with Vincent Browne, formerly Nightly News with Vincent Browne, is an Irish news analysis, current affairs and politics programme. It is broadcast on TV3 on Monday to Thursday nights 23:05 to 23:55. It is presented by the journalist Vincent Browne, noted for his rather acerbic style of...

on TV3.

In May 2011, Gurdgiev set up a Swiss fund manangment company St. Columbanus AG http://stcolumbanus.com with businessman and right-wing political activist Declan Ganley
Declan Ganley
Declan James Ganley is a British-born Irish citizen, entrepreneur, businessman and political activist. He is founder and chairman of a political party, Libertas with pan-European ambitions...

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