Oleksiy Kryvtsov
February 2017
Bank of Canada okryvtsov@bankofcanada.ca
International Economic Analysis Department tel. (613) 782-7818
234 Wellington St. fax. (613) 782-7163
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G9, Canada http://www.bankofcanada.ca/profile/oleksiy-kryvtsov/
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Minnesota, 2004.
M.A. in Economics, Bowling Green State University (Ohio), 1999.
Specialist (M.S.) in Physics, Kyiv State University, Kyiv, Ukraine, 1997.
Employment
Senior Research Director, International Economic Analysis Department, Bank of Canada,
July 2015 – present.
Research Adviser, Canadian Economic Analysis Department, Bank of Canada, June 2014 –
July 2015.
Assistant Chief, Model Development, Canadian Economic Analysis Department, Bank of
Canada, June 2012 – June 2014.
Principal Researcher, Canadian Economic Analysis Department, Bank of Canada, August
2010 - June 2012.
Senior Analyst, Canadian Economic Analysis Department, Bank of Canada, May 2004 -
July 2010.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia,
January - April 2010.
Research Analyst, Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 2001 - May 2004.
Publications
“Is There a Quality Bias in the Canadian CPI? Evidence from Micro Data,” Canadian
Journal of Economics, vol 49(4), November 2016, pages 1401–1424.
“The evolution of firm-level distributions for Ukrainian manufacturing firms,” with Kim P.
Huynh, David T. Jacho-Chávez, Oleksandr Shepotylo, Volodymyr Vakhitov, Journal
of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 44(1), February 2016, pages 148–162.
“Inventories, Markups and Real Rigidities in Menu Cost Models,” with Virgiliu Midrigan,
Review of Economic Studies, Oxford University Press, vol 80(1), 2013, pages 249–
276.
“Optimal Monetary Policy under Incomplete Markets and Aggregate Uncertainty: A Long-
Run Perspective,” with Malik Shukayev and Alexander Ueberfeldt, Journal of
Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 35(7), July 2011, pages 1045–1060.