Key skills and expertise.

With over 10 years of experience in macroeconomic and fiscal policy analysis, the expert specializes in structural (CGE) and econometric modeling. His professional skills encompass environmental, fiscal, and agricultural trade policy expertise, emphasizing sustainable development. He has led significant projects for international organizations such as UNDP and UNEP, contributing to climate change policy modeling and macroeconomic assessments. Career highlights include receiving the GTAP Team Award for his contributions to the EU I-O tables for the GTAP Database. The expert's technical skills are robust, including proficiency in advanced data analysis tools like Matlab, Stata, and SPSS.

Project experience and donor exposure.

Bringing extensive experience in international development cooperation, the expert has collaborated with major donors such as the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), European Union, and UNEP. His involvement spans project implementation, technical assistance, and capacity building in climate change, trade, and environmental policies. He has worked on regional and national projects in countries including Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iraq, Eswatini, and Thailand. Responsibilities have included evaluations and policy development for WTO accession and agricultural policy modeling, demonstrating his depth of experience in managing and executing international initiatives.

Sectors and geographic focus.

Worked across diverse sectors including macroeconomics, public finance, poverty reduction, trade, statistics, research, and agriculture. Previously held roles such as senior economist, providing advisory services and leading projects focused on climate change, fiscal policy, and sustainable development. His interdisciplinary expertise includes integrating digital transformation in economic governance and strategies for low-carbon growth. The expert's geographic scope of work covers regional and country-specific projects in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and East Africa, where he has applied his cross-cutting knowledge to advance regional development initiatives and engage deeply with local governance and regional development issues.

Languages and education.

With a background in multilingual communication, the expert is a native Slovak speaker and is proficient in Czech, English, and German at a C2 level. He has advanced proficiency in Russian (C1) and upper intermediate skills in Spanish (B2), along with elementary knowledge of French (A2) and beginner skills in Polish (A1). These language competencies have been utilized in various international and multicultural settings, enhancing effective communication in multilingual teams and across diverse geographical regions. His educational background includes a PhD in Agricultural and Environmental Economics from the Slovak Agricultural University. He also holds a Post-graduate Diploma in Environmental and Resource Economics from SOAS University of London, and completed a Post-graduate program in the same field at the University of Mannheim. Additionally, he has an MSc in Econometrics and Operations Research from the University of Economics in Bratislava, where he participated in the Tempus Exchange Program at Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria.