Yana Myachenkova
Research Assistant
Yana Myachenkova, a Russian citizen, works as a Research Assistant at Bruegel. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, with an exchange program at the Erasmus School of Economics and visiting studies at UCLA, and a Master in Economic Theory and Econometrics from the Toulouse School of Economics (Université Toulouse 1 Capitole).
Both Yana’s bachelor and master theses focused on answering the central questions of contract theory, using some insights from psychology and examining such topics as the emergence of the bonus culture.
Her research interests lie in the areas of applied microeconomics. Yana is primarily interested in such research fields as Regulation, Incentives, Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Contract Theory and Industrial Organization.
She is fluent in Russian and English, and has basic knowledge of French.
Featured work
Towards EU-MENA shared prosperity
This joint publication collects the papers produced as part of the third collaboration between Bruegel and the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS).
Assessing the European Union’s North Africa trade agreements
In this Policy Contribution, the authors provide an economic assessment of the trade agreements between the EU and North Africa. They argue that the c
The macroeconomic implications of healthcare
Health-care systems play a crucial role in supporting human health. They also have major macroeconomic implications, an aspect that is not always prop
Free trade in Africa: An important goal but not easy to achieve
The signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement and the Kigali Declaration may signal a new push towards economic integration on the Afric
All work
External publication
14 March 2019
Towards EU-MENA shared prosperity
This joint publication collects the papers produced as part of the third collaboration between Bruegel and the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS).
Policy Brief
26 November 2018
Assessing the European Union’s North Africa trade agreements
In this Policy Contribution, the authors provide an economic assessment of the trade agreements between the EU and North Africa. They argue that the c
Policy Brief
23 August 2018
The macroeconomic implications of healthcare
Health-care systems play a crucial role in supporting human health. They also have major macroeconomic implications, an aspect that is not always prop
Blog post
13 April 2018
Free trade in Africa: An important goal but not easy to achieve
The signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement and the Kigali Declaration may signal a new push towards economic integration on the Afric
Blog post
14 March 2018
The (economic) ties that bind: The western Balkans and the EU
The western Balkan economies are already closely integrated with the EU; the EU is their largest trade partner, their largest source of incoming forei
Policy Brief
22 February 2018
The Western Balkans on the road to the European Union
Given its geographical location, the region is important to the EU in terms of security, stability, trade and transit routes. The Western Balkan count
Blog post
29 January 2018
EU budget: Expectations vs reality
The public's impressions of where money is spent in the European Union can often be wide of the mark. But whether this is a result of wishful thinking
Blog post
06 October 2017
Catalonia and the Spanish banking system
As tensions rise around Catalonia's independence movement, there are worries about the impact on the Spanish banking sector. Banks based in Catalonia