Serguei Maliar joined the Leavey School of Business in the Fall of 2013 as an Associate Professor of Economics.
Professor Maliar’s specialization is in macroeconomics, economic theory, game theory, numerical methods, economies in transition, and economic growth and development. His scholarship has appeared in numerous top journals such as Econometrica, Quantitative Economics, Review of Economic Dynamics, Journal of Economic Dynamic and Control, and Journal of Business and Economic Statistics; he contributed a chapter to Handbook of Computational Economics; and is currently advising Canadian Central Bank on the model for the optimal monetary choice. He is an associate editor of Journal of Economic Dynamic and Control and a recipient of NSF grant for 2016-2019 academic years.
Professor Maliar came to Santa Clara from Stanford University where he was a Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and a Visiting Fellow for the Hoover Institution. He has taught at the University of Alicante, University of Pompeu Fabra and University of Chicago (ICE program). He also served as the Director of Graduate Studies in Economics at the University of Alicante.
Professor Maliar earned his B.S in Physics and Applied Mathematics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology; his M.A. in Economics from Central European University (Czech Republic); his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Zaporozhye State University (Ukraine); and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pompeu Fabra (Spain).