Randall K. Filer
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Randall K. Filer is an American economist. Dr. Filer is a Professor of Economics at Hunter College
and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York
and a Visiting Professor of Economics and Senior Scholar at CERGE-EI
. He is President of the CERGE-EI Foundation , a US-based nonprofit that supports economic education in the post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Professor Filer serves as the Eastern European Coordinator of the Global Development Network
(GDN) , and Chair of the International Faculty Committee at the International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
(ISET) in Tbilisi, Georgia . He is a research Fellow of the Institute for the Study of Labor
(IZA) in Bonn , CESifo (Munich) , the William Davidson Institute (Ann Arbor) and the Manhattan Institute
(NYC).
Professor Filer received his Ph.D. from Princeton University
in 1979 where he was affiliated with the Industrial Relations Section and the Office of Population Research. He graduated magna cum laude with Highest Honors in economics from Haverford College
. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation
, the ACE program of the European Union, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
, the Volkswagen
Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts
, among others and has appeared in leading professional journals including The American Economic Review, The Journal of Political Economy, The Review of Economics and Statistics
, The European Economic Review, The Journal of Development Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change
, and The Economics of Transition. His areas of expertise include financial and capital markets, labor markets, urban economics, demography and development economics, including the economic transition in the post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Professor Filer has twice been a Fulbright Scholar in the Czech Republic as well as a visiting scholar at the Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia.
Hunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
and a Visiting Professor of Economics and Senior Scholar at CERGE-EI
CERGE-EI
CERGE-EI is an academic institution that provides an American-style PhD program in economics, a US-chartered Master of Arts program in Applied Economics , and the UPCES study abroad program. CERGE-EI also conducts research in theoretical and policy-related economics...
. He is President of the CERGE-EI Foundation , a US-based nonprofit that supports economic education in the post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Professor Filer serves as the Eastern European Coordinator of the Global Development Network
Global Development Network
The idea of a Global Development Network was conceived at a meeting organized by The World Bank in Washington in May 1997. Participants included the heads of GDN's regional network partners and representatives of various bilateral and multilateral organizations and academic associations including...
(GDN) , and Chair of the International Faculty Committee at the International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University
The International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University is a graduate school of economics in Tbilisi in Georgia and an autonomous part of Tbilisi State University. The school was established in 2006 and offers a two-year master's program in economics, modeled after similar programs in...
(ISET) in Tbilisi, Georgia . He is a research Fellow of the Institute for the Study of Labor
Institute for the Study of Labor
The Institute for the Study of Labor is a private, independent economic research institute. It was founded under the legal form of a limited liability company. Its German name is Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit hence the abbreviation IZA...
(IZA) in Bonn , CESifo (Munich) , the William Davidson Institute (Ann Arbor) and the Manhattan Institute
Manhattan Institute
The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research is a conservative, market-oriented think tank established in New York City in 1978 by Antony Fisher and William J...
(NYC).
Professor Filer received his Ph.D. from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1979 where he was affiliated with the Industrial Relations Section and the Office of Population Research. He graduated magna cum laude with Highest Honors in economics from Haverford College
Haverford College
Haverford College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States, a suburb of Philadelphia...
. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
, the ACE program of the European Union, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic non-profit organization in the United States. It was established in 1934 by Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., then-President and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors.-Overview:...
, the Volkswagen
Volkswagen
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Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
, among others and has appeared in leading professional journals including The American Economic Review, The Journal of Political Economy, The Review of Economics and Statistics
The Review of Economics and Statistics
The Review of Economics and Statistics is a United States peer-reviewed academic journal of applied economics. It is edited at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and published online and in hard copy by the MIT Press. The Review, founded in 1917, often focuses on quantitative...
, The European Economic Review, The Journal of Development Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change
Economic Development and Cultural Change
Economic Development and Cultural Change is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the University of Chicago Press. It covers all aspects of the economics of developing countries, including education reform, immigration, debt bondage, ethnicity, land redistribution, and economic development...
, and The Economics of Transition. His areas of expertise include financial and capital markets, labor markets, urban economics, demography and development economics, including the economic transition in the post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Professor Filer has twice been a Fulbright Scholar in the Czech Republic as well as a visiting scholar at the Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia.