Yelena Kalyuzhnova

After working as an Economic Adviser to the President of Kazakhstan, Yelena founded and is Director of the Centre for Euro-Asian Studies at the University of Reading. She has a wide knowledge of the transition and emerging economies, was an economic adviser on Caspian issues to the Rt. Hon. Lord Fraser of Carmyllie, Q.C., House of Lords and an economic adviser to All-Party Parliamentary Group on Kazakhstan (2006-2010). Yelena is currently a Senior Visiting Research Fellow of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.

Qualifications:

Affiliations:

Adviser to Astana city’s Department of International Development on alternative energy development, Astana, Kazakhstan. 2016 - present.

Professor Kalyuzhnova received a prestigious Bergson Prize for her paper "Corruption and Economic Development in Energy-Rich Economies" (co-authored with Ali Kutan and Taner Yigit). The paper has been selected as the winner of the Bergson Prize for the best paper published in Comparative Economic Studies during the two years 2009 and 2010. The award includes a monetary prize and a plaque that was presented at the same time the award was announced during the annual meetings of ACES in Chicago last month.

Yelena joined Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour in Henley Business School on the 1 October 2012.

Professor Kalyuzhnova has carried out the following external positions:

In October 2012 Professor Yelena Kalyuzhnova was elected to the Council of British Institute of Engery Economics (BIEE). BIEE provides a focal point for informed discussion and debate of key energy issues in the UK.

Papers:

with Kerry Patterson, “Kazakhstan: long-term economic growth and the role of the oil sector”. Comparative Economic Studies. 2016, Vol 58, N 1. pp.93-118.

with Julian Lee “China and Kazakhstan energy partnership - its implications for the world energy market”, Emerging Markets. Finance and Trade. 2014, Vol 50, N5. pp.206-221.”

"Developing Labour Skills Through Local Content Policy" Chelovercheskii Capital i Professsional'noe Obrazovanie (Human Capital and Professional Education), 2012, Volume 3, pp. 37-43.

with Christian Nygaard, Yerengaip Omarov and Abdizhapar Saparbayev “Household Perceptions of Local Content Policy in Kazakhstan”. Vestnik Universiteta Kainar,  2014, 4/1(106), pp.14-29.”

"The National Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NFRK): From accumulation to stress-test to global future" Energy Policy, 2011, vol. 39, issue 10, pp. 6650-6667..

with Christian Nygaard "Special Vehicles of State Intervention in Russia and Kazakhstan", Comparative Economic Studies. 2011, 53, pp.55-77.

"Eurasia: Natural Resources and Economies ", Comparative Economics Studies, 2011 53, (1-4).

With Christian Nygaard "Resource Nationalism and Credit Growth in FSU Countries", Energy Policy, 2009, vol.37, issue 11, pp. 4700-4710.

"Energy Issues and Challenges in Emerging Economies". Comparative Economic Studies, 2009_,_ 51 (2), pp.161-164.

With Ali Kutan and Taner Yigit "Corruption and Economic Development in Energy-Rich Economies". Comparative Economic Studies. 2009, 51(2), pp. 165-180. [Refereed Journal]. This paper is a winner of prestigious Bergson Prize for the best paper published in Comparative Economic Studies for 2 years 2009-2010.

With Uma Kambhampati "The determinants of individual happiness in Kazakhstan". Economic Systems. 2008. vol. 32(3), pp. 285-299, September. [Refereed Journal].

With Christian Nygaard "State governance evolution in resource-rich transition economies: An application to Russia and Kazakhstan". Energy Policy, 2008, 36 (6).pp 1829-1842.

"Overcoming the Curse of Hydrocarbon: Goals and Governance in the Oil Funds of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan" Comparative Economic Studies. December 2006. Vol. 48, pp. 583-613.

With Uma Kambhampati "Education or Employment - Choices Facing Young People in Kazakhstan" Journal of International Development. 2006, November, pp. 1-21.

With Michael Kaser "_Prudential Management of Hydrocarbon Revenues" _Post-Communist Economies. 2006, Vol. 18, No. 2, June. pp. 167-187.

With Maria Vagliasindi "Evolution of the capacity utilisation of the Kazakhstani firms. Economic Systems. 30 (2006) pp. 231-248.

"The EU and the Caspian Sea Region: an Energy Partnership?" Economic Systems. 29 (2005) pp. 59-76.

"The First Decade of Economic Transition in Central Asia: An Introduction to the Symposium". Comparative Economic Studies, 2003, 45 (437-441).

With Maria Vagliasindi and Mark Casson "Recent Developments in the Short-term Employment in Kazakhstani Firms" in Comparative Economic Studies, 2003, 45 (466-492).

"Kazakhstan. 1999-2000. Tributaire. Du Pétrole". Le Courrier Des Pays De I'Est, N 1010. Novembre-Décembre 2000. pp. 55-67. (in French).

With Paul Mosley" Are Poverty and Social Goals Attainable in the Transition Region?" Development Policy Review. Volume 18, Number 1. pp. 107-120. March 2000.

With K. Berentayev, I. Fominykh, etl. "The functioning of the Kazakhstan Enterprises in the Period of Transition: Case Study 1997". Alpari. Special Issue Oil and Gas. 2000.

"Privatisation in Kazakhstan- an Overview". in Kazakhstan Economic Trends. April-June 1999. Quarterly Issue. European Commission, Brussels. [Refereed Journal]

"An Assessment of Industrial policy and Employment Prospects in Central Asia". The Central Asia 2010: Prospects of Human Development. UNDP publication. New York. 1999

"Economic Transition in Kazakhstan" Mondes en Developpement. Tome 26. pp. 53-64. 1998.

with George Tridimas "Dilemmas of Financial Development in Kazakstan" Journal of International Development, Volume 10, N 5. pp681-693.1998.

with Nicholas Tucker "Geopolitical Factor of Economic Transformation: Kazakstan-Russian Relations" Journal of International Development, Vol. 9, No. 4 (June 1997).

Books:

Azhgaliyeva, D., Belitski, M., Jumasseitova, A. and Kalyuzhnova, Y. (2017) The impact of government-sponsored education abroad on entrepreneurship: case study Bolashak scholarship. Human Capital and Professional Education, 1 (21). pp. 37-47. ISSN 2226-9177

Karatayev, M., Hall, S., Kalyuzhnova, Y. and Clarke, M. L. (2016) Renewable energy technology uptake in Kazakhstan: policy drivers and barriers in a transitional economy. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 66. pp. 120-136. ISSN 1364-0321 doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.07.057

Kalyuzhnova, Y. and Patterson, K. (2016) Kazakhstan: long-term economic growth and the role of the oil sector. Comparative Economic Studies, 58 (1). pp. 93-118. ISSN 0888-7233 doi: 10.1057/ces.2015.31

Azhgaliyeva, D. and Kalyuzhnova, Y. (2016) The evaluation of local content implementation in Kazakhstan. Vestnik Universiteta Kainar, 2016 (N3). pp. 51-59. ISSN 2226-1052

Kalyuzhnova, Y., Nygaard, C., Omarov, Y. and Saparbayev, A. 2016. Local Content Policies in Resource-rich Countries. Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-44786-9

Yelena Kalyuzhnova (2008) Economics of the Caspian Oil and Gas Wealth: Companies. Governments. Policies. Palgrave Press. 224pp.

Yelena Kalyuzhnova and Wladimir Andreff (2003) Privatisation: Lessons from the first decade of the transition economies. Ed by. Palgrave. 258 pp.

Yelena Kalyuzhnova, Amy Myers Jaffe, Dov Lynch and Robin Sickles. (2002) Energy in the Caspian Region: Present and Future. Palgrave. 266 pp.

Yelena Kalyuzhnova and Michael Taylor Transitional Economies: Banking, Finance, Institutions. Palgrave. 2001. 256 pp.

Yelena Kalyuzhnova and Dov Lynch (2000) The Euro-Asian World: A Period of Transition. Macmillan Publishing. 2000. 219 pp.

Yelena Kalyuzhnova (1998) The Kazakstani Economy: Independence and Transition. Macmillan Publishing. London. 1998. 168 pp.

Edited books:

Privatisation: Lessons from the first decade of the transition economies. Ed by Yelena Kalyuzhnova and Wladimir Andreff. Palgrave. 2003. 258 pp.

Energy in the Caspian Region: Present and Future. Ed by Yelena Kalyuzhnova, Amy Myers Jaffe, Dov Lynch and Robin Sickles. Palgrave. 2002. 266 pp.

Transitional Economies: Banking, Finance, Institutions. Ed with Michael

Taylor. Palgrave. 2001. 256 pp.

The Euro-Asian World: A Period of Transition. Ed with Dov Lynch

Macmillan Publishing. 2000. 219 pp.

Chapters in books:

"National Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan: from anti-crisis instrument to investment vehicle". Chapter 8 in Heinrich, Andreas / Pleines, Heiko (eds) (2012): Challenges of the Caspian resource boom. Domestic elites and policy-making, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan.

"EU Energy Dependence and Co-operation with CIS Countries after EU Enlargement" with Maria Vagliasindi, Chapter 11 in Adjusting to EU Enlargement: Recurring Issues in a New Setting. . Edward Elgar. 2006.

"Economic Growth in Kazakhstan" with J. Pemberton and B. Mukhamediev. Chapter 4 in The Economic Prospects of the CIS. Ed. By Gur Ofer and Richard Pomfret. Edward Elgar. 2004.

"_Privatisation and Structural Reform: Case study Kazakhstan" Chapter_ 8 in Privatisation: Lessons from the first decade of the transition economies. Ed by Yelena Kalyuzhnova and Wladimir Andreff. Palgrave. 2003.

"Kazakhstan." Chapter in Encyclopedia of Morden Asia. A Berkshire Reference Work. Ed., David Levinson and Karen Christensen. Charles Scribner's Sons, Thomson GALE. 2002, Vol.3, pp. 336-338.

"Kazakhstan -Economic System." Chapter in Encyclopedia of Morden Asia. A Berkshire Reference Work. Ed., David Levinson and Karen Christensen. Charles Scribner's Sons, Thomson GALE. 2002, Vol.3, pp. 338-340.

"_Economies and Energy" Chapter 3 in _Energy in the Caspian Region: Present and Future. Ed by Yelena Kalyuzhnova, Amy Myers Jaffe, Dov Lynch and Robin Sickles, Palgrave. 2002.

"Reforming Pension System in Transitional Economies: Case study Kazakhstan".Chapter 6 in Transitional Economies: Banking, Finance, Institutions. Ed. by Yelena Kalyuzhnova and Michael Taylor. Palgrave. 2001.

"_The Economic Transition in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan". Chapter 9in _The Euro-Asian World: A Period of Transition. Ed by Yelena Kalyuzhnova and Dov Lynch. Macmillan Press. 2000.

Book review:

Richard Pomfret, Constructing a Market Economy. Edward Elgar. Cheltenham, UK. In Slavic Review, vol.62, no.3 (Fall 2003

Editorial work:

Member of Editorial Board:
Comparative Economic Studies (2006 – present)
Emerging Markets: Finance & Trade (2006- present)

Symposium “EU - Central Asia: economic partnership” March 2005, Economic Systems, Guest Editor

Symposium on Central Asia. Comparative Economic Studies. 2003, 45. Guest Editor.

“Policy Arena: Central Banking in Post-Socialist Economies”.

Major articles:

With Christian Nygaard, Yerengaip Omarov and Abdizhapar Saparbayev "Household Perceptions of Local Content Policy in Kazakhstan". Europe-Asia Studies. 2012 submitted (under review).

"The National Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NFRK): From accumulation to stress-test to global future" Energy Policy, 2011, vol. 39, issue 10, pp. 6650-6657.

with Christian Nygaard "Special Vehicles of State Intervention in Russia and Kazakhstan", Comparative Economic Studies. 2011, 53, pp.55-77.

"Eurasia: Natural Resources and Economies ", Comparative Economics Studies, 2011 53, (1-4).

With Christian Nygaard "Resource Nationalism and Credit Growth in FSU Countries", Energy Policy, 2009, vol.37, issue 11, pp. 4700-4710.

"Energy Issues and Challenges in Emerging Economies". Comparative Economic Studies, 2009_,_ 51 (2), pp.161-164.

With Ali Kutan and Taner Yigit "Corruption and Economic Development in Energy-Rich Economies". Comparative Economic Studies. 2009, 51(2), pp. 165-180. This paper is a winner of prestigious Bergson Prize for the best paper published in Comparative Economic Studies for 2 years 2009-2010.

With Uma Kambhampati "The determinants of individual happiness in Kazakhstan". Economic Systems. 2008. vol. 32(3), pp. 285-299, September.

With Christian Nygaard "State governance evolution in resource-rich transition economies: An application to Russia and Kazakhstan". Energy Policy, 2008, 36 (6).pp 1829-1842..

"Overcoming the Curse of Hydrocarbon: Goals and Governance in the Oil Funds of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan" Comparative Economic Studies. December 2006. Vol. 48, pp. 583-613.

With Uma Kambhampati "Education or Employment - Choices Facing Young People in Kazakhstan " Journal of International Development. 2006, November, pp. 1-21.

With Michael Kaser "_Prudential Management of Hydrocarbon Revenues" _Post-Communist Economies. 2006, Vol. 18, No. 2, June. pp. 167-187.

With Maria Vagliasindi "_Evolution of the capacity utilisation of the Kazakhstani firms . _Economic Systems. 30 (2006) pp. 231-248.

"The EU and the Caspian Sea Region: an Energy Partnership?" Economic Systems. 29 (2005) pp. 59-76.

"The First Decade of Economic Transition in Central Asia: An Introduction to the Symposium". Comparative Economic Studies, 2003, 45 (437-441). With Maria Vagliasindi and Mark Casson "Recent Developments in the Short-term

Employment in Kazakhstani Firms" in Comparative Economic Studies, 2003, 45 (466-492).

"Kazakhstan. 1999-2000. Tributaire. Du Pétrole". Le Courrier Des Pays De I'Est, N 1010. Novembre-Décembre 2000. pp. 55-67. (in French)

With Paul Mosley" Are Poverty and Social Goals Attainable in the Transition Region?" Development Policy Review. Volume 18, Number 1. pp. 107-120. March 2000.

With K. Berentayev, I. Fominykh, etl. "The functioning of the Kazakhstan Enterprises in the Period of Transition: Case Study 1997". Alpari. Special Issue Oil and Gas. 2000.

"Privatisation in Kazakhstan- an Overview". in Kazakhstan Economic Trends. April-June 1999. Quarterly Issue. European Commission, Brussels.

"An Assessment of Industrial policy and Employment Prospects in Central

Asia". The Central Asia 2010: Prospects of Human Development. UNDP publication. New York. 1999

"Economic Transition in Kazakhstan" Mondes en Developpement. Tome 26. pp. 53-64. 1998.

with George Tridimas "Dilemmas of Financial Development in Kazakstan" Journal of International Development, Volume 10, N 5. pp681-693.1998.

with Nicholas Tucker "Geopolitical Factor of Economic Transformation: Kazakstan-Russian Relations" Journal of International Development, Vol. 9, No. 4 (June 1997).

Conference:

Presentations at the international conferences:

Presentation: "Local Content in Kazakhstan: Public View on the Entrepreneurship".

Lecture: "Local Content in Kazakhstan. Results of the Study"

The Ditchley Foundation is a privately-funded charity established in 1958 to promote trans-Atlantic understanding. Since then Ditchley conferences have expanded to include the concerns and participation of nations from across the globe. They are designed as a resource for senior policy-makers and professional analysts from the fields of politics, the civil service, education, civil society, business, industry and the media to study specific policy questions in a broad context, to hear the views of other experts in the field and to draw operational or analytical conclusions. Between 35 and 45 participants attend conferences by invitation. The proceedings are informal and off-the-record, with emphasis placed on frank debate and oral dialogue rather than on set presentations.

Acted as rapporteur for Working Group and made it a presentation of main conclusions on energy sector and economic development.

Paper: "Caspian region: Companies. Governments. Policies".

Paper "National Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan- from stress test to global future".

Paper "Nabucco project and Caspian Interests".

Paper "Local Content Policy in Kazakhstan- result of the Household Survey".

Paper: "Spending Petro-Dollars", as well as principle discussant

Invited to address the round table as an expert on the economic development of the region.

Paper "National Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan- from stress test to global future".

The Global Local Content Summit is the largest and most prestigious annual gathering of senior local content decision makers from across the globe.

Paper: "The Role Of Local Content In The Economic Development Of Resource-Rich Countries".

Paper: "Local Content in the Caspian Region".

The Kazakhstan Growth Forum is Europe's leading event on investing doing business in Kazakhstan - attracting 300 top-level participants even amidst the economic challenges of 2009. This event is also a key meeting place for high-level decision-makers from the Kazakhstani Government and the corporate sector, foreign strategic investors, international financiers, and leading experts and academics on the region.

Special invitation by the Council to assess work on the project "Resource nationalism in the Caspian region-with a special focus on Kazakhstan".

Paper "Kazakhstan: understanding the government's approach to IOCs".

Lecture: "Local Content in Kazakhstan. New way of Development?"

Paper "Local Content" as a Factor in Oil and Gas Projects".

Paper: "Managing Expectations of Emerging Oil and Gas Producing Countries:
Companies. Governments. Policies".

Paper: "Local Content Policy in Kazakhstan".

Paper: "Local Content Policy in Kazakhstan- An Overview".

Paper: "Resource Nationalism and Credit Growth in FSU Countries".

Won competition of panels. Panel "Energy Issues and Challenges in Emerging Economies". Paper: "Determinants of Corruption and the Growth-Corruption Links in Energy-Rich Economies".

Research collaboration:

Consultancy: