Anush Hakobyan is a doctoral candidate in economics at the Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education, Prague (CERGE-EI). She holds an MA in Economics from CERGE-EI and an M.A. from Yerevan State University’s Department of Cybernetic Economics. Prior to starting her graduate work, Ms. Hakobyan had worked as Head of Correspondent Relations and International Transactions department at Bank Mellat in Yerevan.