Vusal Afras ogly Gasimli ( az, Vüsal Əfras oğlu Qasımlı) is an
Azerbaijani economist
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The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...
serving as the
Executive director of the Center for Economic Reforms Analysis and Communication of the Republic of Azerbaijan (since 2016),
was the Head of Economic Analysis and Global Affairs Department of the
Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Azerbaijan (2011-2016), and the President of
"ANS-PRESS" Publishing House (2005-2007). Since 2021 he was appointed Focal Point of UNESCAP. He is the author of more than 10 books and 500 scientific works on economics in Azerbaijani, Russian, English, and Korean.
Biography
Vusal Gasimli was born in Imishli on 7 April 1975. He is married, with three children.
Education
Gasimli received his primary and secondary education in high school #34 of Imishli.
He entered the
Azerbaijan State University of Economics
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in 1993 (with the highest score), and received his
Masters degree in Economics in 1997.
After graduation, Gasimli continued his education at
Georgian Institute of Public Affairs
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in
Tbilisi
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and received a master's degree in Journalism in 2004 (based on the study program of
Louisiana State University
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).
In 2009 Gasimli was awarded the degree of PhD in Economics,
and in 2017 he was awarded the title of
Doctor of Science
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in Economics. Being a results-driven researcher with a strong background in
macroeconomics
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, his studies are focused on
economic development
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,
competitiveness
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, modernization, and
geoeconomics
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.
In 2013 he was given the title of
associate professor
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, and in 2021 was promoted to
Professor
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.
In 2021 he earned a certificate of completion for the "Leading Economic Growth" Program, at the
John F. Kennedy School of Government
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at Harvard University.
In 2022-2023 he completed the
Oxford University
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Postgraduate Diploma in Strategy and Innovation.
He is fluent in Azerbaijani, English, Turkish and Russian, and has an elementary knowledge of Spanish.
Scientific activity
In 2010-2014, Gasimli was engaged in pedagogical activities at the
UNEC
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Special Talent Group and MBA program. He delivered
public lecture
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s at the
Washington University in St. Louis
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,
University of California
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,
The American University in Cairo
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,
University of Warsaw
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,
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (English: ''Catholic University of the Sacred Heart'', colloquially the ''Catholic University of Milan''), known as UCSC or UNICATT or simply Cattolica, is an Italian private research university founded in 19 ...
,
Hanyang University
Hanyang University (Korean: 한양대학교) is a private research university in South Korea. The main campus is located in Seoul and its satellite campus, the Education Research Industry Cluster (ERICA campus), is in Ansan. ''Hanyang'' (한양, ...
,
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
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, and
Rio de Janeiro State University
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. In 2013, he was also employed by
KIEP as a visiting professor.
In 2012, Gasimli received the award of
Astana Economic Forum
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for his outstanding research achievements.
His book, ''Geoeconomics'', a work highly estimated by the world scientific society, was published in 2015. Commenting on the book, the professor of
King's College London
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,
Friedbert Pflüger
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noted that "Gasimli created a unique concept of
geoeconomics
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".
Career
From 2005 to 2007 Gasimli was the President of
"ANS-PRESS" Publishing House.
In 2007-2011, he consulted on the projects of
The European Union
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,
World Bank
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,
JICA
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, and other intergovernmental organizations. In 2011, he was appointed the Head of Economic Analysis and Global Affairs Department of the
Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Azerbaijan. He participated in the sessions of the
UNIDO
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. Gasimli joined the T20 network (Think Tanks from
G20
The G20 or Group of Twenty is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union (EU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation, ...
countries) as a representative of
Azerbaijan
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in 2015.
In 2016, he became an economic development consultant for the
Asian Development Bank
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. According to the final decision of the meeting held by the Supervisory Board of the Center for Economic Reforms Analysis and Communication, on May 2, 2016, Vusal Gasimli was appointed the
Executive director of the Center.
Since 2021 Vusal Gasimli is the Focal Point of UNESCAP.
He is also a member of the government commission established on the basis of the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated July 13, 2016 No. 2199 "On additional measures to improve the business environment in the Republic of Azerbaijan and further improvement of the position of our country in international rankings". For his achievements in this field, in 2018,
Ilham Aliyev
Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003.
The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...
awarded Gasimli the
Taraggi Medal.
References
External links
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Geo-economicsby Vusal Gasimli
Modernization of Azerbaijan economy: The role of transnational companiesby Vusal Gasimli
Resource-rich Countries: Modernization and Diversification: The case of Azerbaijanby Vusal Gasimli
The impact of some key factors on labour productivity in European countriesby Vusal Gasimli
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1975 births
Living people
21st-century Azerbaijani economists
People from Imishli
Azerbaijan State University of Economics alumni
Recipients of the Tereggi Medal