Last updated: 09.10.2007

Curriculum Vitae

EUGENIA M. MARKOVA

Date of Birth: 2 June 1969

Place of Birth: Russe, Bulgaria

Home Address : Flat 3, 3, Garnville Rd

BN3 1TG Hove , East Sussex , UK

Office Address: Sussex Centre for Migration Research

University of Sussex

Arts C building, Office C209, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9SJ , UK

TEL: (+44-1273) 87 33 92

FAX: (+44-1273) 62 06 62

mobile (+44-7747) 81 20 66

E-mail: E.Markova@sussex.ac.uk; eugeniamarko@hotmail.com

CURRENT POSITION: Research Fellow/University Teacher

Sussex Centre for Migration Research,

University of Sussex at Brighton , UK

Field of expertise: labour economics; economics of labour migration

(East-West flows)

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS , DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, ATHENS , GREECE

1995 – 2000: Ph.D. in Economics

Thesis topic: The Economic Performance of Bulgarian Illegal and Legalised Immigrants in the Greek Labour Market.

MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE OF CHANIA, CHANIA, CRETE , GREECE

1992–1994:M.Sc. in Rural Resource Economics and Development/ Policy Option.

Thesis Topic: Internal Migration and Rural Development in Bulgaria .

UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONAL AND WORLD ECONOMY, SOFIA , BULGARIA

1988–1992:B.S. in Rural Economy Management.

1989–1992: Diplomain Economic Journalism, Department of Public Professions

Fellowships and Awards

European Commission, Marie Curie Post-Doctoral Individual Fellowships 2002 - 2004

European Commission, Phare ACE Programme 1997(P97-9135-S) [8,000 ECU/EUR]

European Commission, Phare ACE Programme 1995 (P95-3163-S) [22,307 ECU]

Greek Government Scholarship Foundation (IKY), 1994-1195 [800,000 GRD]

University for National and World Economy, Sofia , Bulgaria , Top Student Award, 1989-1992.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE RECORD

• Research Associate, Department of Economics, University of Athens , Greece , October 1995-December, 2002

• Academic Partner in a Project on “National Employment Strategies Towards Migrants and Ethnic Minorities, European Commission, DG Employment and Social Affairs, October – December, 2002.

• Research Associate for the International Organisation for Migration, Athens branch, on “Trafficking in Unaccompanied Minors in the EU: The Case of Greece”, December 2001-July 2002.

• Expert in the Business Plan of the Greek Ministry of Interior on “Migrants in Greece” for the establishment of the Centre for Migration Policy in Greece Athens, Greece, March – July 2002.

• Teaching Assistant in International Trade and Balance of Payments, Department of Economics, University of Athens , September 1998 – February 1999.

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Member of the Hellenic Association of University Women
• Member of the World Federation of University Women

Previous Voluntary Work:

• President of the Bulgarian Migrant Community “Vassil Levski” in Athens , Greece , May 1998 – December 2002.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

• E. Markova (with A. Sarris ) , 1997, “The Performance of Bulgarian Illegal Migrants i n the Greek Labour Market . South European Society & Politics , Vol. 2 No. 2.

• E. Markova (with A. Sarris ) , 1997, “Bulgarian immigrants in the Greek Labour Market”. Ikonomika, June (in Bulgarian).

• E. Markova (with A. Sarris) , 2001, “The Decision to Legalise by Bulgarian Illegal Immigrants in Greece ”. In: Djajic, S. (ed.), International Migration: Trends, Policy and Economic Impact, by Routledge Publishers: London .

• E. Markova (with P. Tinios), 2001, «The Bulgarian Pension System and Reform: A perspective from Greece ». Holzmann, R. (ed.), Learning from the Partners, by World Bank (electronic version).

• E. Markova, 2001, “Bulgarian Migrants’ Community in Greece ”. In: Marvakis. A (ed.), Migrants in Greece , Elinika Gramata: Athens (in Greek).

• E. Markova (with L. Katseli) , ( forthcoming In: A South – Eastern Model of Adjustment through Migration, Macmillan Press) “Migration Policies – Recent Developments from Host and Home Country Perspective”; “Causal Factors of Migration: A Theoretical Overview”; “Migration – Development Interlinkages”; “Policy Alternatives for Encouraging Temporary Migration in South - Eastern Europe”.

• E. Markova (with A. Sarris), 2001, “Human Capital Investment and Earnings Performance of Bulgarian Immigrants in Greece”. Discussion Paper No:23, University of Athens, Faculty of Economics.

• E. Markova (with A. Sarris), 2001, “Remitting and Saving Behaviour of Bulgarian Immigrants in Greece”. Discussion Paper No:24, University of Athens, Faculty of Economics.

• E. Markova (with L. Katseli and H. Magoula), 2001, “Educational Choices for Second Generation Migration: Is There a Role for a European Education Policy?”. Discussion Paper No:34, University of Athens, Faculty of Economics.

Unpublished Papers / Lectures at Conferences

Lecture on “Employment Strategies for Migrants and Ethnic Minorities: The Case of Greece”, EuroFor Annual Conference 2002, within the framework of the same project-report of research results, Florence, Italy, 14-15 December 2002.

Lecture on “Trafficking in women and children: The Case of Greece”, EURO Summer School 2001 on “Transnational Mobility and Security: Conceptual Frames, Experiences and New Perspectives for the European Union”, Cecina, Tuscany, Italy, 11-21 July 2002.

Lecture on “Trafficking in Unaccompanied Minors: Greece”, International Organisation for Migration, IHESI (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Securite Interierure), and the European Commission STOP Programme, Paris, 18-19 April, 2002.

Lecture on “Greek Government Policy Approaches towards Managing Immigration Flows since the beginning of 1990”, EuroFor Annual Conference 2001 on “Immigration and Refugee Protection Politics in Europe”, Brussels, 5-9 December 2001.

Lecture on “Remitting and Saving Behaviour of the Economic Immigrants in Greece”; Seminar of the Greek government and the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Greece, Athens, Greece, 22-23 October 2001.

Lecture on “Do Immigrants Compete with Natives? The Case of Bulgarians in Greece”; Southeast Europe Economic Forum, Sofia, Bulgaria, 15-17 October 2001.

Lecture on “Immigrant Adaptations to the Receiving Society and Government Policies toward Ethno-Cultural Diversity Management: The Case of Albanians and Bulgarians in Greece”; EURO Summer School 2001 on “Management of Ethno-Cultural Diversity: a Transnational Perspective”, Cecina, Tuscany, Italy, 7-17 July 2001.

Paper on “ The Bulgarian Pension System and Reform” (co-authored with Dr. Platon Tinios), A joint World Bank/ International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Conference, in collaboration with EC/Austrian Government, Vienna, Austria, 6/7 April 2001.

Lecture on “The Integration of Bulgarian Migrant Women in the Greek Society - Problems and Perspectives”, Conference for the International Women’s Day, Greek Government Section for Women, Athens, Greece, 8 March 2001.

Paper on “Bulgarian Immigration Model and the Second Generation Bulgarian Immigrants in Greece”, Workshop on “Second Generation Migrants in Greece”, Foreign Newspapers in Greece, Athens, Greece, 8 December 2000.

Paper on “Bulgarian Migrants’ Living and Working Conditions in Greece after the “Amnesty” in 1998”, Workshop on “Workforce Diversity in Europe”, University of Lund and the Ministry of Labour in Sweden, Ystad, Sweden, 2/3 October 2000.

Paper on “Schooling Options for Second-Generation Migrants: The Need for an Active European Policy” (co-authored with Prof. Katseli and Dr. Magoula), European Science Foundation Conference on “Migration and Development”, Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy, 12/17 May 2000.

Paper on “Factors that Shape Bulgarian Migrants’ Decision to Legalise”, Workshop of the Greek National Labour Institute and the Hellenic Centre for Social Research, Athens, Greece, 9 June 2000.

Paper on “Legalization Changes in the Greek Immigration Policy”, International conference on “Migration Movements in the Balkan area”, University of “LA SAPIENZA”, Department of Economics, Rome, Italy, 20/21 May 2000.

Paper on “The Performance of Bulgarian Illegal Migrants in the Greek Labour Market”, Workshop of the Hellenic Centre for Social Research, Loutraki, Greece, 17/19 April 1997.

Paper for the CEPR Workshop on “The Economics of Illegal Migration”, Athens, Greece, 14/17 February 1997.

Paper on “Urban to Rural Migration in Bulgaria - Economic and Social effects” at the Sixth International Conference in Rural Sociology, European Society for Rural Sociology, 21/26 August 1994.

Background

Born and raised inRousse, Northern Bulgaria. Graduated the English Language School in Rousse with a golden medal for successful completion of the high school degree. Received various city honours for literature aptitude.

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