Alexandru Butiseacă

by Emilia Bălan

Mr. Alexandru Butiseacă has been a scientific researcher since 2016 at the Institute for World Economy. He holds a PhD in economics since 2014 from National Institute for Economic Research Costin C. Kiritescu of Romanian Academy with a thesis on “New protectionism and China. An approach from the perspective of the Austrian Economics School”. He also holds a Master degree in European Economic Studies and currently is Assistant Professor in International Trade and Trade Policies at Romanian-American University in Bucharest.

Mr. Butiseacă followed a series of training and documentation seminars within institutions such as: the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, New York, CEVRO Institute, Prague, London School of Economics, Bocconi University, Italy, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, College of Europe, Natolin, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland, Reykjavik University, Iceland, Austrian Economic Centre, Vienna and the European Commission and Eurostat.

He is the coordinator of the ” Murray Rothbard” Center for Political Economy and Business within the Romanian-American University (Bucharest) – winner of the international competition “2011 Templeton Freedom Award” as the best academic world center, promoter of freedom, organized by Atlas Economic Research Foundation in the United States. He is currently working and coordinating projects of the European Documentation Centre (subordinated to the European Commission: DG COMM Brussels) – with activities that include organizing scientific events on the themes of the EU economy, co-organizing study and documentation visits at European Institutions, for students and researchers, or co-organizing visits like the one of former European Parliament President, Jerzy Buzec in Romania, in 2010. His work in editorial management is linked to the position of editor in chief of “The Review of Social and Economic Issues” journal which includes in its editorial board professors and researchers from universities such us: Harvard University, George Mason University, University of Manchester, Peace University or University of Angers.

Since 2007 he has been involved in several research projects and has held various seminars and workshops on topics of economics, for journalists, students and politicians. During his academic career he has organized numerous conferences, summer schools and international scientific symposiums on topics of economics and business, in partnership with institutions such as: the Cato Institute, Foundation for Economic Education, Acton Institute, Institute for Economic Affairs, CEVRO Institute Prague Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, International Society for Individual Liberty, Economic Thinking, Austrian Economics Center, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, or the European Commission representation in Romania and the European Parliament Information Office.

His academic research activities include international trade and trade policies, the Austrian economics school, praxeology, epistemology and economic methodology, and as fields of interest in empirical research he focused on China’s economy, the analysis of economic and political institutions, policy analysis, in particular on free trade agreements and protectionist trade policy.