Prof. Kartasheva is an economist with a background spanning academia, policy, and international institutions. Prior to joining the University of St Gallen, she worked at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on financial stability and regulation—as an Economist in the Monetary and Economic Department and later as Economic Advisor at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS). She contributed to the work of global standard-setting bodies, including the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the Financial Stability Board, and the IAIS. Prior to her policy work, she was an Assistant Professor of Insurance and Risk Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on insurance, banking, and systemic risk, with an emphasis on connecting academic insights and regulatory practice.
Employment
Current positions
Associate Professor of Insurance Economics, School of Finance, University of St.Gallen, 2021
Director, Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research (SIAW-HSG), University of St Gallen, 2024-
Faculty Member, Swiss Finance Institute, 2022-
Senior Research Fellow, Wharton Alternative Investments Initiative, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2019-
Past positions
2021-2024: Faculty Member, Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St.Gallen
2019-2021: Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Insurance Economics, University of St.Gallen
2015-2018: Economic Adviser, International Association of Insurance Supervisors, Bank for International Settlements
2012-2015: Economist, Financial Systems and Regulation Section, Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements
2007-2012: Assistant Professor, Department of Insurance and Risk Management, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
2004-2007: Assistant Professor, Department of Risk Management and Insurance, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University
Education
1999-2004: PhD in Economics, with highest honors, Toulouse School of Economics, University of Toulouse, France
1998-1999: MS in Economic Theory and Econometrics, with highest honors, Toulouse School of Economics, University of Toulouse, France
1996-1998: MA in Economics, New Economic School, Moscow, Russia
1993-1997: BS in Mathematical Economics, Lonomosov Moscow State University, Russia