Paul Dragos Aligica
Senior Research Fellowdaligica@gmu.edu
Biography
Paul Dragos Aligica is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, an adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute, and an associate professor at the National School of Political Science and Public Administration in Bucharest.
Dr. Aligica has written extensively on scenario building, international development, institutional change theories and strategies, and the economies and polities of Eastern Europe. In addition to his academic work, he has served as an expert to large international consulting firms and as an advisor or project partner to institutions such as the United Nations Development Program, the World Bank, European Union organizations, NATO, and the United States Agency for International Development.
Dr. Aligica earned his PhD in political science from Indiana University, Bloomington. He also earned a PhD in economics from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest and a PhD in sociology from the University of Bucharest.
