Dr. Ioana Petrescu

Contact information

4131 Van Munching Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
petrescu@umd.edu

Biography

   Ioana Petrescu received a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Economics from Harvard University and a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Wellesley College. Prior to joining the University of Maryland, she worked as an N.R.I. Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC. Her fields are public finance, economic development and international political economy. Her research interests range from taxation in transitional and developing countries, to black markets, entrepreneurship, and economic sanctions. She was born in Bucharest, Romania, lived in Bucharest, Boston and Washington, DC. [CV]

Working Papers

"Income Taxation and Self-Employment: The Impact of Progressivity in Countries with Tax
Evasion"

"Financial Sector Quality and Tax Revenue: Panel Evidence"

"Black Markets and Economic Sanctions"

"The Humanitarian Impact of Economic Sanctions"

"Rethinking Economic Sanction Success: Sanctions as Deterrents"

 

Work in Progress

"From Rags to Riches: Wealth Accumulation in Developing and Transitional Economies"