Nataliia Cherkas - Ph.D. in Economics, Habilitation program at the Department of International Economics, Kyiv National Economic University named by Vadym Hetman Since 2006, lecturer, since 2011, Associate Professor of the Department of International Economic Relations, Lviv University of Trade and Economics. First prize winner of the young scholars’ competition of the International Economic Policy Journal, 2006, was awarded by the Lviv Regional Council for achievements in science in 2011. Alumni of Fulbright Faculty Development Program (University of Redlands, 2013-2014) and the program of Leibniz Science Campus Eastern Europe - Global Area, 2018-2019. Was a visiting scholar and lecturer at the University of Redlands (USA), 2013-2015; Friedrich Schiller University Jena and European University Viadrina (Germany), 2016-2018. Research interests: economic development, transitive economics, foreign trade structure, business environment.