Elliott School Professors Martha Finnemore and Michael Barnett were listed as the No. 1 and No. 11 scholars, respectively, who produced the most interesting scholarship in the past five years in the 2011 Teaching, Research and International Policy (TRIP) survey 
, which included responses from 1,582 international relations faculty members.
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Olga A. Timoshenko
Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs
Office: Government Hall 301, 2115 G St., NW
E-mail: timoshenko@gwu.edu
Web: https://sites.google.com/site/olgatimoshenkoecon/
Education:
Ph.D., Yale University
Expertise:
International Trade
Background:
Olga A. Timoshenko is an Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the George Washington University. Dr. Timoshenko received her Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University. She also holds an M.Phil. and M.A. in Economics from the same institution and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Western Ontario in Canada.
Dr. Timoshenko's research focuses on exploring exporters' behavior in foreign markets. In particular she investigates the role of learning on the demand side in explaining exporters' decisions to begin or discontinue selling products in foreign destinations (product switching), and in explaining export hysteresis. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in international economics.