Dr. Kiril Tochkov is Professor at the Department of Economics at Texas Christian University. A native of Bulgaria, he studied Chinese and Economics at Ruprecht Karls University in Heidelberg, Germany, and at Beijing Foreign Studies University in China. He received a Ph.D. in Economics from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 2005.

Dr. Tochkov's research focuses on economic growth, regional macroeconomics, productivity, and interregional trade. He is particularly interested in the economy of China and other emerging economies in Eastern Europe and Asia. His publications have appeared in academic journals in the fields of macroeconomics (Macroeconomic Dynamics, Journal of Macroeconomics), international economics (Review of International Economics, The World Economy), comparative economics (Economic Systems, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change) and Chinese/Asian economics (China Economic Review, Journal of Asian Economics), among others.

Dr. Tochkov has held visiting appointments at various central banks (Bank of Finland, Bulgarian National Bank), universities (East China Normal University, University of Orléans), and research institutes (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Centre for Advanced Study) around the world.

At Texas Christian University, Dr. Tochkov regularly teaches classes in Macroeconomics, Econometrics, and Asian Economics. He served as Chair of the Department of Economics in 2017-2020.