Research: Kiril Tochkov

Kiril Tochkov

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

[35]	El-Shagi, M., & Tochkov, K. (2024). Regional heterogeneity and the provincial Phillips curve in China. Economic Analysis and Policy, 81, 1036-1044. PDF
[34]	Tochkov, K. (2023). China vs India in the Himalayas: Comparing economic development in Tibet and Ladakh. Asia and the Global Economy, 3(2), 100073. PDF
[33]	El-Shagi, M., & Tochkov, K. (2022). Divisia monetary aggregates for Russia: Money demand, GDP nowcasting, and the price puzzle. Economic Systems, 46(4), 101054. PDF
[32]	El-Shagi, M., & Tochkov, K. (2022). Shadow of the Colossus: Euro area spillovers and monetary policy in Central and Eastern Europe. Journal of International Money and Finance, 120, 102501. PDF
[31]	Tochkov, K. (2022). Trade efficiency, cross-border integration, and regional barriers in Northeast China. The Chinese Economy, 55(1), 13-25. PDF
[30]	El-Shagi, M., Sawyer, W., & Tochkov, K. (2022). The income elasticity of import demand: A meta-survey. Pacific Economic Review, 27(1), 18-41. PDF
[29]	Tochkov, K. (2021). Regional real exchange rates and growth: Evidence from resource-based regional economies. Review of International Economics, 29(3), 626-640. PDF
[28]	Tochkov, K. (2021). North Korea’s trade and the integration of Northeast Asia. Asia and the Global Economy, 1(1), 100007. PDF
[27]	Tochkov, K. (2021). Regional inequality and convergence in large emerging economies: A distribution dynamics approach. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 25(1), 154-177. PDF
[26b]	Izotov, D., & Tochkov, K. (2020). Interaction of the Russian Far East and Asia-Pacific countries: Assessment of institutional and tariff barriers to trade. Regional Research of Russia, 10(2), 182-193. [Reprint of 26a in English] PDF
[26a]	Izotov, D., & Tochkov, K. (2019). Взаимодействие Дальнего Востока со странами АТР: Оценка институциональных и тарифных барьеров торговли [Interaction of the Russian Far East with the countries of the Pacific Rim: Evaluating institutional and tariff trade barriers]. Пространственная экономика [Spatial Economics], 15(3), 20-45. [in Russian] PDF
[25]	Izotov, D., & Tochkov, K. (2019). Оценка потенциала расширения торговых взаимодействий регионов Дальнего Востока со странами АТР [Trade interactions between the Russian Far East regions and Asia-Pacific countries: Assessment of potential]. Регионалистика [Regionalistica], 6(5), 6-30. [in Russian] PDF
[24]	Ndao, S., Nenovsky, N., & Tochkov, K. (2019). Does monetary integration lead to income convergence in Africa? A study of the CFA monetary area. Portuguese Economic Journal, 18(2), 67-85. PDF
[23]	Izotov, D., & Tochkov, K. (2018). Сравнительная оценка внутрирегиональных и внешних торговых взаимодействий Дальнего Востока России [Comparative assessment of the internal and external trading interactions of the Far East of Russia]. Регионалистика [Regionalistica], 5(6), 37-52. [in Russian] PDF
[22]	Tochkov, K. (2018). Trade potential and trade integration of the Russian Far East: A regional perspective. Пространственная экономика [Spatial Economics], 14(4), 21-38. PDF
[21]	Izotov, D., & Tochkov, K. (2017). Оценка торговых барьеров Дальнего Востока России [Assessment of trade barriers in the Russian Far East]. Регионалистика [Regionalistica], 4(5), 61-75. [in Russian] PDF
[20]	Paltasingh, K., Goyari, P., & Tochkov, K. (2017). Rice ecosystems and adoption of modern rice varieties in Odisha, East India: Intensity, determinants and policy implications. The Journal of Developing Areas, 51(3), 197-213. PDF
[19]	Sawyer, W., Tochkov, K., & Yu, W. (2017). Regional and sectoral patterns and determinants of comparative advantage in China. Frontiers of Economics in China (now International Studies of Economics), 12(1), 7-36. PDF
[18]	Wamboye, E., & Tochkov, K. (2016). External debt relief initiatives and economic growth in least developed countries. The Journal of Developing Areas, 50(2), 213-229. PDF
[17]	Tochkov, K. (2015). Regional integration and economic convergence in Northeast Asia: Evidence from the Greater Tumen Initiative. Journal of Northeast Asia Development, 17, 85-108. PDF
[16]	Tochkov, K. (2015). The efficiency of postal services in the age of market liberalization and the internet: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe. Utilities Policy, 36, 35-42. PDF
[15]	Nath, H., Liu, L., & Tochkov, K. (2015). Comparative Advantages in U.S. Bilateral Services Trade with China and India. Journal of Asian Economics, 38, 79-92. PDF
[14]	Wamboye, E., & Tochkov, K. (2015). External debt, labor productivity growth, and convergence: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. The World Economy, 38(5), 856-877. PDF
[13]	Wamboye, E., Tochkov, K., & Sergi, B. (2015). Technology adoption and growth in Sub-Saharan African countries. Comparative Economic Studies, 57(1), 136-167. PDF
[12]	Nenovsky, N., & Tochkov, K. (2014). Transition, integration, and catching up: Income convergence between Central and Eastern Europe and the EU. Mondes en Développement, 42(3/167), 73-92. PDF
[11]	Tochkov, K., & Yu, W. (2013). Sectoral productivity and regional disparities in China, 1978-2006. Comparative Economic Studies, 55(4), 582-605. PDF
[10]	Nenovsky, N., Tochkov, K., & Turcu, C. (2013). Politiques monétaires et intégration Européenne: Le cas des deux pays des Balkans [Monetary policies and European integration: The case of two Balkan countries]. Revue d'Études Comparatives Est-Ouest, 44(2), 141-162. [in French]
[9]	Nath, H., & Tochkov, K. (2013). Relative inflation dynamics in the new EU member countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Empirical Economics, 45(1), 1-22. [Lead article] PDF
[8]	Nenovsky, N., Tochkov, K., & Turcu, C. (2013). Monetary regimes, economic stability, and EU accession: Comparing Bulgaria and Romania. Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 46(1), 13-23. PDF
[7]	Tochkov, K., Nenovsky, N., & Tochkov, K. (2012). University efficiency and public funding for higher education in Bulgaria. Post-Communist Economies, 24(4), 517-534. PDF
[6]	Tochkov, K., & Nenovsky, N. (2011). Institutional reforms, EU accession, and bank efficiency in transition economies: Evidence from Bulgaria. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 47(1), 113-129. PDF
[5]	Sawyer, W., Sprinkle, R., & Tochkov, K. (2010). Patterns and determinants of intra-industry trade in Asia. Journal of Asian Economics, 21(5), 485-493. PDF
[4]	Badunenko, O., & Tochkov, K. (2010). Soaring dragons, roaring tigers, growling bears: Determinants of regional growth and convergence in China, India, and Russia. Economics of Transition (now Economics of Transition and Institutional Change), 18(3), 539-570. PDF
[3]	Tochkov, K., & Tochkov, K. (2009). Is higher volatility associated with lower growth? Intranational evidence from South Korea. Empirical Economics Letters, 8(7), 625-629. PDF
[2]	Henderson, D., Tochkov, K., & Badunenko, O. (2007). A drive up the capital coast? Contributions to post-reform growth across Chinese provinces. Journal of Macroeconomics, 29(3), 569-594. PDF
[1]	Tochkov, K. (2007). Interregional transfers and the smoothing of provincial expenditure in China. China Economic Review, 18(1), 54-65. PDF

Working Papers

El-Shagi, M., & Tochkov, K. (2023). Regional heterogeneity and the provincial Phillips curve in China (CFDS Discussion Paper No. 2023/3). Center for Financial Development and Stability, Henan University.

El-Shagi, M., & Tochkov, K. (2021). Divisia monetary aggregates for Russia: Money demand, GDP nowcasting, and the price puzzle (CFDS Discussion Paper No. 2021/1). Center for Financial Development and Stability, Henan University.

El-Shagi, M., & Tochkov, K. (2020). Shadow of the Colossus: Euro Area spillovers and monetary policy in Central and Eastern Europe (CFDS Discussion Paper No. 2020/7). Center for Financial Development and Stability, Henan University.

El-Shagi, M., Sawyer, W.C., & Tochkov, K. (2019). The income elasticity of import demand: A meta survey (CFDS Discussion Paper No. 2019/3). Center for Financial Development and Stability, Henan University.

Tochkov, K. (2016). Gravity, borders, and the potential for economic integration in the Asia Pacific: Evidence from Korea and Russia. In 2015 KIEP Visiting Fellows Program (pp. 84-111). Sejong City, Korea: Korea Institute for International Economic Policy.

Ndao, S., Nenovsky, N., & Tochkov, K. (2016). Intégration monétaire et convergence des revenus en zone CFA (LEO Working Paper No. 12). Laboratoire d’Économie d’Orléans, Université d’Orléans. [in French]

Liu, L., Nath, H., & Tochkov, K. (2015). Comparative advantages in U.S. bilateral services trade with China and India (Working Paper No. 1092). William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan.

Nenovsky, N., & Tochkov, K. (2013). The distribution dynamics of income in Central and Eastern Europe relative to the EU: A nonparametric analysis (Working Paper No. 1063). William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan.

Nath, H., & Tochkov, K. (2011). Relative inflation dynamics in the EU accession countries of Central and Eastern Europe (Discussion Paper No. 84). Bulgarian National Bank.

Tochkov, K., & Nenovsky, N. (2009). Efficiency of commercial banks in Bulgaria in the wake of EU accession (ICER Working Paper No. 21). International Centre for Economic Research.

Tochkov, K., & Nenovsky, N. (2009). Efficiency of commercial banks in Bulgaria in the wake of EU accession (Discussion Paper No. 75). Bulgarian National Bank.

Henderson, D. J., Tochkov, K., & Badunenko, O. (2006). A drive up the capital coast? Contributions to post-reform growth across Chinese province (Working Paper No. 0609). Department of Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton.

Tochkov, K. (2004). Fiscal reforms, output fluctuations and the cyclical behavior of net transfers in China: Evidence from province-level panel data (Working Paper No. 0417). Department of Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton.

Tochkov, K. (2004). Interregional transfers and the smoothing of provincial expenditure in China (Working Paper No. 0416). Department of Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton.

Tochkov, K. (2003). Interregional risk sharing and fiscal decentralization in China. Department of Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton, mimeo.

Chapters in Books, Reference Works, and Conference Proceedings

Tochkov, K. (2022). China's trade and opening since 1978: A regional perspective from the Northeast. A. Le Riche, A. Parent, & L. Zhang (Eds.), Institutional change and China capitalism: Frontier of cliometrics and its application to China (pp. 89-107). London: World Scientific Publishing. PDF

Izotov, D., & Tochkov, K. (2021). The spatial dimension of Chinese trade with Russia: Evidence from regional data. In D. Solovev, V. Savaley, A. Bekker, & V. Petukhov (Eds.), Proceeding of the international science and technology conference "FarEastСon 2020". Smart innovation, systems and technologies, vol. 227 (pp. 397-407). Singapore: Springer. PDF

Izotov, D., & Tochkov, K. (2020). Trade relations between the Russian Far East and Northeast Asia: Assessment of institutional factors. In D. Solovev, V. Savaley, A. Bekker, & V. Petukhov (Eds.), Proceeding of the international science and technology conference "FarEastСon 2019". Smart innovation, systems and technologies, vol. 172 (pp. 177-188). Singapore: Springer. PDF

Wamboye, E., & Tochkov, K. (2019). Information and communication technologies' impact on growth and employment in Africa. In E. Wamboye, & P. Nyaronga (Eds.), The service sector and economic development in Africa (pp. 196-226). New York: Routledge. PDF

Izotov, D., & Tochkov, K. (2018). External and intraregional interactions of the Russian Far East: Comparative assessment. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 463(3), 1-5. PDF

Paltasingh, K., Goyari, P., & Tochkov, K. (2018). Indian agriculture after the Green Revolution: An overview. In B. Goswami, M. Bezbaruah, & R. Mandal (Eds.), Indian agriculture after the Green Revolution: Changes and challenges (pp. 8-28). New York: Routledge. PDF

Wamboye, E., & Tochkov, K. (2017). Growth impact of aid quantity and quality in Africa. In E. Wamboye, and E. Tiruneh (Eds.), Foreign capital flows and economic development in Africa: The impact of BRICS versus OECD (pp. 325-350). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. PDF

Изотов, Д. & Тошков, К. [Izotov, D., & Tochkov, K.] (2016). Сценарии взаимодействия экономики Хэйлунцзян с регионами Дальнего Востока [The scenarios of cooperation between Heilongjiang province and the regions of the Far East]. In E. Frisman (Ed.), Современные проблемы регионального развития [Present Problems of Regional Development] (pp. 389-392). Birobidzhan, Russia: Institute for Complex Analysis of Regional Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Far Eastern Branch. [in Russian]

Изотов, Д. & Тошков, К. [Izotov, D., & Tochkov, K.] (2015). Внешняя торговля Дальнего Востока в условиях волатильности рынка сырьевых товаров и курса рубля [The foreign trade of Russia's Far East in times of foreign exchange rate and commodity markets' volatility]. In E. Frisman (Ed.), Территориальные исследования: Цели, результаты и перспективы [Territorial researches: Purposes, results and perspectives] (pp. 189-192). Birobidzhan, Russia: Institute for Complex Analysis of Regional Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Far Eastern Branch. [in Russian]

Изотов, Д. & Тошков, К. [Izotov, D., & Tochkov, K.] (2015). Торговля Дальнего Востока России со странами Северо-Восточной Азии: Еффект границ [Trade between the Russian Far East and Northeast Asia: The impact of border effects]. In D. Buyarov, D. Kuznetsov, and N. Kireeva (Eds.), Россия и Китай: История и перспективы сотрудничества [Russia and China: History and prospects of cooperation] (pp. 490-494). Blagoveshchensk, Russia: Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical University Press. [in Russian]

Tochkov, K. (2010). East Asian Economies. In R. Free (Ed.), 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook (pp. 485-492). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. PDF

Book Reviews

Tochkov, K. (2014). Cross-border trade and integration between Russia and China: An interdisciplinary perspective (Review of the book "The Economic Integration of Border Regions" by N. Ryzhova). Spatial Economics, 4, 170-178. PDF

Dissertation and Master's Thesis

Tochkov, K. (2005). Fiscal decentralization and regional stabilization during transition: Evidence from China. Ph.D. dissertation. State University of New York at Binghamton. Dissertation Abstracts International, vol. 66-02, Section A, p. 0693.

Toschkov, K. (1999). Warenwirtschaft, Markt und Sozialismus: Die Transformation der ökonomischen Ideologie am Beispiel der Perzeption des Marktes in der Volksrepublik China zwischen 1978-1984 [Commodity economy, the market, and socialism: The transformation of economic ideology on the example of the perception of the market in the People's Republic of China between 1978-1984]. Master's Thesis. Ruprecht Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany. [in German]

Other Publications

Tochkov, K. (2021, June 15). Bridges of cooperation. China Daily (Global Edition), p. 13. PDF

Изотов Д., Тошков К., & Чимитдоржиев Ж. [Izotov, D., Tochkov, K., & Chimitdorzhiev, Zh.] (2015). Россия и Китай: история и перспективы сотрудничества [Russia and China: History and prospects of cooperation]. Регионалистика [Regionalistica], 2(3), 69-76. [in Russian] PDF

Тошков, К. [Tochkov, K.] (2015). Китай сменя курса [China changes course]. Мениджър [Manager], 200 (June), 192-193. [in Bulgarian]

Tochkov, K. (2015). Bank failure, systemic risk, and institutional deficiencies in Bulgaria: The case of KTB's collapse. Information for Emerging Countries (EMERiCs), May 22. PDF

Tochkov, K. (2014). Trade, border effects, and regional integration between Russia’s Far East and Northeast Asia. IREX Research Brief, International Research and Exchanges Board, Washington, D.C., November 2014.

Tochkov, K. (2014). Bulgaria banking meltdown averted for now, but there may still be trouble ahead. The Conversation, July 4. https://theconversation.com/bulgaria-banking-meltdown-averted-for-now-but-there-may-still-be-trouble-ahead-28733

Тошков, К. [Tochkov, K.] (2011). Американски студент [The American College Student]. Мениджър [Manager], 157 (November), 130-131. [in Bulgarian]

Тошков, К. [Tochkov, K.] (2011). Американски ученик: Kакво можем да научим от образователната система в САЩ [The American highschool student: What can we learn from the educational system in the USA]. Мениджър [Manager], 156 (October), 136-137. [in Bulgarian]

Тошков, К. [Tochkov, K.] (2011). Краят на хартиените пари [The end of paper money]. Мениджър [Manager], 151 (May), 109-110. [in Bulgarian]

Тошков, К. [Tochkov, K.] (2011). Подпишете чек, моля! [Please, sign a check!]. Мениджър [Manager], 147 (January), 141-142. [in Bulgarian]

Тошков, К. [Tochkov, K.] (2009). Отлепяне от дъното: Как икономиките в различните държави реагират на финансовата зараза [On the way to recovery: How the economies in different countries respond to the financial contagion]. Мениджър [Manager], 133 (November), 36-37. [in Bulgarian]

Toschkov, K. (2000). Sinologie: Die wissenschaftliche Erforschung Chinas in Deutschland [Sinology: The academic study of China in Germany]. 经贸/Wirtschaft & Handel [Economy & Trade], 11 (March), p. 11. [in German]

柯小军 [Tochkov, K.] (1996). 我想当汉学家 [I want to become a Sinologist]. 人民日报 (海外版) [People's Daily (Overseas Edition)], 3712 (December 3), p. 7. [in Chinese]

Interviews

Antonov, S. (2021). Europe could be caught in the middle like in the Cold War. Business Global Magazine, 5(Jan. 2021), 40-43. [in Bulgarian]

Kurker, M. (2017). Asian alliance: Scholars study 60 years of Sino-Russian relations to project Asia’s future influence. Endeavors: Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity, Spring 2017, 26-30. [reprinted in TCU Magazine, Winter 2017, 27-31.]

Tochkov, K. (2015). Back to the Great Leaps Forward... CAS (Centre for Advanced Study) Newsletter, 2014-2015, 18-19.