Miroslav Mateev, Ph.D. is a full-time Professor in Business (Finance) at the American University in Bulgaria. Professor Mateev returned to AUBG after teaching at the Maine Business School of the University of Maine for a semester.
Teaching experience
Prof. Mateev's interest for teaching was conceived 20 years ago during his M. Sc. degree studies in International Finance at London Business School in the UK. After that he moved to the United States where he taught at the University of Delaware, was a research assistant at the Wharton Business School and worked for the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), which was then under the direction of the President Bush's administration. During this period, Professor Mateev worked on various projects of the World Bank. In 2003, Mateev joined the teaching staff of the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG) and in 2007 he became Director of the Executive MBA program at the same University. Over the years he continued his professional development and specialization in different areas of finance and higher education. Notable is his time spent at the Harvard Business School where he focused on case writing and case teaching as part of his teaching methodology. Prof. Mateev holds two doctoral degrees - PhD in Industrial Management and Doctor of Economic Sciences (Finance), with dissertation on "Multifactor Asset Pricing Model and the Efficiency of Capital Markets in Transition: The Case of Bulgarian Stock Exchange-Sofia"
He is the author of four textbooks in corporate finance and risk management, and a number of papers in the area of international corporate finance and economics. Besides teaching Prof. Mateev is actively engaged in consulting in the areas of foreign investment, corporate restructuring, project management and others.
Besides teaching Mateev is actively engaged in consulting in the areas of foreign investment, corporate restructuring, privatization and others.
Research Interests
Corporate finance, investment and portfolio analysis, corporate governance in transition economies, mergers and acquisitions, project management and FDI in transition economies.
Teaching Interests
Corporate finance, advanced financial analysis, investment and portfolio management, international corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets in emerging economies, and entrepreneurship.
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