Dr. Valijon Turakulov
Professor
Department: Business
Office: 347, Avicenna Hall
Email: v.turakulov[at]akfauniversity.org
Resume
Assistant Professor
Akfa University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
October 2021 - Present
Part-time Lecturer
Inha University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
February 2022 - Present
Part-time Lecturer
Inha University, Incheon, South Korea
March 2018 - June 2021
Research Interests
International trade & Free Trade Agreement (FTA) analysis
Trade and regional policy of Central Asian countries
GTAP CGE economic modeling
Teaching
Macroeconomics – Akfa University, Fall 2022
Principles of Business – Akfa University, Fall 2022
Global economy – IUT, Fall 2022
ICT Tools & Systems 2 – Akfa University, Spring 2022
Principles of Management – Akfa University, Spring 2022
Principles of Economics – IUT, Spring 2022
ICT Tools & Systems – Akfa University, Fall 2021
International Trade – Inha University, Spring 2018 - Fall 2021
Global Economy – Inha University, Fall 2018 - Spring 2019
Publications
Cheong, I., & Turakulov, V. (2021). How Central Asia to Escape from trade isolation?: Policy targeted scenarios by CGE modelling. The World Economy, 00, 1–27.
Kwon, K., Cheong, I., Turakulov, V. & Mou, J. (2021). Economics of COVID-19 in Korea: Quarantine Measures vs. Herd Immunity. Ekonomiaz. Basque Journal of Economics
Turakulov, V. (2020). Trade Policy Issues of Oil-rich but Land-locked Country Case: Focusing on Kazakhstan Post-WTO Entry. Journal of International Trade & Commerce (KITRI), 16(3), 133-150.
Umirdinov, A., & Turakulov, V. (2019). The Last Bastion of Protectionism in Central Asia: Uzbekistan’s Auto Industry in Post-WTO Accession. Trade Law & Development, 11, 301-333.
Conference Papers
Turakulov, V., “Trade Policy Issues of Oil-rich but Land-locked Country Case: Focusing on Kazakhstan Post-WTO Entry,” 23rd Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, June. 17-18, 2019.
Cheong, I., Turakulov, V., “How Central Asia to escape from trade isolation? Policy Targeted Scenarios by CGE Modeling,” 24th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, June. 23-25, 2021.
Cheong, I., Turakulov, V., “High Trade Costs in Central Asia: Quantitative Methods to Reduce Them,” The 26th IAGBT-KITRI Biannual Conference and Research Symposium, Theme: “Discovering Global Entrepreneurism and New Trade Trends Amidst Disruption and Emergent Hybrid Systems,” July 22-24, 2021.
Op-Eds & Pieces
Turakulov, V. (2021, Feb 18). The Promise of the Korea-Uzbekistan Free Trade Agreement. The OXUS Society for Central Asian Affairs. https://oxussociety.org/the-promise-of-the-korea-uzbekistan-free-trade-agreement/
Turakulov, V. (2021, Jan 21). Time to conclude a South Korea–Uzbekistan FTA. East Asia Forum. https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/22/time-to-conclude-a-south-korea-uzbekistan-fta/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter2021-01-2
Turakulov, V. (2020, Apr 30). “Observer” status of Uzbekistan in the EAEU: Obligations and Rights. SofUz. https://sof.uz/uz/post/eoiida-kuzatuvchilik-maqomi-majburiyat-va-huquqlar
Turakulov, V. (2020, Jan 13). The Rules of The International Game Are Changing: The Green Economy. SofUz. https://sof.uz/uz/post/davlatlararo-oyin-qoidalari-ozgarmoqda-yashil-iqtisodiyot
Turakulov, V. (2019, Dec 24). Uzbekistan Is the State of the Year: Good News, Great Responsibility. SofUz. https://sof.uz/uz/post/ozbekiston-yil-davlati-yaxshi-xabar-katta-masuliyat
Turakulov, V. (2019, Dec 12). EAEU: The “Stone Road” toward Integration. KunUz. https://kun.uz/uz/news/2019/12/12/yeoii-integratsiya-sari-toshli-yol
Books
Jahon Savdo Tashkiloti (Understanding the WTO 5th Edition), Yuridik Adabiyotlar Publish, 2022 (translated from English into the Uzbek language)
Conferences and Scientific Visits
Turakulov, V., "Trade Policy Issues of Oil-rich but Land-locked Country Case: Focusing on Kazakhstan Post-WTO Entry," 23rd Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, June. 17-18, 2019.
Cheong, I., Turakulov, V., "How Central Asia to escape from trade isolation? Policy Targeted Scenarios by CGE Modeling," 24th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, June. 23-25, 2021.
Cheong, I., Turakulov, V., "High Trade Costs in Central Asia: Quantitative Methods to Reduce Them," The 26th IAGBT-KITRI Biannual Conference and Research Symposium, Theme: “Discovering Global Entrepreneurism and New Trade Trends Amidst Disruption and Emergent Hybrid Systems,” July 22-24, 2021
Invited lectures and interviews
Invited Lecture: "Digital Uzbekistan - 2030" Strategy, in KIEP (Korea International Economic Policies), June 3, 2021 (Sejong, South Korea)
Invited Lecture: "What Does Free Trade Give to Uzbekistan?", in Uzbekistan Embassy in Seoul, Feb 06, 2021 (Seoul, South Korea)
Invited Lecture: "Korea-Uzbekistan Relationship Post COVID-19", in KIEP (Korea International Economic Policies), Aug 14, 2020 (Seoul, South Korea)
Interview: "Why Uzbekistan is lagging in WTO membership; Conclusions from Covid-19; "Observer" status of Uzbekistan in EAEU." Interviewer: Jamshid Niyozov (KunUz journalist). May 03, 2020.
Interview: "Issues in National Automobile Industry - UzAutoMotors." Interviewer: Jamshid Niyozov (KunUz journalist). Jun 19, 2020.
Interview: "What will the Eurasian Economic Union Give to Uzbekistan?" Interviewer: Behzod Muhammadiy (Amerika Ovozi), May 03, 2020.
Individual Awards
CERGE-EI Foundations Pedagogical Course for Distance Learning Program Local Instructors CERGE-EI Foundation, September 2022
Certificate of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements, ARTNeT Advanced Workshop on Trade Policy, by UNESCAP - June 2021
Certificate of Structural Gravity Model, ARTNeT Advanced Workshop on Analyzing Trade and Trade Policy, by UNESCAP - Dec 2020
Certificate of Conference Presenter, the 23rd Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, by GTAP (USA) & GRIPS (Japan) - June 2020
Certificate of Model Union for the Mediterranean, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, by World Youth Forum - Dec 2019
Certificate of 27th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis, by Purdue University, Indiana State, USA - Aug 2019
Certificate of GTAP 101, Introduction to CGE Modelling, by Purdue University - Nov 2017