Denis Ivanov
Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations and Political Science
Research
Research Directions
Political Science; Economics
Research Interests
- Economic inequality, Populism, Eastern and Central Europe, Survey research, Quantitative methods, Political economy of transition, Dynamics of political parties, Causality;
- Economic inequality, Political economy of transition, Defense spending and public opinion on it.
Subjects Taught
- Data Analysis for World Economics (Econometrics II) (course leader; seminars and lectures, MA and PhD)(English)(2026)
- Practicalities of International Capital Flows (co-lecturer; seminars, MA)(English)(2026)
- Research Methods for Development Research (seminars and lectures, MA)(English)(2026)
- Global Political Economy (seminars, MA)(English)(2023)
Biography
2024 – present
Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University
Research Fellow
2023 – present
World Economy Department, Global Studies Institute, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
Assistant Professor
2025 – 2025
Cañada-Blanch Centre, London School of Economics, UK
Miguel Dols Research Fellow
2017 – 2018
CITI bank (Budapest, Hungary)
Risk Analyst
2012 – 2015
Western Union (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Various industry roles: Quality Assurance / Training Specialist / New Agent Coordinator at the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Department
2018 – 2023
Corvinus University of Budapest and University College London; Horizon 2020-ITN project (FATIGUE)
PhD in Economics
Social Sciences
Economics
2015 – 2017
University of Bologna (Italy); joint international degree programme with Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania), Saint-Petersburg State University (Russia) and Corvinus University of Budapest
Master of Arts
2008 – 2012
LCC International University, Lithuania
Bachelor of Arts
2024 – 2025
University of Bologna, Italy
Research visit
2024 – 2024
University of Zurich, Switzerland
Research visit
2024 – 2024
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
Research visit
Lithuanian Research Council Visit Grant to Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland
2021 – 2021
Faculty of Law, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain (UAM)
Visiting scholar
Research
2019 – 2020
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Office of the Chief Economist
Secondment researcher
2016 – 2016
Transparency International (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Summer intern
[Articles] Ivanov, Denis. Political power and wealth distribution: how anti-corruption reforms reshape inequality // Public choice. Dordrecht : Springer Nature. ISSN 0048-5829. eISSN 1573-7101. 2026, Early Access, p. [1-28]. DOI: 10.1007/s11127-026-01408-3.