Zarylbek Kudabaev is the Chair of the Applied Sciences Division and Chair and Professor in the Economics department at the American University of Central Asia. He holds his Ph.D. in Economic Sciences from the Institute of Economy under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic (2005, Kyrgyzstan) and received his scientific degree of a Candidate of Physics and Mathematical Sciences from Bardin Central Scientific and Research Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy (1983, Russia), and a specialized degree in Physics from the Kyrgyz State National University (1975, Kyrgyzstan).
Professor Kudabaev joined 69ɫ in 2006 and is a well-established Professor with a long teaching and research track. He also has rich experience in serving the public sector of Kyrgyzstan. He was a research scholar in Economics at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (2017, Norway), a research scholar in Economics at the Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics at the University of Georgia (2012-2013, USA), and a visiting professor in Physics at the University of Kansas (1994, USA). He participated in various international conferences, seminars, and professional development programs, including research projects such as “The Impact of microcrediting on Households Well-being in Kyrgyzstan” in cooperation with the University of Georgia (2013, USA), “Economic Transformation, Household Behavior, and Well-being in Central Asia: the case of Kyrgyzstan” in collaboration with the German Institute for Economic Research (Germany), CASE-Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzstan), Humboldt University (Germany), and 69ɫ (Kyrgyzstan).
Professor Kudabaev served as a member of the Committee on State Awards of the Kyrgyz Republic on Science and Technology (2006-2008), a member of the Coordination Council on Science and Innovation Technology under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic (2005-2008), a National Coordinator of the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) in Kyrgyzstan (2004), a team leader of the 1st National Agricultural Census of the Kyrgyz Republic (2002-2003), and a chairman of the Council of the Heads of Statistical Services of CIS countries (2002). He was a member of the Steering Committee of the PARIS21 Consortium, where he also represented CIS and Central Asian countries in PARIS21 (2000-2005). Under his leadership as Chairman of the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Kyrgyzstan (1997-2005), fundamental reforms of the statistical system of Kyrgyzstan were carried out, and he was also Head of the Department on Free Economic Zones (FEZ) at the Apparatus of the Government of Kyrgyzstan (1995-1997). As such, he is known as one of the main founders of the most successful FEZ “Bishkek" in Kyrgyzstan.
- Honored Economist of the Kyrgyz Republic, 2003
- Awardee of the Excellence in Statistics of the Russian Federation Award, 2001
- Awardee of the “Dank” Medal of the Kyrgyz Republic, 1999
- Economic Transformations and Well-being in the post-Soviet countries: the case of Kyrgyzstan.
There are more than 100 scientific publications and five (5) monographs in Economics, Statistics and Physics. Below are the selected publications:
- S. Angioloni, Z. Kudabaev, G. Ames, M. Wetzstein;Paper:Household Allocation of Microfinance Credits in Kyrgyzstan, Post-Communist Economies Journal, Volume 30, -Issue 1, Pages 78-98, 2018,
- S. Angioloni, G.Ames, Z.Kudabaev; Extended abstract (accepted): Remittances and Labor Supply in Kyrgyzstan, IAMO, FORUM, Rural Labor in Transition, 2016 June 22-24, Halle, Germany.
- S. Angioloni, Z. Kudabaev, G. Ames, M. Wetzstein;Paper:Household Allocation of Microfinance Loans in Kyrgyzstan, 29th International Conference of Agricultural Economists in Milan, 8-14 August 2015.
- G. Ames, S. Angioloni, Zarylbek Kudabaev, N. Magnan, Michael Wetzstein,” Microfinance impacts on household consumption and investment expenditures: A case study of the Kyrgyz Republic”.SAEA,45th Annual Meeting, February 2‐6, 2013, Orlando, Florida, USA
- Zarylbek I. Kudabaev: Economic Growth and Well-Being: Statistical Perspective. International Encyclopedia of Statistical Science, Germany, 2011: 415-417.
- Z. Кудабаев, М. Кудабаева, Экономический рост Кыргызстана: роль секторов экономики, The Review of Central Asian Studies Vol. 2 (November 30, 2009) Institute of Central Asian Studies, Kangnam University, Korea.
- Кудабаев З.И., Кудабаева М.З., Чуйков Н.А. Эмпирические оценки источников роста экономики Кыргызской Республики в условиях реализации крупных инвестиционных проектов. //Вопросы статистики». – Москва. 11/2008. С.42-47;
- Zarylbek Kudabaev, Croissance economique et diminution de la pauvrete au Kirghizstan, StatEco, N 101, 2007, 19-27, INSEE, Paris. France
- Zarylbek Kudabaev & Azamat Sartbaev, Poverty estimation in Kyrgyzstan, International seminar on poverty measurement, INSEE, Paris, France, 2005, December.
- Кудабаев З.И., Некоторые итоги становления свободной экономики в Кыргызской Республике, Мировая экономика и международные отношения, 2005, №2, 105-110, Москва, Россия.
- Кудабаев З.И. Становление свободной экономики и экономический рост Кыргызстана // Экономика и статистика (Алматы). – 2004. − №2. – С. 3−10.
- Kudabaev Z., Minbaev M. “Poverty Reduction in the Kyrgyz Republic and Accuracy of Measuring It” 20/3-4 mixed issue of Statistical Journal of UN ECE, June 2004.
- Paper “On the First National Agricultural Census of the Kyrgyz Republic” to the -Joint FAO/Romanian National Institute of Statistics Seminar on National System of Food and Agricultural Statistics, Bucharest, Romania, 19-21 May 2004.
- Editor and co-author of the monograph “Population of Kyrgyzstan” (in Russian), 2004, UNFPA, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- Publication of the World Bank (report No. 24638-KG) “Kyrgyz Republic: Enhancing Pro-poor Growth”, September 30, 2003. I led the Kyrgyz team of authors involved in the preparation of the publication.
- Z.Kudabaev, “Establishing of Free Economy in the Kyrgyz Republic”, (in Russian), 2003, NSC, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Z.Kudabaev, “Poverty Reduction in Kyrgyzstan” (in Russian), 2003, NSC, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Paper to the Inter-agency and Expert Meeting on MDG Indicators “Kyrgyz Republic. Moving towards MDG through Poverty Reduction Strategy Program and Comprehensive Development Framework”, November 10-13, 2003, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Kudabaev Z.I., Schuler M. Migration // Analytical Results of the First National Population Census of the Kyrgyz Republic/ Under the general editorship of Kudabaev Z.I. − Bishkek, 2003. − Chapter 7. − P. 101−118
- Кудабаев З.И., Ибрагимова Ш.М. Экономический рост и сокращение бедности в Кыргызстане // Вопросы статистики (Москва). 2003. №4.
- Кудабаев З.И., Ибрагимова Ш.М. Профиль бедности в Кыргызской Республике (Бедность. Методы измерения бедности, применяемые в Кыргызской Республике) // Гендерные отношения в Кыргызстане, Фонд Народонаселения ООН в Кыргызстане. – 2003. − С. 53−66.
- Z.Kudabaev, “Economic Development of the Kyrgyz Republic” (in Russian), 2001, NSC, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- Paper to the Conference “Statistics, Development and Human Rights” (4-8.9.2000, Montreux, Switzerland, www.iaos2000.admin.ch
- Кудабаев З., Текеева Л. Инфляция и финансовый кризис в Кыргызстане // Вопросы статистики (Москва). – 2000. − №9.
- Z.I Kudabaev “Population Census: The Kyrgyz model”, Statistical Journal of UN ECE 16 (1999), pp. 311-324
- Кудабаев З.И., Плесовских Р.С. Инвестиционные процессы в Кыргызской Республике // Вопросы статистики (Москва). − 1999. − №2.
- Z.I. Kudabaev, D.R. Torgeson, A.F. Shevakin, Nuclear magnetic resonance study of the phase transitions in TiH2 and TiD2.Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1995. V.231, n1, pp. 233-237.
- Z.I. Kudabaev, D.R. Torgeson, A.F. Shevakin, Nuclear magnetic resonance study of the phase transitions in TiH2 and TiD2. International Symposium on metal hydrogen systems Mt. Fuji, Fujiyoshida-Shi, Japan 6–11 November 1994
- Economic Development
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics