Stefan H. Lutz: graduated with a PhD Economics from Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN, USA) in 1993. Currently is visiting professor at EERC (Economics Education and Research Consortium, Kyiv) as well as Research Fellow at IERPC (Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting, Kyiv) and Senior Fellow at ZEI (Center for European Integration Studies, Bonn). Research interests: Trade and Industrial Policy, European Integration, International Monetary and Fiscal Policy Coordination, Technological Change, Transitional Economies