Iryna applies her knowledge in business climate and investment environment in Ukraine to study business tendencies, international trade, and small and medium business in the country. As a professional researcher (MA in Sociology from the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy), she has experience in overseeing and analyzing surveys of private entrepreneurs, enterprises, and government officials.
Iryna has participated in foreign professional exchange program in 2014 when she was a visiting fellow at the Center for Trade and Economics of the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.
Her research interests also include economic freedom, regional development, the media, corruption, democracy and political values.