Vasilii Erokhin

Vasilii Erokhin is an Associate Professor, School of Economics and Management, Harbin Engineering University, China. Since 2017, Dr. Erokhin is a researcher at the Center for Russian and Ukrainian Studies (CRUS) and Arctic Blue Economy Research Center (ABERC) Harbin Engineering University, China. In 2018, Dr. Erokhin also joined Key West University (Florida, USA) as an Adjunct Professor in Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, and History of Economic Thought. Dr. Erokhin is an author of over 170 scientific works in the areas of international trade, globalization, sustainable development, food security issues with a focus on emerging markets, developing countries, and economies in transition. His major book titles include Global Perspectives on Trade Integration and Economies in Transition (2016), Establishing Food Security and Alternatives to International Trade in Emerging Economies (2017), and Handbook of Research on International Collaboration, Economic Development, and Sustainability in the Arctic (2018). Dr. Erokhin is a Guest Editor at MDPI Sustainability and MDPI Economies; an Associate Editor at Springer’s Journal of Knowledge Economy; a member of the Editorial Review Board at IGI International Journal of Sustainable Economies Management (IJSEM); an editorial board member at a number of international journals and publications. Dr. Erokhin is a holder of the honorary awards from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. He is a holder of Publons Peer Review Award 2018 “Top 1% of Reviewers in the Spheres of Environment and Ecology” for elite contribution to scholarly peer review and editorial pursuits internationally and outstanding commitment to protecting the integrity and accuracy of published research.

Publications

Blue Economy of the Arctic: China's Involvement in Establishing the International Agenda

With the emergence of economic globalization, the concept of the blue economy has evolved from fisheries to a wider context that comprised all kinds of biological and mineral...

Produce Internationally, Consume Locally: Changing Paradigm of China's Food Security Policy

China is one of the world's biggest importers of agricultural products. Until quite recently, China's agricultural policy focused on food self-sufficiency. Globalizing...

Handbook of Research on Globalized Agricultural Trade and New Challenges for Food Security

Free trade promotes economic growth through international competition and the efficient allocation of resources while also helping to stabilize food supplies between countries...

Transformation of China's Agricultural Trade in Response to Emerging Tensions on the Global Market

China has worked to ensure future food self-sufficiency, but still depends on the imports of many kinds of agricultural products. Imports grow as domestic demand is restructured...

Regional Trade and Development Strategies in the Era of Globalization

Despite three decades of continuous globalization, transitional economies in many countries remain marginalized. In order to maximize the positive growth of employment creation...

Emerging Trade-Related Threats to Food Security: Evidence From China

It is generally believed that free trade plays a vital role in stabilizing food supplies and food prices since abundant foods stocks in some countries coexist with shortages in...

Produce Internationally, Consume Locally: Changing Paradigm of China's Food Security Policy

China is one of the world's biggest importers of agricultural products. Until quite recently, China's agricultural policy focused on food self-sufficiency. Globalizing...

Rising Economic Powers among Economies in Transition: Is There Enough Space on the Global Market?

The chapter covers contemporary global developments, particularly international trade and economic integration, with involvement of the economies in transition, BRICS countries...

Globalization: Reshaping the World Economy in the 21st Century

The chapter focuses on contemporary globalization and emerging regional cooperation initiatives in the context of economic development. The authors analyze the trends of the...

Economic Integration of African Economies With China and India

In recent decades, the global economy has been witnessing the emergence of the Global South, which accounted for about 40% of global trade in 2017, up from 24% in 2001. The...

China and the Eurasian Economic Union: A Future of Agricultural Trade in BRICS+ Format

This chapter gives a general overview of current integration processes which affect the countries in the regions of Europe and Asia, with a special focus on China and its Belt...

Handbook of Research on International Collaboration, Economic Development, and Sustainability in the Arctic

Global interest in the exploration of the Arctic has been growing rapidly. As the Arctic becomes a global resource base and trade corridor between the continents, it is crucial...

Arctic Connectivity for Sustainable Development: Major Actors, Policies, and Approaches

The Arctic possesses about one-quarter of the world's untapped energy resources and abundant deposits of minerals. The region has always been in the focus of geopolitical...

Trade in Agricultural Products and Food Security Concerns on Emerging Markets: How to Balance Protection and Liberalization

Although free trade is a key factor in promoting economic growth, there are markets, which require specific approaches. The food market is one of them due to its vital importance...

Establishing Food Security and Alternatives to International Trade in Emerging Economies

The process of food production and distribution has grown into a global corporate system in recent years. This has caused significant impacts on sustainability on an...

Trade in Agricultural Products and Food Security Concerns on Emerging Markets: How to Balance Protection and Liberalization

Although free trade is a key factor in promoting economic growth, there are markets, which require specific approaches. The food market is one of them due to its vital importance...

Contemporary Foreign Trade Policy of China in the Region of Central and Northeast Asia

China is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. To ensure a continual increase in trade, China's contemporary policies are aimed at the creation of new market...

Global Perspectives on Trade Integration and Economies in Transition

In the era of globalization, foreign trade has an immense impact upon modern economies. To succeed in the global marketplace, sustainable development in trade practices is an...

Russia's Foreign Trade in Agricultural Commodities in Its Transition to Liberalization: A Path to Go Green

The chapter includes an analysis of the current state of the international organic market and contemporary tendencies in the production and marketing of green products in Russia....

Foreign Trade in Russia: Existing Distortions and Potentials of Regional Competitiveness in View of Liberalization

Until recently only one of the largest economies – Russia was not among the WTO members. Russia's accession into the WTO drew out hidden structural problems of national...