His research is in macro- and microeconomics, regional integration, global financial and economic architecture and international organizations.

He holds a Ph.D. (doktor nauk) in economy from the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow; a Ph.D. from Pierre Mendes-France University (Grenoble II), and M.iur.

After several years of experience in applied economy research projects at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Catholic University of Leuven and the University of Jena he proceeded to working with the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), being responsible for macro- and microeconomic analysis in particular, as well as the development bank's nascent research program.

[2] Since 2018 Vinokurov served as the Chief Economist of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development.

The Chief Economist Group[3] provides research in macro- and microeconomic issues with the focus on macroeconomic stability, fiscal sustainability, and debt sustainability of the EFSD member states.

Since 2023 he is Chief Economist[4] at the Eurasian Development Bank responsible for macro- and microeconomic analysis, knowledge creation and management, and partnerships with international financial institutions.

[10] The study is built on the analysis of an extensive database that covers over 280 enclaves and exclaves.

His interest in the Russian-European vector led to the publication of the book "The CIS, the EU, and Russia: The Challenges of Integration".

[11] Since 2006, while working in the EDB, Vinokurov focused on the issues of economic integration in the post-Soviet space and Eurasia.

In 2007 Vinokurov became the Editorial Board member of the International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies.

[12] In 2008 he launched and became the editor of the EDB Eurasian Integration Yearbook (in English) and the quarterly research and analytical Journal of Eurasian Economic Integration (in Russian), published by the EDB until 2013 and 2015, respectively.

In 2009 he headed the international research group and published the EDB System of Indicators for the Eurasian Integration (SIEI),[13] a complex system of comprehensive monitoring of statistics and dynamics of regional integration in the CIS region with the use of a specialized economic toolkit.

[15] "Re-Evaluating Regional Organizations: Behind the Smokescreen of Official Mandates",[16] was also co-authored with A. Libman and published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2017.

This monograph pursues two research questions: first, why do regional organizations demonstrate such remarkable resilience even when they do not achieve their declared goals?

It represents a concise survey of various aspects of the functioning of the EAEU – from its history and institutions to the analysis of the common markets and the external economic relations.

Regional Interconnections and Connectivity Projects on the Eurasian Continent”, a book on the institutional cooperation setting and connectivity across the Eurasian continent, was written together with A. Libman and published by George Washington University in 2021.

Libman A., Vinokurov E. (2012) Holding-Together Regionalism: Twenty Years of the Post-Soviet Integration.

Libman A., Stone R., Vinokurov E. (2021) Russian Power and State-Owned Enterprise.

China's Belt and Road Initiative: Potential Transformation of Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

SAGE Publications Inc. Lissovolik Y., Vinokurov E. (2019) Extending BRICS to BRICS+: Potential for Development Finance, Connectivity, and Financial Stability.

Vinokurov E., Tsukarev T. (2018) The Belt and Road Initiative and the Interests of Transit Countries: an Economic Assessment of Transport Corridors.

Vinokurov E. (2017) The Eurasian Economic Union: Current State and Preliminary Results.

Osteuropa, 5: 129-140 (in German) Vinokurov E. (2016) Eurasian Economic Union: A Sober Look.

Vinokurov E. (2014) Emerging Eurasian Continental Integration: Trade, Investments, and Infrastructure.

Libman A., Vinokurov E. (2012) Regional Integration and Economic Convergence in the Post-Soviet Space: Experience of a Decade of Growth.

(2010) Post-Soviet Regional Integration Trends: Results of Quantitative Analysis, Voprosy Economiki, July.

Vinokurov E., Libman A., Maqsimchook N. (2010) Dynamika integracionnykh processov v Centralnoy Azii [The Dynamics of Integration Processes in Central Asia].

(2009) Systema indikatorov evraziyskoy integracii: osnovnye vyvody [The System of Indicators of Eurasian Integration: Main Findings], Journal of Eurasian Economic Integration, Vol.

Vinokurov E. (2008) Nuclear Complexes of Russia and Kazakhstan: Prospects of Development and Cooperation.

Lamande V., Vinokurov E. (2003) Trade in Kaliningrad Oblast, Problems of Economic Transition, (46)6: 56-72.