ICSID Academic supervisor Timothy Frye received an HSE award

Timothy Frye was awarded a Medal of Honor from HSE for his active involvement in the work of the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development (ICSID). The award was presented personally by HSE Academic Supervisor Professor Evgeny Yasin during one of the sessions of the 7th ICSID Conference "Political Economy of Development: Historical and Contemporary Factors" on June 8.

Evgeny Yasin expressed his gratitude to Timothy Frye for his long-term cooperation with HSE and for the successful running of ICSID, and wished him all the best in his future work. 

Timothy Frye has been ICSID academic supervisor since its foundation in 2011. Professor Frye is the Head of the Department of Political Science at Columbia University, one of the most prestigious American universities. From 2009 to 2015, Timothy Frye was a director of the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, the oldest research institute in the US devoted to Russian and East European studies. Since 2016, Timothy Frye has been the editor of Post-Soviet Affairs journal. He has numerous scientific publications on economic development, property rights, corruption in the Post-Soviet countries in the leading international journals. His latest book, "Property Rights and Property Wrongs: How Power, Institutions and Norms Shape Economic Conflict in Russia", was published by Cambridge University Press in 2017.

IIMS and ICSID team offer their sincere congratulations to Professor Frye!