Laura Solanko: ‘An Academic Today Cannot Help but Want to Create and Work’
As part of the XV April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, a ceremony took place to award the National Prize for Applied Economics, which this year went to William Pyle and Laura Solanko for their convincing validation of Mancur Olson’s hypothesis using unique data on Russian business associations.
Dmitry Medvedev Discusses the New Challenges of Socio-Economic Policy with HSE Experts
On April 2, 2014, Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, participated in the roundtable discussion ‘Innovation and Social Policy in the New Context’ as part of the XV April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development.
The XV April International Conference on Economic and Social Development
The conference opens on the 1st April 2014 at the HSE with the participation of the World Bank and the IMF. The Deputy Chairman of the Conference Programme Committee Andrei Yakovlev spoke about some of the key sessions, lectures and seminars to look out for.
Historical paradoxes of Russian business services sector
February 20 hosted the seminar of thematic cycle "Institutional problems of the Russian economy", organized by the Institute for Industrial and Market Economics. The report "Transition and path-dependence in knowledge-intensive industry location: case of Russian professional services" made PhD of geographical sciences researcher at the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development (HSE) Denis Ivanov.
In the report, Denis Ivanov noted in many respects unique situation for Russia when in fact the business services market is formed due to the reduction of extensive scientific sector, which was once the Soviet Union and was forced to transform after the "economic shock". The emerging sector relied on the research and development of the Soviet period as a source of skilled labor and largely inherited its geography.
In the report, Denis Ivanov noted in many respects unique situation for Russia when in fact the business services market is formed due to the reduction of extensive scientific sector, which was once the Soviet Union and was forced to transform after the "economic shock". The emerging sector relied on the research and development of the Soviet period as a source of skilled labor and largely inherited its geography.At least the development of business services sector, according to the speaker, depending on the number of people with higher education, available at this time, as there is currently very high level of education is not the dominant factor in assessing human capital.
Since I came to Russia for the first time, about 10 years ago, I was wondering how this vast country is really working.
Michael Rochlitz, Research Fellow of International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development (HSE) told about his work and life in Russia.
The Humboldt Foundation in Russia
On February 26-28, 2014, the HSE will host a conference on ‘The Role of the Humboldt Foundation in Consolidating and Developing Russian Science during the Transition’. Former Russian grant holders of the Humboldt Foundation and current research award winners are expected to be there. The Interdisciplinary conference is timed to coincide with the Foundation's 60th anniversary and the recent Germany-Russia Year. The event is to celebrate successful cooperation between Russian and German scientists. Andrei Yakovlev, Director of the Institute for Industrial and Market Studies and the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development, Professor of the Faculty of Public Administration, agreed to give an interview to the HSE News Service about the influence of the Humboldt Foundation on his own life and on Russian scientific life in general.
100,000 Students Sign up for HSE Courses at Coursera
At the moment, the HSE offers twelve courses on its page with Coursera. Courses taught in Russian include Financial Markets and Institutions, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, History of Economic Thought, Microeconomics Principles, Macroeconomics, Industrial Organization, Labor Economics, Introduction to LaTeX. Introduction to Neuroeconomics: How the Brain Makes Decisions, Public Economics, Core Concepts in Data Analysis, and Understanding Russians: Contexts of Intercultural Communication are among the courses taught in English.
Law Students Develop a Negative Perception of Their Profession
Most law students develop a negative perception of their own profession while at law school. Taking advantage of loopholes in the law, cheating on clients, and being mistrusted are just a few negative aspects of the legal profession which law students should be prepared to face. A study by Anton Kazun , researcher at the HSE International Centre for the Study of Institutions and Development
Elected and appointed – a difference only in details
The appointed governors are more often technocrats than the elected ones, "appointees" more often come from federal structures. Among them there are more than the "Varangians" who do not have communications with the region. Research by Hoah Buckley, Guzel Garifullina, John Reuter and Timothy Frye
The "stick" reporting complicates work of district police officers
Muscovites badly know the district police officers, but nevertheless consider their work necessary, and even are ready to help them according to the lights and opportunities. Research by Lauren McCarthy