
XXVI April International Academic Conference Kicks Off at HSE University
The conference programme covers five research topics: economics; human capital and society; instrumental methods and models; foresight research; and international research. Hundreds of scientists from around the world will take part in the conference.

On June 18, 2025, A.P. Kazun, Director of the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development and the Institute for Industrial and Market Studies, spoke at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
Within the framework of the session "The rights of young scientists to their developments: how not to drown in bureaucracy?", organized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia and O.E. Kutafin University, the issue of barriers and incentives for applied research carried out by young scientists was discussed.
Global South and Russia: Challenges for the Economy and Development
Dr. Mbandlwa Zamokule, ICSID Visiting Researcher, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Administration and Economics, Durban University of Technology, presented his report on "Global Economies in the Global South and Russia's Economy."

International cooperation
Dr Mbandlwa Zamokuhle of Durban University of Technology, South Africa, has come to ISCID as visiting researcher.

New publication
The Russian Journal of Economics published an article by Shweta Sikhwal, an ICSID research assistant
New publication in "Eurasian Geography and Economics"
“Eurasian Geography and Economics" (June, 2021) published a new article “Career trajectories of regional officials: Russia and China before and after 2012" by T. Remington, A. Yakovlev, E. Ovchinnikova and A. Chasovsky.
New article in "Europe-Asia Studies"
An article "A Centralist Approach to Regional Development: The Case of the Russian Ministry for the Development of the Far East" by Alexander Libman and Andrei Yakovlev was published online in the journal "Europe-Asia Studies".
New publication in Russian Politics
The article by Andrei Yakovlev and Anton Aisin "Friends or Foes? The Effect of Governor-Siloviki Interaction on Economic Growth in Russian Regions" was published in the 4th volume of the Russian Politics (RUPO).
2019 ASEEES Convention in San Francisco
51st Annual Convention of Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies was held in San Francisco (USA) on November 23-26, 2019. ICSID staff members Andrei Yakovlev, Ekaterina Borisova, Israel Marques, Amanda Zadorian and Guzel Gariffulina as well as ICSID associate fellows Michael Rochlitz and Alexander Libman took part in the convention.

Analytics for Management and Economics Conference 2019
Andrei Yakovlev and Yulia Rodionova took part in the Analytics for Management and Economics Conference (AMEC 2019) that was held in St. Petersburg on September 27-28, 2019.
