Andrei Yakovlev as a guest researcher in Bremen
From August 13 to 25, 2018, IIMS Director Andrei Yakovlev is visiting the University of Bremen on invitation of the Faculty of Business Studies and Economics, working group of Jutta Günther. His visit takes place within the DAAD Eastern Partnership program and serves to continue and intensify joint academic research, exchange and development of future fields of cooperation.
SIOE Conference 2018
ICSID research fellow Denis Ivanov took part in the 22nd Annual Conference of the Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics that was held in a Montreal business school (HEC Montréal, Canada) on June 21-23, 2018.
Conference of the European Political Science Association 2018
ICSID researcher fellows Israel Marques and Noah Buckley participated in the 8th Annual General Conference of the European Political Science Association (EPSA) on June 21-23, 2018. This year’s EPSA conference took place in the Apothecaries’ Wing of the magnificent Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna – a UNESCO world heritage site.
Participation in the 10th Joint IOS/APB/EACES Summer Academy
The Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS) together with EACES and the Academy for Civic Education (APB) organized their 10th Joint Summer Academy on Central and Eastern Europe. The event titled "Firm Behavior in Central and Eastern Europe: Productivity, Innovation and Trade” took place in a German town of Tutzing on June 11-13, 2018. ICSID research fellow Irina Levina presented her research project on decentralization of firms "Does firms' decentralization pay off in weak institutions setup? Decentralization and investment of Russian firms" during one of the panels.
BOFIT seminar
ICSID deputy director Ekaterina Borisova took part in the seminar of the Bank of Finland that was held in Helsinki on May 15, 2018.
Stakeholder trust as a proxy for measures of ethical culture
A scientific seminar on the topic of stakeholder trust was held at Higher School of Economics on May 15, 2018.
Research Seminar on Diversity and Development
David Schindler became the 5th speaker this year to present his research at the ICSID-CSDSI regular seminar on Diversity and Development. The seminar was held jointly with the seminar “Political Economy” and Economic Development and Growth Research Group on April 17, 2018.
XIX April HSE conference presentations
XIX April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development organized by Higher School of Economics took place in Moscow on April 10-13, 2018.
Russian National Award in Applied Economics
The Jury of the Russian National Award in Applied Economics found an article by ICSID research fellow Denis Ivanov particularly noteworthy. The paper is titled "Human Capital and Knowledge-Intensive Industries Location: Evidence from Soviet Legacy in Russia".
MPSA Conference 2018
ICSID team members took part in the 76th annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference that was held in Chicago on April 5-8, 2018.