Israel Marques II
- Research Fellow:Institute for Industrial and Market Studies / International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development
- Assistant Professor:Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Political Science
- Israel Marques II has been at HSE since 2011.
Education and Degrees
- 2016
PhD in Political Science
Columbia University in the City of New York
Thesis Title: Political Institutions and Preferences for Social Policy in the Post-communist World - 2010
Master's in Political Science
Columbia University in the City of New York, Department of Political Science - 2008
Master's in Humanities
Columbia University in the City of New York - 2007Bachelor's in Government and History Modified
Student Term / Thesis Papers
- Master
D. Mironova «Gender Differences in Legislative Proposals: Evidence from Lawmakers in the 3rd Convocation of the Russian State Duma». Faculty of Social Sciences, 2018
Courses (2018/2019)
- Modern Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; programme "Applied Politics", "Politics. Economics. Philosophy"; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; programme "Applied Politics"; 1 year, 1, 4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2017/2018)
- Comparative Political Economics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; programme "Applied Politics"; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Comparative Political Economics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; programme "Politics. Economics. Philosophy"; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Modern Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; programme "Politics. Economics. Philosophy", "Applied Politics"; 1 year, 2-4 module)Eng
Courses (2016/2017)
Comparative Political Economics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология"; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Modern Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; field of study "41.04.04. Политология", field of study "41.04.04. Политология"; 1 year, 1-3 module)Eng
Courses (2014/2015)
Publications13
- Preprint Marques II I. Political Connections and Non-Traditional Investment: Evidence from Public-Private Partnerships in Vocational Education / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series PS "Political Science". 2017. No. WP BRP 56/PS/2017.
- Preprint Marques II I. Training Strategies and Skill Development Amid Weak Institutions: Evidence from Russia / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series PS "Political Science". 2017. No. WP BRP 52/PS/2017.
- Preprint Маркес Второй И., Яковлев А. А. Профессиональное образование и механизмы государственно-частных партнерств в российских регионах / НИУ ВШЭ. Серия WP1 "Институциональные проблемы российской экономики". 2017. № WP1/2017/04.
- Article Маркес Второй И. Профессиональное образование и механизмы государственночастных партнерств в российских регионах // Журнал Новой экономической ассоциации. 2017. Т. 36. № 4. С. 198-207.
- Preprint Маркес Второй И. Создание, приобретение и выбор партнеров: стратегии обучения среди российских компаний / НИУ ВШЭ. Серия WP1 "Институциональные проблемы российской экономики". 2017. № WP1/2017/05.
- Article Marques II I., Nazrullaeva E., Yakovlev A. A. Substituting Distribution for Growth:The Political Logic of Intergovernmental Transfers in the Russian Federation // Economics and Politics. 2016. Vol. 28. No. 1. P. 23-54. doi
- Article Govorun A. V., Marques II I., Pyle W. The political roots of intermediated lobbying: evidence from Russian enterprises and business associations // Business and Politics. 2016. Vol. 18. No. 4. P. 395-433. doi
- Preprint Levina I. A., Gregory V. K., Marques II I., Yakovlev A. A. Uncertainty as a Factor in Investment Decisions: The Case of the Russian Federation's Regions / World Bank . Series WPS "Policy Research Working Paper". 2016. No. 7806.
- Preprint Marques II I. Firms And Social Policy In The Post-Communist Bloc: Evidence From Russia / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series WP BRP "Economics/EC". 2014. No. 87.
- Preprint Remington T. F., Marques II I. The Reform of Skill Formation in Russia: Regional Responses / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series PS "Political Science". 2014. No. WP BRP 19/PS/2014.
- Preprint Govorun A. V., Marques II I., Pyle W. The political roots of intermediated lobbying: evidence from Russian firms and business associations / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series WP BRP "Economics/EC". 2013.
- Preprint Маркес Второй И., Назруллаева Е. Ю., Яковлев А. А. Деньги вместо роста: межбюджетные трансферты и электоральная поддержка в России, 2001–2008 / НИУ ВШЭ. Серия WP1 "Институциональные проблемы российской экономики". 2013. № 03.
- Preprint Marques II I., Nazrullaeva E., Yakovlev A. A. From Competition to Dominance: Political Determinations of Federal Transfers in Russian Federation / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series EC "Economics". 2011. No. 12.
Conferences and Invited Presentations
“The Reform Of Skill Formation In Russia: Regional Responses”, American Political Science Association, San Francisco, September 3 – 5, 2015.
“Institutional Quality and Individual Preferences for Social Policy”, American Political Science Association, San Francisco, September 3 – 5, 2015.
“Firm Level Preferences for Social Policy in the Post-Communist Bloc: Evidence from Russia”, First World Congress of Comparative Economics, Rome, Italy. June 25, 2015.
“Firm Level Preferences for Social Policy in the Post-Communist Bloc: Evidence from Russia”, Invited talk for the BOFIT Seminar Programme, Helsinki, FI. April 14, 2015.
“Institutional Quality and Individual Preferences for Social Policy”, XVI April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, NRU – Higher School of Economics, April 08, 2015.
“Firm Level Preferences for Social Policy in the Post-Communist Bloc: Evidence from Russia”, American Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. San Antonio, TX. November 20, 2014.
“Firm Level Preferences for Social Policy in the Post-Communist Bloc: Evidence from Russia”, invited talk at CLMS-LLMS Seminar, NRU – Higher School of Economics, Moscow, RU. November 11, 2014.
“Substituting Growth for Money: Elites, Voters, and Intergovernmental Transfers in the Russian Federation, 2000-2008”, American Political Science Association, Washington, DC. August 28, 2014.
“Preferences for Social Policy in Poorly Institutionalized Settings: Survey Evidence from Russian Firms”, American Political Science Association, Washington, DC. August 28, 2014.
"School of Hard Knocks: Economic Shocks, Transfers, and the Strategic Priorities of Autocrats" Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Il. April 5, 2014.
“Institutions, Mass Preferences, and the 2001 Russian Pension Reform”. Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Il. April 03, 2014.
“The Political Roots of Intermediated Lobbying: Evidence from Russian Firms and Business Associations”, Association for Slavic, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies, Boston, Ma. 22 November, 2013.
“Who Wants to Level the Field? Democracy, Autocracy, and Preferences for Redistribution”, Harriman Working Paper Seminar, New York, NY, 17 September, 2013.
“Choosing Channels of Influence in Hybrid Regimes: Direct and Indirect Lobbying Across the Russian Federation”, American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Il. August 29, 2013.
"School of Hard Knocks: Economic Shocks, Transfers, and the Strategic Priorities of Autocrats" American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Il. August 29, 2013.
“Choosing Channels of Influence in Hybrid Regimes: Direct and Indirect Lobbying Across the Russian Federation”, International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development June Conference, Moscow, Russia. June 27, 2013.
"School of Hard Knocks: Economic Shocks, Transfers, and the Strategic Priorities of Autocrats", International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development June Conference, Moscow, Russia. June 27, 2013.
“Making the Best of Bad Institutions: Firm Preferences, the Welfare State, and Institutional Quality”, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Il. April 12, 2013.
“Choosing Channels of Influence in Hybrid Regimes: Direct and Indirect Lobbying Across the Russian Federation”, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Il. April 11, 2013.
“Making the Best of Bad Institutions: Firm Preferences, the Welfare State, and Institutional Quality”, XIV April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, NRU – Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia, April 04, 2013.
“Who Wants to Level the Field: Democracy, Autocracy, and Redistribution”, Ronald Coase Institute Workshop on Institutional Analysis, Santiago, Chile, December 9-15, 2012
“From Competition to Dominance: Political Determinants of Federal Transfers in the Russian Federation” (with E. Nazrullaeva and A. Yakovlev), European Association for Comparative Economic Studies, Paisley, Scotland, September 08 ,2012.
“From Competition to Dominance: Political Determinants of Federal Transfers in the Russian Federation” (with E. Nazrullaeva and A. Yakovlev), International Society for New Institutional Economics Annual Conference, Los Angeles, June 15th, 2012.
“From Competition to Dominance: Political Determinants of Federal Transfers in the Russian Federation” (with E. Nazrullaeva and A. Yakovlev), Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Il. April 12th, 2012.
“Opportunity Makes a Thief: Political Opportunity Structures and Constitutional Revisionism in Semi-Presidential Systems”, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Il. April 1st, 2011.
“Who Wants to Level the Field: Democracy, Autocracy, and Redistribution”, Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Il. April 23rd, 2010.
Young Scholar Explores the Effect of Weak Institutions on Support for Social Policy
On January 26, Israel Marques, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the HSE International Centre for the Study of Institutions and Development, delivered a lecture at HSE St. Petersburg entitled ‘Institutional Qualities and Individual Preferences in Social Policy’. Following the lecture, he agreed to speak with the HSE news service about his research interests, his time at HSE and his experience living and working in Russia.
