Aleksei Smirnov
- Assistant Professor:Faculty of Economic Sciences / Department of Theoretical Economics
- Aleksei Smirnov has been at HSE University since 2020.
Education and Degrees
- 2020
PhD
University of Zurich - 2013
Master's in Economics
New Economic School - 2011
Degree in Mathematics
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Courses (2023/2024)
Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "38.03.01. Экономика"; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 3 module)Eng
Microeconomics-2 (advanced course) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; field of study "01.03.02. Прикладная математика и информатика", field of study "38.03.01. Экономика"; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Microeconomics (Advanced Level) (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "38.03.01. Экономика"; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "38.03.01. Экономика"; 3 year, 3 module)Eng
- Microeconomics-2 (advanced course) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Microeconomics (Advanced Level) (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Microeconomics (Advanced Level) (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; field of study "38.04.01. Экономика", field of study "38.04.01. Экономика", field of study "38.04.01. Экономика", field of study "38.04.01. Экономика", field of study "38.04.01. Экономика", field of study "38.04.01. Экономика"; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "38.03.01. Экономика"; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "38.03.01. Экономика"; 3 year, 3 module)Eng
- Microeconomics-2 (advanced course) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Microeconomics (Advanced Level) (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "38.03.01. Экономика"; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 3 module)Eng
- Microeconomics-2 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Publications3
- Article Смирнов А. С. Рынки контекстной рекламы: подходы и теоретические модели // Экономика и математические методы. 2015. Т. 51. № 4. С. 14-24.
- Article Смирнов А. С., Измалков С. Б., Давыдов Д. В. Рынки контекстной рекламы: эмпирические и экспериментальные работы // Журнал Новой экономической ассоциации. 2015. Т. 28. № 4. С. 56-73.
- Article Smirnov A., Starkov E. Bad News Turned Good: Reversal under Censorship // American Economic Journal: Microeconomics. 2022. Vol. 14. No. 2. P. 506-560. doi
Conferences
- 20202020 Econometric Society Winter Meeting (Ноттингем). Presentation: The Limits of Social Learning
- 201924th Spring Meeting of Young Economists (Brussels). Presentation: Bad News Turned Good: Reversal under Censorship
- Econometric Society Summer School (Саппоро). Presentation: Timing of Predictions in Dynamic Cheap Talk: Experts vs. Quacks
- 2018Swiss Theory Day (Берн). Presentation: Bad News Turned Good: Reversal Under Censorship
- 2017Oligo Workshop (Москва). Presentation: Experts, Quacks and Fortune-Tellers: Dynamic Cheap Talk with Career Concerns
- Swiss Theory Day (Цюрих). Presentation: Experts, Quacks and Fortune-Tellers: Dynamic Cheap Talk with Career Concerns
- Lisbon Meetings in Game Theory and Applications (Лиссабон). Presentation: Experts, Quacks and Fortune-Tellers: Dynamic Cheap Talk with Career Concerns
- 2017 European Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society (Barcelona). Presentation: Bad News Turned Good: Reversal Under Censorship
- 2016Zürich Workshop on Economics (Мург). Presentation: Irreversible Investment
Seminar Presentations
2020: ESMT Berlin, Higher School of Economics Moscow
2019: University of Copenhagen, Bocconi University
Negative Reviews Boost Sales
Aleksei Smirnov, Assistant Professor, HSE University Faculty of Economic Sciences, and Egor Starkov, Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen, have constructed a mathematical model that explains why it is advantageous for sellers not to delete negative reviews of their products. A study detailing this conclusion has been accepted for publication in The American Economic Journal: Microeconomics.
Paper of Aleksei Smirnov in American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
Congratulations to Aleksei Smirnov, Assistant professor of the Department of Theoretical Economics, on the publication of his paper "Bad News Turned Good: Reversal under Censorship" in American Economic Journal: Microeconomics.