Alexey Zakharov
- Assistant Professor:Faculty of Economic Sciences / Department of Theoretical Economics
- Alexey Zakharov has been at HSE since 2007.
Education and Degrees
- 2012PhD
- 2004
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Mathematical and Instrumental Methods in Economics
Central Institute of Economics and Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences - 2003
Postgraduate programme
Central Institute of Economics and Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences - 1999
Master
New Economic School - 1997
Bachelor
University of Arizona
* Candidate of Sciences
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Student Term / Thesis Papers
- Bachelor
I. Galkin «Economic Voting in Russian Federal Elections». Faculty of Economic Sciences, 2016
I. Vakatova «To Shoot or Not to Shoot? Modeling Incentives of Agents in Gun-Free Zones». Faculty of Economic Sciences, 2016
D. Opanasenko «Determinants of the Election Contributions Size: Evidence from the USA». Faculty of Economic Sciences, 2016
A. Simonov «Объединенные кандидаты от оппозиции на региональных и местных выборах в современной России: количественный анализ». Faculty of Social Sciences, 2015
Yu. Popova «Компетентность высших должностных лиц, экономическое развитие и коррупция: межстрановые исследования». Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, 2015
Courses (2016/2017)
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; programme "Economics: Research Programme"; 1 year, 1, 2 module)
- Past Courses
Courses (2015/2016)
Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; programme "Economics: Research Programme"; 1 year, 1, 2 module)
Courses (2009/2010)
- Теория коллективного выбора (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 2, 3 module)
- Теория коллективного выбора (Bachelor’s programme; School of Statistics, Data Analysis and Demography; 2 year, 2, 3 module)
Publications19
- Article Zakharov A. The loyalty-competence tradeoff in dictatorships and outside options for subordinates. // Journal of Politics. 2015 (in print)
- Article Zakharov A., Sorokin C. Policy convergence in a two-candidate probabilistic voting model // Social Choice and Welfare. 2014. Vol. 43. No. 2. P. 429-446. doi
- Chapter Захаров А. В., Искаков А., Искаков М. Решение в безопасных стратегиях задачи борьбы за ренту Таллока // В кн.: XIV Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества: в 4-х книгах. Книга 1 / Отв. ред.: Е. Г. Ясин. М. : Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2014. С. 319-329.
- Preprint Zakharov A. Electoral competition with costly issue selection / Издательский дом ВШЭ. Series WP7 "Математические методы анализа решений в экономике, бизнесе и политике". 2013. No. WP7/2013/05.
- Preprint Iskakov M., Iskakov A., Zakharov A. Tullock Rent-Seeking Contest and its Solution in Secure Strategies / Издательский дом ВШЭ. Series WP7 "Математические методы анализа решений в экономике, бизнесе и политике". 2013. No. WP7/2013/01.
- Chapter Захаров А. В. Александр Николаевич Земляков: Лучший из лучших // В кн.: Поколения ВШЭ. Ученики об учителях. М. : Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2013. С. 176-179.
- Article Zakharov A. Probabilistic voting equilibria under nonlinear candidate payoffs // Journal of Theoretical Politics. 2012. No. 24. P. 235-247. doi
- Article Zakharov A., Schofield N., Ozdemir U., Gallego M. Competition for popular support: a valence model of elections in Turkey // Social Choice and Welfare. 2011. Vol. 36. No. 3-4. P. 451-482. doi
- Article Zakharov A., Claassen C., Ozdemir U., Schofield N. Estimating the effects of activists in two-party or multi-party systems: comparing the United States and Israel // Social Choice and Welfare. 2011. Vol. 36. No. 3-4. P. 483-518.
- Chapter Zakharov A., Marakulin V. On the Equivalence of Some Solution Concepts in Spatial Voting Theory, in: XI международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества: В 3 кн. Кн. 1. / Отв. ред.: Е. Г. Ясин. Кн. 1. М. : Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2011. P. 452-465.
- Article Schofield N., Zakharov A. A stochastic model of the 2007 Russian Duma election // Public Choice. 2010. Vol. 142. No. 1-2. P. 177-194. doi
- Article Schofield N., Claassen C., Ozdemir U., Zakharov A. Application of a Theorem in Stochastic Models of Elections // International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences. 2010. P. 1-30. doi
- Article Zakharov A. A model of candidate location with endogenous valence // Public Choice. 2009. Vol. 138. No. 3. P. 347-366.
- Article Модели политической конкуренции: обзор литературы // Экономика и математические методы. 2009. Т. 45. № 1
- Article Захаров А. В., Фантаццини Д. Экономические факторы в модели голосования: пример Нидерландов, Великобритании и Израиля // Прикладная эконометрика. 2009. Т. 14. № 2. С. 57-76.
- Article Захаров А. В. A model of electoral competition with abstaining voters // Mathematical and Computer Modelling. 2008. Т. 48. № 9-10. С. 1527-1553. doi
- Preprint Zakharov A. Выборы в Государственную Думу 2007 г.: значимость идеологических предпочтений россиян / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series WP7 "Математические методы анализа решений в экономике, бизнесе и политике". 2008. No. 01.
- Article Захаров А. В. Оценка размежевания электорального пространства и построение математической модели выбора избирателя // Прикладная эконометрика. 2008. Т. 2. № 10. С. 75-90.
Participation in international conferences
- International Conference of the Econometric Society. Shanghai, China, 2010
- International Conference of Public Choice Society. 2009, 2010
- 10th meeting of the Society for Social Choice and Welfare. Moscow, Russia, 2010
- Annual general conference of the European Political Science Association. 2011, 2012, 2013
- Lisbon Meeting on Institutions and Political Economy. Lisbon, Portugal, 2013
- International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development. HSE, Moscow, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
- International workshop "Quantitative analysis in political science". HSE, Moscow, 2013
- 13th SAET Conference on Current Trends in Economics. Paris, France, 2013
Areas of research interest
- Political Science (Formal/Positive);
- Political Economy;
- Social Choice Theory;
Research interests
- Formal political theory, especially with application to electoral behavior
- Electoral fraud
- Empirical research in voting behavior
Professional services
- Reviewer for American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Games and Economic Behavior, Public Choice, Social Choice and Welfare, Journal of Public Economic Theory
- Head of Theoretical Economics section, International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development. 2010-2013
- Member of Executive committee, European Political Science Association. 2012-2014
- Head, research seminar series on political economy, Higher School of Economics
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Aleksey Zakharov, assistant professor in the HSE, Department of Economics about the younger generation investing in change.
The New Times
Anatoly Vishnevsky Wins Gaidar Prize
Director of the Institute of Demography, HSE, Tenured Professor Anatoly Vishnevsky was singled out for his outstanding contribution to Russian economic thought. The prize giving ceremony was in Moscow on 12th November.
