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Aleksey Zakharov, assistant professor in the HSE, Department of Economics about the younger generation investing in change.
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Alexey Zakharov
- Associate Professor:Faculty of Economic Sciences / Department of Theoretical Economics
- Senior Research Fellow:International Laboratory for Experimental and Behavioural Economics
- Alexey Zakharov has been at HSE since 2007.
Education and Degrees
- 2004
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Mathematical and Instrumental Methods in Economics
Central Economic Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences - 2003
Doctoral programme
Central Institute of Economics and Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences - 1999
Master's
New Economic School - 1997
Bachelor of Arts
Университет Амстердама
* 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
A. Demin «Does Inequality Lead to Wars: an Emperial Analysis». Faculty of Social Sciences, 2018
K. Kazantcev «Dictatorship Under Crisis: Repressions, Co-optation and Government Spending». Faculty of Social Sciences, 2018
M. Milosh «The Effect of Social Media on the Efficiency of Repressions». Faculty of Social Sciences, 2018
Y. Gurova «Tax Systems of Developed and Developing Countries». Faculty of Economic Sciences, 2017
I. Galkin «Economic Voting in Russian Federal Elections». Faculty of Economic Sciences, 2016
D. Opanasenko «Determinants of the Election Contributions Size: Evidence from the USA». 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
- Master
I. Subbotin «Social Capital and Quality of Government Control». Faculty of Economic Sciences, 2018
I. Shelen «Political Economy of Federal States». Faculty of Economic Sciences, 2017
I. Bespoyasov «The Reasons for the Growth of Income Inequality in Developed Countries». Faculty of Economic Sciences, 2017
O. Telegin «Electoral College and Preferred Politics». Faculty of Economic Sciences, 2017
E. Mitrokhina «Executive Constraints and Economic Growth in Autocracies». Faculty of Social Sciences, 2017
Courses (2018/2019)
- Game Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; programme "Economics", "Economics and Statistics"; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Practicum on Empirical Methods of Economic Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; programme "Economics"; 3 year, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; programme "Economics: Research Programme"; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2017/2018)
- Practicum on Empirical Methods of Economic Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; programme "Economics"; 3 year, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; programme "Economics: Research Programme"; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Рolitical Economy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; programme "Economics: Research Programme"; 2 year, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2016/2017)
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Рolitical Economy (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Рolitical Economy (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
- Рolitical Economy (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Рolitical Economy (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Рolitical Economy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2015/2016)
- Practicum on Empirical Methods of Economic Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Рolitical Economy (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
- Рolitical Economy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 3 module)Rus
- Рolitical Economy (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; spec. "Совместная программа по экономике НИУ ВШЭ и РЭШ"; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Рolitical Economy (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; spec. "Совместная программа по экономике НИУ ВШЭ и РЭШ"; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Рolitical Economy (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; spec. "Совместная программа по экономике НИУ ВШЭ и РЭШ"; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2014/2015)
- Advanced Topics in Game Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Advanced Topics in Game Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; "Экономика и статистика"; field of study "38.03.01. Экономика"; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Рolitical Economy (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
- Рolitical Economy (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; spec. "Совместная программа по экономике НИУ ВШЭ и РЭШ"; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Рolitical Economy (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; spec. "Совместная программа по экономике НИУ ВШЭ и РЭШ"; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2013/2014)
- Advances in Game Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Advances in Game Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Operations Research and Game Theory (Bachelor’s programme; School of Applied Mathematics and Information Science; "Алгоритмика"; field of study "010400.62 Прикладная математика и информатика"; 3 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Рolitical Economy (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2012/2013)
Game Theory and Operations Research (Bachelor’s programme; School of Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 3 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2011/2012)
- Game Theory 2 (Bachelor’s programme; School of Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Theory of Individual and Social Choice (Bachelor’s programme; School of Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 4 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2010/2011)
- Formal Models in Political Economy (Master’s programme; School of Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Game Theory 2 (Bachelor’s programme; School of Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 4 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Game Theory and Operations Research (Bachelor’s programme; School of Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Theory of Individual and Social Choice (Bachelor’s programme; School of Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 4 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Publications25
- Article A. Shapoval, A. Zakharov, Weber S. Valence influence in electoral competition with rank objectives // International Journal of Game Theory. 2019 doi (in press)
- Article Захаров А. В. Measurement of Social Status in Experimental Games // Журнал Новой экономической ассоциации. 2018. Т. 38. № 2. С. 12-47.
- Article Захаров А. В. Measurement of Social Status in Experimental Games // Журнал Новой экономической ассоциации. 2018. Т. 38. № 2. С. 12-47. doi
- Article Sorokin C., Zakharov A. Vote-Motivated Candidates // Journal of Economic Theory . 2018. Vol. 176. P. 232-254. doi
- Article Захаров А. В. Измерение социального статуса в экспериментальных играх // Журнал Новой экономической ассоциации. 2018. Т. 38. № 2. С. 12-47.
- Article Zakharov A. The loyalty-competence tradeoff in dictatorships and outside options for subordinates. // Journal of Politics. 2016. Vol. 2. No. 76. P. 457-466. (in press)
- 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.
- Article Enikolopov R., Korovkin V., Petrova M., Sonin K., Zakharov A. Field Experiment Estimate of Electoral Fraud in Russian Parliamentary Elections // Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2013. Vol. 110. No. 2. P. 448-452.
- 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.
Working papers
A. Zakharov, O. Bondarenko. 2019. Social Status and Social Learning. File
A. Zakharov. 2018. Resource Curse in Aurocracies. Файл
R. Duch, D. Laroze, A. Zakharov. 2018. Once a liar is always a lia Файл
A. Zakharov. 2017. Social Capital can Lessen Redistribution: A Political Economy Analysis. SSRN Working Paper.
A. Wright, A. Zakharov. 2017. Insurgent Predation and Wartime Informing. Файл
A. Zakharov. 2015. The importance of economic issues in politics: A cross-country analysis File
Research interests
- Experimental Economics
- Electoral competition
- Political economy of conflict and non-democratic regimes
- Electoral fraud
- Empirical research in voting behavior
Professional services
- Reviewer for American Political
Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Games and Economic Behavior, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Politics, Journal of Theoretical Politics, Journal of Public Economics, Public Choice, Social Choice and Welfare, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Political Science Research and Methods. - Head of Theoretical Economics section, International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development. 2010-2018
- Member of Executive committee, European Political Science Association. 2012-2014
- Member of HSE Committee on Interuniversity Surveys and Ethical
Assessment of Empirical Research - Member of Dissertation Council at the Faculty of Economic
Sciences at HSE
HSE Seminar on Political Economy: Natalia Naumenko (Brown University) about the impact of the 1933 Soviet famine on population and urbanization patterns
Natalia Naumenko studied the impact of the 1933 Soviet famine on population and urbanization patterns and argued that the shortage of labor during the crucial years of rapid industrialization hindered the development of cities in areas struck by the famine.
HSE Seminar on Political Economy: Inna Zaitseva (HSE) about the “Moneyball” phenomenon and players' incentives in football
Inna Zaitseva studied players' incentives to exert different levels of effort in different games. The hypothesis of her research suggests that players can express their loyalty to the values of their club by increasing the level of effort in matches, which are considered as principal for the club. One of the explicit criteria for principal matches in football is a derby status of a game. This research demonstrates, that players in Bundesliga in season 2017-2018 exerted a greater level of effort in home derby games, which supports the idea of players’ loyalty to club’s values.
HSE Hosts Russian National Award in Applied Economics
The winner of the 2018 award is Ina Ganguli, Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The American researcher stood out for her series of articles analysing the productivity of Russian scientists in the 1990s, as well as their decisions concerning emigration and the impact that emigration had on the diffusion of Russian science in the United States.
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.
