Svetlana B. Avdasheva
- Head, Professor: Faculty of Economic Sciences / Department of Applied Economics
- Deputy Director: Institute for Industrial and Market Studies
- Tenured Professor (2007)
- Distinguished Professor (2019)
- Member of the HSE Academic Council
- Svetlana B. Avdasheva has been at HSE University since 1993.
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
Lomonosov Moscow State University
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.
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.
Awards and Accomplishments
Best Teacher — 2022, 2018, 2015–2016, 2013
Courses (2024/2025)
- Industrial Organisation and Competition Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- International Competition Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Introduction to Economics of Digital Platforms (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Introduction to Economics of Digital Platforms (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Theory of Industrial Organization and Competition policy (Postgraduate course)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Industrial Organisation and Competition Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Industrial Organisation and Competition Policy (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- International Competition Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- International Competition Policy (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Introduction to Economics of Digital Platforms (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Introduction to Economics of Digital Platforms (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Theory of Industrial Organization and Competition policy (Postgraduate course; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Industrial Organisation and Competition Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- International Competition Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Introduction to Economics of Digital Platforms (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Introduction to Economics of Digital Platforms (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar "Companies, Markets and the Public Sector" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar "Companies, Markets and the Public Sector" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Theory of Industrial Organization and Competition policy (Postgraduate course; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Industrial Organisation and Competition Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- International Competition Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Introduction to Economics of Digital Platforms (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Introduction to Economics of Digital Platforms (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar "Companies, Markets and the Public Sector" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Theory of Industrial Organization and Competition policy (Postgraduate course field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Industrial Organisation and Competition Policy (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Introduction to Economics of Digital Platforms (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 4 year, 1 module)Rus
- Introduction to Economics of Digital Platforms (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 1 module)Rus
- Theory of Industrial Organization and Competition policy (Postgraduate course; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
Conferences
- 2023
10th International GSOM Economy & Management Conference 2023 (EMC-2023) (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Implications (Challenges) of Digital Revolution for Competition Policy
- 2022
Антимонопольное право в эпоху санкций (Москва ). Presentation: Санкции, деглобализация и антимонопольная политика
26th Annual ISNIE / SIOE Conference (Торонто). Presentation: Testing the convergence of legal standards in antitrust investigations in BRICS
16th International Conference on Competition and Regulation (Крит). Presentation: Testing the convergence of legal standards in antitrust investigations in BRICS
- 2021
Антимонопольный форум-2021. (Москва ). Presentation: Как измерить (повысить?) эффективность процедурного контроля?
Публично-правовые условия гражданского оборота: налоговый и антимонопольный аспекты (Москва ). Presentation: Постановление Пленума Верховного Суда-2021 и требования к анализу рынка и состояния конкуренции в современной практике применения антимонопольных запретов
Глобальные продовольственные цепочки и антимонопольное право (Москва ). Presentation: Russian Competition Policy Over Agricultural/Food Value Chains: What’s Next under COVID 2019?
- 2020
Антимонопольное право: новые вызовы пандемии (Москва (онлайн)). Presentation: Конкуренция и протекционизм в государственных закупках: поиск «лишнего»
XXI Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва (онлайн)). Presentation: Регламентированные закупки в России: как повысить стимулирующую роль расходов бюджетов и регулируемых компаний
- 2019
VI BRICS Competition Conference ‘10 years of cooperation between the BRICS Competition Authorities: results and prospects’ (Москва ). Presentation: BRICS competition authorities cooperation: objectives, targets, Institutional framework
14th International Conference on Competiton and Regulation (Родос). Presentation: Competition Policy in Digital markets: Russian case
Competition, Governance and Regulation of the Internet Economy: The Chinese Experience and Global Perspectives (Пекин). Presentation: Exclusionary conducts of multi-sided platforms: how to prevent? Comments to Russian experience
- 2018
13th Annual Conference on Competition Policy and Regulation CRESSE 'Advances in the Analysis of Competitoin Policy and Regulation' (Крит). Presentation: Legal standards in the Russian competition enforcement: interplay between competition authorities, courts and market participants
14th Annual Conference Italian Society of Law and Economics (Лечче). Presentation: Legal standards and economic analysis in antitrust enforcement: an empirical investigation for the case of Russia
Вторая ежегодная научная конференция консорциума журналов экономического факультета МГУ имени М.В. Ломоносова (Москва ). Presentation: Choice of legal standards and economic analysis in antitrust enforcement: an empirical investigation for the case of Russia
Антимонопольная политика: наука, практика, образование (Москва). Presentation: Доктрины ограничения конкуренции на рынках многосторонних платформ: накопление опыта странами БРИКС
International Symposium on Imperfect Forms of Collusion (Кейптаун). Presentation: Concerted Practice in the Russian law 'On protection of competition': evolution of legal definition and sufficiency of evidence
Антимонопольное право: практические инструменты управления рисками (Москва). Presentation: Антимонопольное законодательство о монопольно высокой цене и дискриминации:можно ли вести бизнес и зарабатывать, не нарушая
- 2017
12th Annual Conference on Competition Policy and Regulation CRESSE 'Advances in the Analysis of Competitoin Policy and Regulation' (Крит). Presentation: Enforcement against excessive pricing: Russia
Первая ежегодная научная конференция консорциума журналов экономического факультета МГУ имени М.В. Ломоносова (Москва ). Presentation: Организация государственного органа и эффекты экономической политики (на примере применения антимонопольной политики)
Second World Congress of Comparative Economics «1917 –2017: Revolution and Evolution in Economic Development» (Санкт Петербург). Presentation: Reputation maximizing Competition Authorities, institutional structure and welfare: a model and empirical evidence from the case of Russia
ЭМШ 1967-2018 (Москва). Presentation: Слияния российских экспортеров сырья и российская антимонопольная политика
- 2016
11th Annual Conference on Competition Policy and Regulation CRESSE 'Advances in the Analysis of Competitoin Policy and Regulation' (Родос). Presentation: Conduct Remedies in BRICS Countries: Summary of Possible Impact on Domestic and International Markets
3rd Economic Analysis of Litigation Workshop (Монпелье). Presentation: Judges in transition: how they decide on the claims to annul infringement decisions of administrative authorities (on the example of antitrust)
Антимонопольные риски компаний в России, ЕАЭС и Европейском Союзе (Москва ). Presentation: Экономический анализ при применении закона "О защите конкуренции"
Food Value Chain and BRICS Compeition Law (Санкт-Петербург ). Presentation: Challenges of Competition Policy in Food Value Chains: comments based on Russian experience
- 2015
10th Annual Conference on Competition Policy and Regulation CRESSE 'Advances in the Analysis of Competitoin Policy and Regulation' (Крит). Presentation: Economic Evidence in Competition Enforcement: the Russian case
32nd Annual Conference of European Association of Law and Economics (Вена). Presentation: How KPI of competition authority can distort standards of evidence in competition investigations: the case of Russian Federation
XVI Апрельская международная научная конференция «Модернизация экономики и общества» (Москва). Presentation: Влияние произвольного выбора состава правонарушения при расследовании на объем представленных свидетельств и решение контрольно-надзорного органа
- 2014
Inaugural Conference of the World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (WINIR) “Institutions that Change the World” (Лондон). Presentation: Does citizens’ involvement always improve outcomes: procedures, incentives and comparative advantages of public and private law enforcement
Международная научная конференция «Развивающиеся рынки: перспективы развития бизнеса и государства» («GSOM Emerging Markets Conference: Business and Government Perspectives»). (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Price of war: some economics of economic sanctions
2014 Global Marketing Conference (Сингапур). Presentation: ANTIMONOPOLY CONDUCT REMEDIES AND MARKETING DECISIONS OF DOMINANT COMPANIES IN NON-REGULATED INDUSTRIES: RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE
CRESSE-2014 Conference "Advances in the Analysis of Competition Policy and Regulation“ (Корфу). Presentation: A quarter-century of competition policy in Russia: lessons for developing and developed economies
Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses
- 1D. Trifonov The impact of political connections on the value of Russian corporations, 2022
- 2Competition and Monopoly in Digital Advertising and Adjacent Markets
- 3I. Geliskhanov Governance structures in ecosystems of digital platforms
First Graduates of the Online Master's Programme ‘Economic Analysis’ Defend Their Theses
The cost of apartments in Vladivostok, the volatility of cryptocurrencies, the consumption of ferrous metals in different countries, the communications of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, the results of state motherhood support measures — these and many other diverse issues were covered in theses by ‘Economic Analysis’ graduates, which they defended in mid-June.
‘The Opening of the Full-time Advanced Doctoral Programme Was a Gift from Fate for Me’
In 2010, HSE University launched the Full-time Advanced Doctoral Programme, an innovative programme for doctoral students at that time. At the beginning of 2021, an alumna of the programme’s first cohort became the first programme graduate to earn her Doctor of Sciences degree: Elena Vakulenko, Assistant Professor at HSE University’s Faculty of Economic Sciences. In an interview with HSE News Service, the professor discussed her academic career.
Spring Admissions Deadline for HSE Doctoral Programmes Extended to March 13
The first admissions period for HSE’s doctoral programmes continues. The PhD programme in Economics is one of the programmes still accepting applications. Doctoral candidates of the programme have the opportunity to defend their dissertations before the specialized dissertation council and receive a PhD from HSE University.
Competition Analysis and Competition Law Enforcement
International Workshop held in Moscow at the Higher School of Economics. Photostory by Nadezhda Vasilieva, day one
Fifth Antimonopoly Package Officially Unveiled at the April Conference
The search for consensus on antitrust law in the digital age, when traditional instruments stop working, is a complex affair. Participants in the plenary session ‘A New Phase of Antimonopoly Policy: Presenting the 5th Antimonopoly Package’ at the HSE’s XIX April International Academic Conference, engaged in heated debate about the potential consequences of introducing fundamentally new legislative norms.
‘HSE Offers Solutions Aimed at the Future…’
On November 27, the HSE Academic Council held an awards ceremony dedicated to the university’s 25th anniversary. The meeting saw the participation of representatives of the Russian President, members of government, and members of the Russian Federal Assembly. Governmental awards were given to a number of HSE employees for their tremendous accomplishments.
‘It Is a Great Experience – Being Happy for Your Students’ Success and Watching Them Outdo You’
On December 23, 2015, the 15th Golden HSE Award ceremony took place at the Central House of Artists.
Global Governance: Nominal, Real and Alternative Structures
On November 19-20, 2014 HSE hosted a conference on Global Governance: Nominal, Real and Alternative Structures. The conference was largely focused on the paradigm shift in geopolitical and geoeconomic structures of the modern world, as well as the underlying causes and long-term implications of such changes.
23 Academics from HSE Appointed to the Government Expert Council
The new makeup of the Expert Council to the Russian government has been confirmed. It includes 366 members, 23 of whom are HSE staff.
HSE Experts have Become Members of a Council under the Russian Government
The list of members of the Expert Council under the RF Government has been approved. Its 200 members include staff from the Higher School of Economics.