Anna Bykova
- Associate Professor:HSE Campus in Perm / Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics / School of Economics and Finance
- Research Fellow:HSE Campus in Perm / International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy
- Anna Bykova has been at HSE University since 2006.
Education and Degrees
- 2011
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Economics and National Economy Management
HSE University
Thesis Title: Innovation Cluster Effects - 2011
Doctoral programme in Economics
HSE University, Faculty of Economics - 2006
Degree in Finance and Credit
HSE University, Faculty of Economics
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.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
2006: Innovation Management and Project Methods of Development, State University Higher School of Economics, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
2007: Principles of Gender Mainstreaming in Management, Governance Advisory and Exchange Program (GAEP), Ottawa, Canada
2008: Comparative Analysis of International and Russian Accounting Standards, KPMG, Perm, Russia
2009: I Summer School on Entrepreneurship Studies, State University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
2009: The Scientific and Practical Course in Applied Econometrics, New Economic School, Perm, Russia
2010: I Perm Winter School on Financial Risks, Perm State University, Perm, Russia
2010: II Summer School on Entrepreneurship Studies, State University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
2010: International Summer School "Change in Management, Economics and Finance", University of Bremen, Bremerhaven, Germany
2010: Certificate BEC Vantage, Perm, Russia
2011: II Perm Winter School on Financial Risks, Perm State University, Perm, Russia
2011: International Week of University of Vigo - Visiting Lecturer, classes "Relative Valuation", training "GUUGLE Workshop", University of Vigo, Orense, Spain
2011: Empirical Investigation of Russian Households’’ Behavior: Opportunities by RLMS Database, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Perm, Russia
2011: How to Conduct Empirical Research in STATA, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Perm, Russia
2011: International Summer School "Change in Management, Economics and Finance", University of Bremen, Bremerhaven, Germany
2011: Empirical Industrial Organization, New Economic School, Perm, Russia
2011: Workshop on Academic Writing by prof. E. Huizingh, Huizingh Academic Development, Perm, Russia
2012: Workshop on Academic Writing, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Perm, Russia
2012: II Perm Winter School on Financial Risks, Perm State University, Perm, Russia
2012: ISEO Summer School "Building the New Economic Welfare after the Crisis", ISEO, Brecia, Italy
2012: I International Summer School on Intellectual Capital, Perm, Russia
2012: Contract Theory, New Economic School, Perm, Russia
2013: Certificate IELTS (Academic), Perm, Russia
2013: Meta-Cognitive Reflective Practioner Seminar by prof. Sean Madden, Fulbright Program, Perm, Russia
2013: II International Summer School on Intellectual Capital, Perm, Russia
2013: Empirical Corporate Finance, New Economic School, Perm, Russia
2015: Visiting Research Fellow (19/11-02/12) at the Department of Accountancy and Finance, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
2016: Visiting Research Fellow (19/11-25/11) at the Department of Accountancy and Finance, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
2017: Visiting Research Fellow (26/11-02/12) at at the Department of Accountancy and Finance, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain and at the Department of Applied Economics, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
2017: II International Summer School “Innovations in Knowledge Management Practices”, GSOM, SPeterburg, Russia
2017: Programming in Python, NRU HSE, Perm, Russia
2017: Visiting Research Fellow (08/12-14/12) at the Department of Accountancy and Finance, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
2017: Visiting Research Fellow (12/12-25/12) at the Department of Applied Economics, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
2018: Visiting Research Fellow (21/02-28/02) at the Department of Economics, University of Maryland Baltimor County, Baltimor, US
2018: Research Workshop (30/10- 01/11/2018) “Political Economy and Development: Challenges and Perspectives”, University of United Arabian Emirates, New York University in Abu-Dhabi, UAE
2018: Research Workshop (30/10- 01/11/2018) “Political Economy and Development: Challenges and Perspectives”, University of United Arabian Emirates, New York University in Abu-Dhabi, UAE
2018: Ronald Coase Institute Workshop (09/12 – 15/12/2019), Bratislava, Slovakia
2018: Development of soft skills for management (22/12 – 23/12/2018), The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Perm, Russia
2019: Perm Winter School on Crypto currencies and Digital Transformation (31/01-01/02/2019), Perm State University, Perm, Russia
2019: Project Management (16/02 - 17/2/19), FOIL Business Consulting & Education, Perm, Russia
2019: Teach for HSE (15/01-20/02/2019), HSE, Perm, Russia.
2019: Academic Research Seminar (14/03/2019) “Using Novel Data to Examine the Impact of Government Policies”, the Institute for Humane Studies and Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Louisville, USA
2019: Data vizualization (12/05-12/13/19), HSE, Perm, Russia
2019: Project generating process (12/14-12/15/19), PSU, Perm, Russia

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "Future Professoriate" (2016)
Category "New Researchers" (2010-2011)
Awards
2008: Letter of Acknowledgment, State University Higher School of Economics, Perm campus.
2010-2011: Young Academic Professionals’ Group, Category "Young Researchers", State University Higher School of Economics
2010-2011: 1st level Academic Premium, State University Higher School of Economics
2011-2012: 1st level Academic Premium National Research University Higher School of Economics
2012-2013: 1st level Academic Premium National Research University Higher School of Economics
2013: Certificate of Honor, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Perm campus.
2013-2014: 1st level Academic Premium National Research University Higher School of Economics
2013-2015: Academic Premium for Research Achievements, Perm Regional Government.
2014-2015: 1st level Academic Premium National Research University Higher School of Economics
2015-2017: 3rd level Academic Premium, National Research University Higher School of Economics
2016: Young Academic Professionals’ Group, Category "Future Professoriate", National Research University Higher School of Economics
2017: Best research paper in IFKAD 2017, GSOM
2018-2020: The winner of the competition “Perm region future leaders”, Category "Management in Education", Perm regional government
2018-2019: 3rd level Academic Premium, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Student Term / Thesis Papers
- Bachelor
I. Iuzipovich, The Impact of Foreign Directors on the Results of Russian Companies. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2020
A. Kartavtseva, Determinants of Dividend Policy in Russian Companies: Ownership Structure Effect. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2020
R. Yusupov, The Influence of Film Critics’ Ratings on Box Office Results. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2020
I. Pykhteeva, Intellectual Capital Impact on Russian Banks Performance. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2020
V. Paklina, The Impact of IT Systems on Company Performance. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2020
E. Gashev, Determinants of the Transfer Value of Football Players: Possibilities to Apply the Expected Goals(xG) in the Analysis. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2020
E. Pechnikova, The Influence of Foreign Directors on Russian Companies' Performance. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2019
I. Borovykh, Increase of RAROC: How to Determine. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2017
K. Shapovalova, The Relationship between R&D Expenditures and Performance of Russian Companies: the Mediation Role of Patents. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2017
E. Lagunova, Export-Oriented Strategy of the Russian Companies. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2017
M. Moricheva, The Default Probability Estimation for Banks. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2017
D. Shirokikh, Multilevel Approach to Exploring Intangibles and Firm Performance Linkage with Account of Industry Heterogeneity. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2017
A. Salnikova, The Impact of Intellectual Capital on the Company’s Performance Indicators. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2016
T. Ukhova, The Valuation of a Commercial Bank. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2016
S. Aslanova, Evaluating Commercial Real Estate Using Hedonic Pricing. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2016
A. Zamorina, Agglomeration Effects in Russia and Europe. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2016
O. Kabakova, Impact of Inter-firm Cooperation on Company's Performance: a Comparative Analysis of EU and Russia. Faculty of Economics, 2014
V. Gorshkova, How external and internal factors influence interfirm relationships in Russia?. Faculty of Economics, 2014
- Master
S. Elyshev, The Key Determinants of Stock Futures Impact on Price Discovery. Evidence from Moscow Exchange. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2019
A. Salnikova, The Impact of Export on Russian Company Performance: Direct and Moderation Effect. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2018
S. Elyshev, Price Discovery Mechanism: Determining the Dominant Market. The Case of Moscow Stock Exchange. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2018
E. Shamilova, Ownership Concentration as a Driver of Russian Companies` Performance. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2016
I. Cherechukina, Influence of R&D Investments on Russian Companies` Performance: the Role of Ownership. Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics, 2016
O. Krivoshhekova, The Interaction of the Intellectual Capital Components: Economic Crisis Issues. Faculty of Economics, 2014
V. Gluxova, The Impact of Intellectual Capital on Companies' Value: the Role of Economic Crisis. Faculty of Economics, 2014
Courses (2020/2021)
- Bibliometry (Postgraduate course’s programme; 1 year, 2 semester)Rus
- Economics of Culture (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Entertainment Economics (Minor; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Corporate Finance: Analytics, Investments, Value" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 4 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Finance: Topical Issues and Analysis Tools" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Strategic Financial Management (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2019/2020)
- Economics of Culture (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Entertainment Economics (Minor; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Corporate Finance: Analytics, Investments, Value" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 4 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar «Modern Problems of Project Management» (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Strategic Financial Management (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2018/2019)
- Entertainment Economics (Minor; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Modern Issues of Applied Corporate Finances" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2017/2018)
Courses (2015/2016)
- Business Valuation (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 4 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
- Project Seminar (2nd year) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar 'Corporate Finance' (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 4 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Modern Issues of Applied Corporate Finances" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Strategic Financial Management (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics; 2 year, 1 module)Eng
Publications14
- Article Bykova A., Coates D. C. Does Experience Matter? Salary Dispersion, Coaching, and Team Performance // Contemporary Economic Policy. 2020. Vol. 38. No. 1. P. 188-205. doi
- Article Bykova A., Coates D. C. Firm performance and regional economic freedom: the case of Russia // Post-Soviet Affairs. 2020. Vol. 36. No. 5-6. P. 395-415. doi
- Article Molodchik M., Fernandez-Jardon Fernandez C. M., Bykova A. The performance effect of intellectual capital in the Russian context // Journal of Intellectual Capital. 2019. Vol. 20. No. 3. P. 335-354. doi
- Article Anna Bykova, Felix Lopez-Iturriaga. Exports-performance relationship in Russian manufacturing companies: Does foreign ownership play an enhancing role? // Baltic Journal of Management. 2018. Vol. 13. No. 1. P. 20-40. doi
- Article Anna Bykova, Carlos Maria Jardon. The mediation role of companies' dynamic capabilities for business performance excellence: insights from foreign direct investments. The case of transitional partnership // Knowledge Management Research and Practice. 2018. Vol. 16. No. 1. P. 144-159. doi
- Article Bykova A. Impact of Industry Concentration on Innovation: Evidence from Russia // Journal of Corporate Finance Research. 2017. Vol. 11. No. 1. P. 37-49.
- Article Carlos M. Jardon, Anna Bykova. Lean against the wind: The moderation effect of foreign investments during the economic recession in Russia // Journal of Economics and Business. 2017. Vol. 93. No. C. P. 1-14. doi
- Article Evgeniia V. Kuminova, Anna A. Bykova. Did Relational Capital Matter during the Financial Crisis? // International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital. 2014. Vol. 11. No. 4. P. 286-305. doi
- Preprint Anna A. Bykova, Evgeniia V. Kuminova. Did relational capital matter during the financial crisis? / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series FE "Financial Economics". 2013.
- Article Anna A. Bykova, Molodchik M. How to catch mutual effects in cluster: comparative study of transitional and developed economies // International Journal of Transitions and Innovation Systems. 2012. Vol. 2. No. 4
- Article Molodchik M., Shakina E., Anna A. Bykova. Intellectual Capital Transformation Evaluating Model // Journal of Intellectual Capital. 2012. Vol. 13. No. 4. P. 1-13. doi
- Chapter Molodchik M., Bykova A. Applying the VAIC Model to Russian Industrial Enterprises, in: Proceeding of the 3rd European Conference on Intellectual Capital / Отв. ред.: G. Turner, C. Minnone. Leeds : Academic Publishing International Limited, 2011. P. 268-277.
- Article Bykova A. Institutes of Innovative Development: Their Role in Regional Clusters // Economic Annals. 2011. Vol. LVI. No. 190. P. 7-24. doi
- Chapter Shakina E., Bykova A. Intellectual Capital Evaluation: Relationship between Knowledge Management Implementation and Company’s Performance, in: Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Knowledge Management / Ed. by F. Lehner, K. Bredl. Vol. 2. Leeds : Academic Publishing International Limited, 2011. P. 917-929.
Research projects
Member, Factors of Innovation Behaviour in Russian Industry, January 2011 - December 2011, HSE
Member, Measurement of Company's Intellectual Capital, January 2011 - December 2012, HSE
Member, Technological and management innovations in corporate sector of the industry: sources of leadership. On an example of the enterprises of a manufacturing industry of the Perm region, January 2007 – December 2008, SU HSE
Member, Task Force for Elaboration of innovation strategy of Perm region, May – September 2006, Perm Regioanal Goverment
Stimulation
Academic premium in 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2014-2015, 2015-2017, 2018-2019
Staff reserve in category "New Researchers" in 2010, 2011
Staff reserve in the category "Future professors" in 2016
Main Conferences
7th International Conference on Innovation Management 2009, Moscow, Russia, November 2009
7th Russian Conference for Joung reserachers on Institutional Economy, Ekaterinburg, Russia, October 2009
6th International Conference on Economic Development in Modern World: Russia & Asia in Global unstable economic condition, Ekaterinburg, Russia, April 2009
2nd Russian Symposium on Economic Theory , Ekaterinburg, Russia, June 2008
2nd International Conference on Sociology of Innovation: social mechanisms of innovation environment’s creation, Moscow, Russia, November 2007
6th International Conference on Modern Problems of Theory & Practice of Firm’s Management, Varna, Bulgary, May 2006
Department, position
Department of Economics and Finance, Associate Professor
International Laboratory of Intangible driven Economy, Research Fellow
Summer School Participation, trainings
1. I Summer School "Entreprenership Theory: theory and practice", August 2010, SU HSE, Russia
2. Course "Applied Econometrics", December 2009, SU HSE, RES, Russia
3. II Summer School "Entreprenership Theory: methodology and potential reserch fields", July 2010, SU HSE, Russia
4. Bremerhaven Summer School "Changes and Change Management in International Economics, Finance and Business", August 2010, Hohchule Bremerhaven of University of Applied Science, Germany
5. Business English "BEC: Vanatage", November 2009 - June 2010, SU HSE, Russia
6. International Week in University of Vigo. Lectures "Relative Evaluation" and "GUUGLE" Workshop participation, April 2011
7. International Bremerhaven Summer School "Changes and Change Management in International Economics, Finance and Business", August 2011, Hohchule Bremerhaven of University of Applied Science, Germany
Field of interests
Interfirm relationship forms
Innovation clusters' analysis
Intellectual Capital evaluation
Investigation of companies' innovation attitude
ID Lab members published the study on the impact of Economic Freedom in the region on the companies performance in Russia
ID Lab members Dennis Coates and Anna Bykova published the research on the impact of Economic Freedom of Russian regions on companies performance in one of the leading international journals. Professor Coates is also one of the authors who adapted and calculated the Index of Economic Freedom for the regions of Russian Federation.
‘The Sports Market Will Survive, Although It’ll Be Cast Back to Where It Was Years Ago’
On July 3, 2020, the 4th Eastern Conference on Football Economics and the 6th Western Conference on Football and Finance were held. Jointly organized by HSE University, the University Paderborn, the New Economic School, the EWG OR in Sports, and the University of Reading, the conference was dedicated to the economic, financial and social aspects of football. Some of the organizers and participants of the conference spoke to the HSE News Service about the conference and their research.
IDLab members took part in ONLINE conferences
This week researchers of IDLab took part in two sports economics confrences: 1st NAASE virtual conference and joint 4th Eastern Conference on Football Economics & 6th Western Conference on Football and Finance
ID Lab on April Conference
ID Lab members took part in the XXI April International Academic Conference
Congratulations!
Congratulations to the faculty of the Department of Economics and Finance at the Higher School of Economics - Perm with the spring 2019 award by the Fund for Educational Innovation
Australian Teacher Trainer James Thomas Conducts Refresher Training Course for HSE Perm Faculty
Last week Australian teacher trainer James Thomas visited HSE Perm at the invitation of Elizaveta Smirnova, Associate Professor of the School of Foreign Languages. From 24 to 27 September, James conducted a refresher training course on “English as a Medium of Instruction” for the HSE Perm faculty.
Anna Bykova Delivers Joint Research at University of Maryland
On February 23, Anna Bykova, Research Fellow of the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (ID Lab), presented joint research with Dennis Coates, on “Economic freedom and its influence on the performance of Russian companies”. The paper was presented at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, US.
How to Benefit from Foreign Investments: They Do Not Guarantee Success in Themselves
Research fellows from HSE-Perm’s International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (ID Lab) Anna Bykova and Carlos Jardon found out that in order to get maximum use from foreign partners, Russian companies need to invest in intellectual resources.
ID Lab’s Research Fellow Anna Bykova Spoke at the University of Vigo
On 18 December, at the seminar organized under the authority of ECOBUS at the University of Vigo, Anna Bykova, Associate Professor of the School of Economics and Finance, Research Fellow of the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy, presented the findings of the research conducted together with Carlos Jardon – “The mediation role of companies’ dynamic capabilities for business performance excellence: insights from foreign direct investments”.
What Mitigates the Consequences of Recession for Companies?
HSE experts demonstrated that companies with foreign participation have an easier time overcoming the consequences of economic recessions. The results of the study were presented in the paper ‘Lean against the wind: The moderation effect of foreign investments during the economic recession in Russia’ published by the Journal of Economics and Business.
HSE Researchers Take Part in ‘Economics of Football’ Conference
On June 23-24, the international conference ‘Economics of Football’ was held in Kazan. This event was organized by the Higher School of Economics (HSE), the New Economic School and Kazan Federal University. Angel Barajas, Dennis Coates, Elena Shakina, Petr Parshakov, Iuliia Naidenova and Anna Bykova, staff members of the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy, participated in the conference. The researchers presented papers and worked as moderators, discussants and key speakers at various sessions and workshops.
ID Lab Workshop
On the 10th of November Anna Bykova presented her preliminary results from the investigation of the corporate performance gap between foreign- and domestic-owned firm and proposed to the members of the Lab the idea of a new paper about the impact of market power on Innovation for Russian companie in order to receive any advices about dependent variable and specification.