Timur Natkhov

Laboratory Head: Faculty of Economic Sciences / Laboratory for Institutional Analysis of Economic Reforms
Associate Professor: Faculty of Economic Sciences / Department of Applied Economics
Research Fellow: Expert Institute / Centre for Productivity Studies
Programme Scientific Supervisor of the Educational Track: Economics and Economic Policy

Timur Natkhov has been at HSE University since 2008.

Education and Degrees

2007

Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Political Economy
Lomonosov Moscow State University

2002

Degree
Stavropol State University

* 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.

Professional Interests

economic history Institutional Economics

Awards and Accomplishments

Best Teacher — 2015–2016, 2013, 2011
Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "Future Professoriate" (2012–2013)
Category "New Lecturers" (2009–2011)

Responsibilities

Managing research projects of the Laboratory for Institutional Analysis of Economic Reforms, coordinating the work of research fellows and research assistants.

Courses (2025/2026)

Economic Growth: Lessons from the Past (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Economic Growth: Lessons from the Past (Optional course (faculty); Faculty of Economic Sciences; 1, 2 module)Eng
Historical Origins of Economic Growth (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
Historical Origins of Economic Growth (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
Historical Origins of Economic Growth (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
Historical Origins of Economic Growth (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
Historical Origins of Economic Growth (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 module)Eng
Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Past Courses

Courses (2024/2025)

Economic Growth: Lessons from the Past (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Economic Growth: Lessons from the Past (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Economic Growth: Lessons from the Past (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Economic Growth: Lessons from the Past (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng

Courses (2023/2024)

Economic Growth: Lessons from the Past (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Economic Growth: Lessons from the Past (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Institutional Economics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Economics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng

Courses (2022/2023)

Economic Growth: Lessons from the Past (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Economic Growth: Lessons from the Past (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Institutional Economics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Institutional Economics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Institutional Economics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Economics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng

Courses (2021/2022)

Economic Growth: Lessons from the Past (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Economic Growth: Lessons from the Past (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Institutional Economics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Conferences

2024
The Eighth Asian Historical Economics Conference (AHEC 2024) (Гонг Конг). Presentation: Technology Diffusion through Cultural Links: Evidence from Industrial Firms in Imperial Russia

2019
Economic History and Historical Political Economy of Russia (Мэдисон). Presentation: All Along the Watchtower: Military Defense Lines and the Origins of Russian Serfdom.
Russian Economic History Conference (State College). Presentation: Technology Diffusion in Agrarian Societies: the Effect of Volga Germans in Russian Empire.

2015
Warwick Summer Workshop in Economic Growth (Warwick). Presentation: Colonization and Development: the Long-Term Effect of Russian Settlement in the North Caucasus, 1890-2000s

2013
17th Annual Conference of The International Society for New Institutional Economics (ISNIE) (Florence). Presentation: Colonization, Human Capital and Development: the Long-term Effect of Russian Settlement in the North Caucasus, 1890s-2000s

2012
European Economic Association and the Econometric Society European meeting (EEA-ESEM) (Málaga). Presentation: Institutions and the Allocation of Talent: Cross-Country Evidence

Dec

2024

The Faculty of Economic Sciences wishes colleagues and students a Happy New Year!

As we look forward to 2025, FES professors took part in preparing a joyful video message for both students and colleagues. In this sincere address, they convey their warmest wishes and congratulations, while sharing their aspirations for a year filled with hopes for fruitful endeavors and remarkable accomplishments!

Feb

2024

Timur Natkhov Speaks at Seminar at the University of Manchester

The Head of LIA gave a talk at a regular research seminar of the Arthur Lewis Laboratory of Comparative Development

Oct

2022

Congratulations to Timur Natkhov and Natalia Vasilenok on receiving the Larry Neal prize for the best article of the year in the Explorations in Economic History!

The article "Skilled immigrants and technology adoption: Evidence from the German settlements in the Russian empire", published by senior research fellow Timur Natkhov and former research assistant Natalia Vasilenok, received the annual Larry Neal Prize

Aug

2020

Timur Natkhov and Natalia Vasilenok presented at the Summer Workshop in the Economic History of Russia

Timur Natkhov, Senior Research Fellow at CInSt, and Natalia Vasilenok, Research Assistant at CInSt, took part in the poster-session at the Summer Workshop in the Economic History and Historical Political Economy of Russia on July 27-31. The workshop was co-organized by the University of Chicago, Caltech and NES. Timur and Natalia presented an article "Skilled Minorities and Technology Adoption: Evidence from the German Settlements in the Russian Empire".

Jun

2020

An updated version of the working paper by Timur Natkhov and Natalia Vasilenok is now available at SSRN

"Ploughs, Fairs and Skills: the Volga Germans and Technology Adoption in Late Imperial Russia", an updated version of the working paper by Timur Natkhov, Senior Research Fellow at CInSt, and Natalia Vasilenok, Research Assistant at CInSt, has been published at SSRN.

Oct

2019

Seminar «Technology Adoption in Agrarian Societies: the Effect of Volga Germans in Imperial Russia»

A joint research seminar of the Laboratory for Labour Market Studies and the Centre for Labour Market Studies was held at HSE on October 8, 2019.

Sep

2019

CInSt members presented their most recent research at the AMEC Conference in St-Petersburg

The St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management at HSE University hosted the second edition of the Analytics for Management and Economics Conference.

Sep

2019

The schedule for CInSt Research Seminars is now available

We invite everyone to join our research seminars. Seminars are held on Thursday at 18:10 in K416 (11 Pokrovskiy Boulevard, Moscow)

Feb

2019

All Along the Watchtower: Defense Lines and the Origins of Russian Serfdom

Timur Natkhov gave a presentation about origins of Russian serfdom at CInSt Research Seminar on the 21^st of February.