Daria Salnikova
- Associate Professor:Independent HSE Departments / Department of Higher Mathematics
- Research Fellow:Institute for Industrial and Market Studies / International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development
- Daria Salnikova has been at HSE University since 2011.

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Researchers" (2016)
December 2014 – the winner of the Research Paper Competition (National Research University Higher School of Economics), Political Science, awarded for the research paper “"Determinants of social spending in the European Union-member countries: «governance matters» VS «politics matter»
December 2013 – the winner of the Research Paper Competition (National Research University Higher School of Economics), Political Science, awarded for the research paper “Economic Factors of Support for the Welfare State Institutions (by example of the EU-member countries)”
December 2012 – the winner of the Research Paper Competition (National Research University Higher School of Economics), Political Science, awarded for the research paper “Interdependence of the Political Regime Legitimacy and Level of Citizens' Economic Welfare”
Responsibilities as Research Fellow of the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development
Conducting research
Preparation of analytic reports
Analyzing data
Courses (2022/2023)
- Analysis of Heterogeneous Data and Data Pattern Analysis (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Analysis of Heterogeneous Data and Data Pattern Analysis (Mago-Lego; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Endogeneity Problems in Economic Sociology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Mathematics (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Eng
- Mathematics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
Panel Data: Analysis and Applications for the Social Sciences (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Regression Analysis: Panel Data and Causality (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Population and Development" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Введение в многомерный статистический анализ (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2021/2022)
- Analysis of Heterogeneous Data and Data Pattern Analysis (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Categorical Data Analysis using Statistical Software Packages (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Endogeneity Problems in Economic Sociology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Panel Data: Analysis and Applications for the Social Sciences (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; field of study "39.04.01. Социология", field of study "39.04.01. Социология"; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Quantitative Methods of Data Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
- Regression Analysis: Panel Data and Causality (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Введение в многомерный статистический анализ (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Analysis of Heterogeneous Data and Data Pattern Analysis (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- An Introduction to Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics II (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
- Categorical Data Analysis using Statistical Software Packages (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Endogeneity Problems in Economic Sociology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Mathematical and Statistical Methods in Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Multivariate Statistical Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Panel Data: Analysis and Applications for the Social Sciences (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2019/2020)
- Analysis of Heterogeneous Data and Data Pattern Analysis (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- An Introduction to Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics II (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
- Categorical Data Analysis using Statistical Software Packages (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Endogeneity problems in Economic Sociology (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Multivariate Statistical Analysis in Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Panel Data: Analysis and Applications for the Social Sciences (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2018/2019)
- Analysis of Heterogeneous Data (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- An Introduction to Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics II (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
- Mathematical and Statistical Methods in Psychology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Multivariate Statistical Analysis in Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Panel Data: Analysis and Applications for the Social Sciences (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2017/2018)
- An Introduction to Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics II (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
- Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
May 2019 -- 4th International RLMS HSE User Conference, Moscow, Russia, report "Decline of alcohol consumption in Russia in 2006 -- 2017: do birth cohorts matter?" coathored with Radaev V.V. and Roshchina Y.M.
April 2019 - 20th April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, Moscow, Russia , report "Gender differences as a factor of the relationship between prices and their perception by consumers: methodological limitations" coathored with Poretskova A.A.
March 2019 - 9th Grushin Conference, Moscow, Russia, report "Self-reported material wealth as an indicator of dynamics in real disposable incomes"
19.03.2018 - 21.03.2018 - International Conference on Policies for Happiness and Health, University of Siena. Report: The Reasons for Conflicting Results on the Relationship between Objective and Subjective Well-Being
22.04.2016 - XVII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, the Sixth LCSR International Workshop, progress report "Social Capital and Socio-Economic Well-Being of Households in Transition Economies"
19.01.2016 - LSES (Laboratory for Studies in Economic Sociology) project seminar, "The Relationship between Social Capital and Subjective Economic Well-being of households under the Conditions of the Economic Crisis (by the Example of Transition Economies)"
17.12.2015 - LCSR regular seminar, "The Estimation of Socio-Economic Losses Caused by Road Accidents in Russia" (with T. Karabchuk, A. Moiseeva, and D. Kolesnikova)"
17.11.2015 - 5th International Annual Research Conference "Cultural and Economic Changes under Cross-National Perspective", presentation on a new project "Social Capital and Subjective Economic Well-Being of Households in Transition Economies".
28.07.2015 - 5th LCSR Summer School, presentation on the progress report "The Relationship Between Economic Well-being and Trust in Political Institutions (Evidence from the Transition Economy Countries)"
01.04.2015 - LCSR-EBES training methodological workshop "Economic and Social Changes: values effects across Eurasia” (Antalya, Turkey). Presentation on the research project "The Relationship Between Economic Well-being and Trust in Political Institutions in the Context of Welfare Policy".
03.04.2014 - XV April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, participant of the round table "Social Support and Family Support"
13.12.2012 – research seminar of Laboratory for Political Studies, paper presented “Interdependence of the Political Regime Legitimacy and Level of Citizens' Economic Welfare”
29.06.2011 – research seminar “Measurement in the Social Sciences”, workshop on application of latent structure analysis), presentation of the article Blaydes L., Linzer D.A. (2008) “The political Economy of Women’s Support for Fundamentalist Islam”//World Politics, Vol.60, No.4, pp. 576 – 609.
November 2015 - present - project "Social Capital and Economic Well-Being of Households in Transition Economies"
February – December 2013 – National Research University Higher School of Economics, Center for Theoretical Research, Research Grant “Good Enough Governance in the Context of Regime Transformations: Quality of implanted Institutions in Developing Countries”
July – December 2012 - National Research University Higher School of Economics, Center for Theoretical Research, Research Grant “State Capacity as Prerequisite for Democracy? Empirical Analysis of the Link between Types of State Capacity and Trajectories of Regime Transformations in Countries of the Third Wave of Democratization”
Publications13
- Article Salnikova D. Healthcare in Russia and Latvia: Revealing Public Attitudes and Institutional Prerequisites // Europe-Asia Studies. 2023. Vol. 75. No. 2. P. 330-348. doi
- Chapter Salnikova D., Karabchuk T. Gender Equality and Individualistic Values as Determinants of Employment and Income in Central Asian Countries, in: Gendering Post-soviet space: Demography, Labor Market and Values in Empirical Research / Ed. by K. Gatskova, T. Karabchuk, K. Kazuhiro, E. Skoglund. Springer, 2021. Ch. 16. P. 359-380. doi
- Article Radaev V., Roshchina Y., Salnikova D. The Decline in Alcohol Consumption in Russia from 2006 to 2017: Do Birth Cohorts Matter? // Alcohol and Alcoholism. 2020. Vol. 55. No. 3. P. 323-335. doi
- Article Salnikova D. Factors of Subjective Household Economic Well-being in Transition Countries: Friends or Institutions in Need? // International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. 2019. Vol. 39. No. 9/10. P. 695-718. doi
- Article Порецкова А. А., Сальникова Д. В. Гендерные различия как фактор взаимосвязи цен и их восприятия населением // Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены. 2019. № 6. С. 452-466. doi
- Article Karabchuk T., Salnikova D. The Economic Impact of Migration in the Russian Federation: Taxation of Migrant Workers // Asia-Pacific population journal / United Nations. 2017. Vol. 32. No. 2. P. 137-174.
- Article Карабчук Т. С., Сальникова Д. В. Объективное и субъективное благополучие: опыт сравнительного анализа стран Центральной Азии, России и Беларуси // Социологические исследования. 2016. № 5. С. 96-109.
- Article Колесникова Д. М., Карабчук Т. С., Сальникова Д. В., Фаттахов Т. А. Оценка социально-экономических общественных потерь от ДТП в России // Вопросы экономики. 2016. № 6. С. 131-146.
- Book Плаксин С. М., Карабчук Т. С., Решетова Е. М., Фаттахов Т. А., Моисеева А.А., Сальникова Д. В., Колесников Д. Экономические потери от смертности, инвалидизации и травматизма в результате дорожно-транспортных происшествий в Российской Федерации: методика и оценки / Рук.: С. М. Плаксин. М. : Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2016.
- Article Salnikova D. Determinants of Social Spending in European Union Member-States: "Governance Matters" VS "Politics Matters" // Journal of Social Policy Studies. 2015. Vol. 13. No. 1. P. 109-122.
- Book Карабчук Т. С., Костенко В. В., Зеликова Ю. А., Бейшеналы Н., Кечетова А. П., Закотянский Д. В., Сальникова Д. В., Перебоев В. С. Трудовая миграция и трудоемкие отрасли в Кыргызстане и Таджикистане: возможности для человеческого развития в Центральной Азии. СПб. : Центр интеграционных исследований ЕАБР, 2015.
- Chapter Сальникова Д. В. Взаимозависимость легитимности политического режима и уровня экономического благосостояния граждан // В кн.: XIII Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества: сборник студенческих работ. М. : Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2014. С. 168-179.
- Article Сальникова Д. В. Моделирование взаимосвязи между субъективным экономическим благополучием граждан и поддержкой институтов социального государства в странах ЕС // Прикладная эконометрика. 2014. Т. 33. № 1. С. 71-89.
Congratulations to Daria Salnikova on the successful defense of her PhD thesis
On April 7, 2021, Daria Salnikova successfully defended her PhD thesis on the topic: "The relationship between objective and subjective economic well-being of the population in post-Soviet Russia", submitted for the degree of candidate of sociological sciences