Andrey Tkachenko
- Senior Research Fellow:Institute for Industrial and Market Studies / Laboratory of Empirical Analysis of the Enterprises and Markets in Transition Economies
- Andrey Tkachenko has been at HSE University since 2012.
Education and Degrees
- 2013
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Thesis Title: Multichannel queueing systems with heterogeneous servers - 2013
Doctoral programme in Theory of Probabilities and Statistics
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Mechanics and Mathematics - 2012
Master's in Economics
HSE University - 2010
Degree in Mathematics
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.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
Ph.D. in Economics from Bocconi University

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Researchers" (2014-2015)
Category "Future Lecturers" (2013)
Courses (2021/2022)
- Practicum on Empirical Methods of Economic Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2020/2021)
- Practicum on Empirical Methods of Economic Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 4 module)Rus
- Research Project Seminar (Optional course (faculty); Faculty of Economic Sciences; 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2019/2020)
- Research Seminar «Firms and Markets» (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar «Firms and Markets» (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2018/2019)
20223
- Article Rodionova Y., Nemec J., Tkachenko A., Andrei Yakovlev. Informal Practices and Efficiency in Public Procurement // Public Money & Management. 2022. P. 1-10. doi
- Preprint Silvestrovich K., Tkachenko A., Yakovlev A. A. Pro-social Rule Breaking: Evidence From Public Procurement / SSRN. Series "Working Papers". 2022.
- Article Balaeva O., Rodionova Y., Yakovlev A. A., Tkachenko A. Public Procurement Efficiency as Perceived by Market Participants: The Case of Russia // International Journal of Public Administration. 2022. Vol. 45. No. 16. P. 1156-1167. doi
20213
- Article Detkova P., Tkachenko A., Yakovlev A. A. Gender heterogeneity of bureaucrats in attitude to corruption: Evidence from list experiment // Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 2021. Vol. 189. P. 217-233. doi
- Preprint Balaeva O., Rodionova Y., Yakovlev A. A., Tkachenko A. Public Procurement Efficiency As Perceived By Market Participants: The Case Of Russia / NRU HSE. Series WP BRP Series "Public and Social Policy". 2021. No. 29.
- Chapter Pronin P., Detkova P., Tkachenko A., Yakovlev A. A. The changing perceptions of corruption during the Covid-19 pandemic in Russia, in: Discretion, Efficiency and Abuse in Public Procurement in Ordinary and Extraordinary Times / Ed. by O. Bandiera, E. Bosio, G. Spagnolo. Centre for Economic Policy Research, 2021. (in press)
20203
- Article Tkachenko A., Esaulov D. Autocratic governors in public procurement // European Journal of Political Economy. 2020. Vol. 61. P. 1-18. doi
- Chapter Yakovlev A. A., Tkachenko A., Rodionova Y. Opportunistic Behavior in Public Procurement, in: Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, 2020. P. 1-5. doi
- Article Yakovlev A. A., Tkachenko A., Rodionova Y. Who Is Inclined to Hide the Truth: Evidence from Public Procurement // International Journal of Public Administration. 2020. Vol. 43. No. 13. P. 1109-1120. doi
20193
- Chapter Detkova P., Podkolzina E., Tkachenko A. Corruption vs. Competition: When Centralization Matters, in: Public Administartion and Policy in Russia. Taylor and Francis, 2019. Ch. 11. (in press)
- Preprint Tkachenko A., Valbonesi P., Shadrina E. V., Shagbazian G. Efficient design of set-aside auctions for small businesses: an empirical analysis / University of Padova. Series University of Padova "Marco Fanno Working Paper ". 2019. No. 240.
- Article Tkachenko A., Afanasyeva L. Stability conditions for queueing systems with regenerative flow of interruptions // Theory of Probability and Its Applications. 2019. Vol. 63. No. 4. P. 507-531. doi
20183
- Article Detkova P., Podkolzina E., Tkachenko A. Corruption, Centralization and Competition: Evidence from Russian Public Procurement // International Journal of Public Administration. 2018. P. 414-434. doi
- Article Yakovlev A. A., Olga Balaeva, Tkachenko A. Estimation of procurement costs incurred by public customers: a case study of a Russian region // Journal of Public Procurement. 2018. Vol. 18. No. 1. P. 68-87. doi
- Article Andrey Tkachenko, Andrei Yakovlev, Yuliya Rodionova. Organizational Forms and Incentives in Public Procurement: Natural Experiment at a Large Public Sector Organization in Russia // International Journal of Public Administration. 2018. Vol. 41. No. 14. P. 1157-1168. doi
20171
20162
- Preprint Yakovlev A. A., Balaeva O., Tkachenko A. Cost of procurement for Russian regional public customers: estimation and analysis / NRU HSE. Series WP1 "Институциональные проблемы российской экономики". 2016.
- Article Tkachenko A., Afanasyeva L. On the convergence rate for queueing and reliability models described by regenerative process // Journal of Mathematical Sciences. 2016. Vol. 218. No. 2. P. 119-136. doi
20152
- Chapter Tkachenko A., Afanasyeva L. Stability Analysis of Multi-Server Discrete-Time Queueing Systems with Interruptions and Regenerative Input Flow, in: New trends in Stochastic Modeling and Data Analysis. Athens : ISAST: International Society for the Advancement of Science and Technology, 2015. Ch. 1. P. 13-26.
- Article Yakovlev A. A., Tkachenko A., Demidova O., Balaeva O. The Impacts of Different Regulatory Regimes on the Effectiveness of Public Procurement // International Journal of Public Administration. 2015. Vol. 38. No. 11. P. 796-814. doi
20143
- Preprint Tkachenko A., Yakovlev A., Demidova O., Volmenskikh I. Effects of Regulatory Reforms in Public Procurement: the Case of National University in Russia / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series PA "Public Administration". 2014. No. WP BRP 19/PA/2014.
- Article Afanasyeva L., Tkachenko A. Multichannel Queueing Systems with Regenerative Input Flow / Пер. с рус. // Theory of Probability and Its Applications. 2014. Vol. 58. No. 2. P. 174-192. doi
- Article Tkachenko A. Multichannel queueing system in a random environment / Пер. с рус. // Moscow University Mathematics Bulletin. 2014. Vol. 69. No. 1. P. 37-40.
20133
- Preprint Yakovlev A. A., Tkachenko A., Demidova O., Balaeva O. An impact of different regulatory regimes on the effectiveness of public procurement / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series PA "Public Administration". 2013. No. WP BRP 08/PA/2013.
- Preprint Tkachenko A. Multichannel queuing systems with balking and regenerative input flow / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series WP BRP "Science, Technology and Innovation". 2013. No. 14.
- Article Tkachenko A. One-channel system with unreliable server and different service times / Пер. с рус. // Moscow University Mathematics Bulletin. 2013. Vol. 68. No. 2. P. 93-97.
Andrey Tkachenko has defended his PhD thesis
Andrey Tkachenko, a senior research fellow at IIMS, has successfully defended his PhD thesis ”Essays on market structure, competition, and political connection in public procurement” at the Bocconi University (Italy).
ICSID workshop for young scholars
The two-day interdisciplinary ICSID seminar "Political Economy of Development: Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing World" for young scholars ended on June 8.
An article in the Journal of Institutional Studies
An article by Andrei Yakovlev, Andrey Tkachenko, Milena Emelianova and Olga Balaeva titled "Reputation and Trust in the Russian Public Procurement System" has been published in the Journal of Institutional Studies.
The changing perceptions of corruption during the Covid-19 pandemic in Russia
The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) has released an eBook titled "Procurement in Focus: Rules, Discretion, and Emergencies". Along with other European scholars interested in public procurement, IIMS researchers Polina Detkova, Pavel Pronin, Andrey Tkachenko and Andrei Yakovlev contributed to the book with the chapter "Changing perceptions of corruption during the Covid-19 pandemic in Russia".
IIMS Papers Presented at EACES Conference
The 16th European Association for Comparative Economic Studies Conference took place on September 13-17th. Andrey Tkachenko, Yuliya Rodionova and Milena Obuscharova presented their papers during the contributed paper sessions among the other HSE scholars.
New article in “International Journal of Public Administration”
An article “Public Procurement Efficiency as Perceived by Market Participants: The Case of Russia” by Olga Balaeva, Yuliya Rodionova, Andrei Yakovlev and Andrey Tkachenko was published online in "International Journal of Public Administration".
"Only Female Public Officials Will Be Able To Eliminate Corruption in Russia"
IQ.hse.ru on the research carried out by Polina Detkova, Andrey Tkachenko and Andrei Yakovlev.
New article in "Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization"
An article "Gender heterogeneity of bureaucrats in attitude to corruption: Evidence from list experiment" by Polina Detkova, Andrey Tkachenko and Andrei Yakovlev was published online in "Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization".
A new article in European Journal of Political Economy
The article “Autocratic governors in public procurement” by Andrey Tkachenko, research fellow of Laboratory of Empirical Analysis of the Enterprises and Market Transition Economies (IIMS) and Daniil Esaulov (ICEF) was published on the European Journal of Political Economy website.
Russian Political Economy Discussed in U.S.
At Columbia University in New York, a seminar on ‘The Political Economy of Russia’ was held jointly by the International Centre for the Study of Institutions and Development at the Higher School of Economics and the Harriman Institute at Columbia University.