Research & Expertise

19-22 April 2016 was held the XVII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development which was organized and hosted by the National Research University Higher School of Economics with the participation of the World Bank.

April 21, Max Kanovich, professor of computer science at Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, University of London, visiting professor of Faculty of Computer Science,School of Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence, made a report at the session of our seminar.

The technological image of the world is changing rapidly. Even for ordinary consumers, tracking new products on the market and analyzing their benefits and drawbacks is becoming more and more complicated given the abundant supply. This task is even more pressing for those who make decisions to advance certain areas of research and development. A presentation by Leonid Gokhberg, First Vice Rector of HSE and Director of the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK), at an April Conference plenary session, argues how global challenges enhance the need for evidence-based R&D and innovation policy.

At the EACES Workshop Elena Shakina has presented the study “Bridging the gap in competitiveness of Russian companies with intangible bricks” done jointly with Angel Barajas and Mariia Molodchik.

On April 20 Marina Zavertiaeva presented the idea of her joint paper with Felix Iturriaga. It is dedicated to cultural characteristics of CEOs place of birth and education on a corporate risk.

The paper presents an analysis of best practices in STI priority setting in the EU member states (UK, Germany, and Finland) and in the Russian Federation; compares priority systems adopted by various European countries; and identifies prospective subject areas for further development of international cooperation.

The plenary session of the XVII International Academic Conference ‘From the Broad Educational Opportunities Towards Social Mobility Through Education’, held on April 20, 2016, was dedicated to the ways of overcoming inequality in education.

IdLab members presented their papers in sports economics and government support.

HSE.ru published an article about honorary lecture delivered by Ronald Inglehart (Academic Supervisor of LCSR) on the 6th LCSR International Research Workshop. The lecture was devoted to ‘Reshaping Human Motivations and Society, 1896-2014’.