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The twenty-fourth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On July 2, 2024, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Dr. Dmitry A. Kochergin, chief researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Presentation topic: "Tokenized private money: economic content, emission models and the role in the future monetary system".
The twenty-third session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On May 16, 2024, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Mr. Andrey Lisitsyn, Managing Director of the Financial Policy and Financial Markets Department of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
Presentation topic: "Foundations and prospects for the use of digital clearing and settlement units in modern conditions".
Roundtable "Asset Tokenization: Global Trends and Potential Application in Russia's Financial Sphere"
On March 18, 2024, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the New Economic Association held a roundtable on " Asset Tokenization: Global Trends and Potential Application in Russia's Financial Sphere" as part of the Digital Finance Seminar.
The roundtable participants discussed a wide range of issues related to the economic content of the tokenization process, its potential benefits and challenges associated with its implementation, distinctive features of different types of tokenized assets, prospects and limits of the use of digital currencies and financial assets in Russia and abroad, and others.
The twenty-second session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On January 25, 2024, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Artem S. Genkin, full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (Department for Problems of Macroeconomics and Social Market Economy), president of the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization "Center for the Protection of Depositors and Investors".
Presentation topic: "Private Money and Currency Dominance in the Context of Financial Systems Digitalization".
- V International October Conference on Theoretical Economics
On December 14-15, 2023, the New Economic Association, the Journal of the New Economic Association, the Institute of Economics of the RAS, the HSE University, and the Moscow School of Economics at Lomonosov Moscow State University held the V International October Conference on Theoretical Economics "Economic theory and empirical research: evolution of their relations".
Venue: Moscow School of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University ().
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The twenty-first session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On December 7, 2023, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Elena V. Sinelnikova-Muryleva, PhD in Economics, senior researcher at the Center for the Study of Central Bank Problems of the Institute of Applied Economic Research, RANEPA.
Presentation topic: "World experience in launching payment systems based on retail digital currencies of central banks".
Roundtable in Memory of R.M. Nureyev "Historical Paths of Power-Ownership in the East"
On November 28, 2023, the Council of Young Scholars of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences together with the Council of Young Scholars of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences held a roundtable in memory of R.M. Nureyev "Historical Paths of Power-Ownership in the East".
Venue: Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 32, Nakhimovsky Prospekt; online via Zoom.
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VI Liventsev Readings
On November 23-24, 2023, the International Conference "" was held at MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. The theme of the conference was "Modern System of International Economic Relations: Between Globalization and Fragmentation". On November 24, a special joint workshop of the IE RAS and MGIMO "Economic Interaction Between Russia and the Neighborhood Belt Countries in the New Geopolitical Realities" was organized within the framework of the conference.
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International Conference "Balkan Dialogue - 2023"
On October 25, 2022, M.M. Lobanov, deputy director of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, delivered a report on trade and investment ties between Russia and the countries of the Balkan Peninsula at the international conference "Balkan Dialogue - 2023" organized by the Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund (Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 23-27, 2023).
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Roundtable "Prospects of Using Digital Currencies to Increase the Settlement Efficiency within the BRICS"
On October 19, 2023, the team of the regular Digital Finance Seminar (Institute of Economics, RAS) together with the New Economic Association held a roundtable on "Prospects of Using Digital Currencies to Increase the Settlement Efficiency within the BRICS".
International Conference "The Union State in the Current Economic and Geopolitical Context: How to Effectively Use New Opportunities"
On October 10-11, 2023, Smolensk State University (SmolSU) hosted the international conference "The Union State in the Current Economic and Geopolitical Context: How to Effectively Use New Opportunities". The conference was organized on the initiative of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Economics of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus. Their partners in the organization of the event were SmolSU and the Agency of Integration Initiatives.
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Fifth Russian Economic Congress (REC-2023)
On September 11-15, 2023, the was held in Ekaterinburg, both online and offline. It was organized jointly by the New Economic Association, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Ural State University of Economics, the Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Ural State Mining University, the Ural Institute of Management - a branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), the Central Economic and Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Faculty of Economics of Lomonosov Moscow State University.
The Congress was hosted by the Ural State University of Economics, the Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Ural State Mining University, and the Ural Institute of Management. 969 scientific reports by participants from 99 Russian cities and 12 foreign countries were selected for the Congress. Within the framework of REC-2023, 214 sessions were held during 19 thematic conferences, including the Conference of Young Scientists. 8 plenary roundtables devoted to topical problems of economics were organized.
35th Annual Conference of the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE)
On September 13-15, 2023, the (both online and offline). The following experts from the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences presented their papers at the conference: Dr. S.G. Kirdina-Chandler, head of the Center for Institutional and Evolutionary Economics ( ), Dr. A.V. Vernikov, leading researcher ( ; the paper was prepared jointly with A.A. Kurysheva, SFU, Russia) and N.V. Smorodinskaya, Ph.D., leading researcher ( ; coauthor - D.D. Katukov, researcher).
22nd International Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN)
Prof. V. N. Bobkov, chief researcher, head of the subcenter "Socio-Economic Studies of Quality and Standard of Living" of the Center for Development of Human Potential, IE RAS, delivered an online report "Basic Income: a Chance for Russia?", prepared jointly with the leading researcher of the same subcenter E.V. Odintsova, at the 22nd International Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network - BIEN (South Korea, Seoul, August 23-26, 2023).
The twentieth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On July 10, 2023, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Dr. Dmitry Kochergin, Professor of the Department for Credit Theory and Financial Management, Saint Petersburg State University
Presentation topic: "Digital currencies of central banks for cross-border payments: mechanisms, models and platforms".
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15th International Pushchino Symposium on Evolutionary Economics
On May 25-27, 2023, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Lomonosov Moscow State University held the 15th Pushchino Symposium on Evolutionary Economics.
Topic of the symposium: The Russian and the World Economies in an Era of Changing Global Economic Structures: Theory, Methodology and Practice
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The participants discussed the following issues:
- Discussions on both the essence of global economic structures and prerequisites for the formation of new structures;
- Challenges on the path to a new world order;
- Reproductive cycles of national economies and the world economic system;
- Economic development trends according to the institutional and evolutionary theory;
- The new world: will it be unipolar, multipolar or bipolar?
- Theoretical synthesis and evolution of economic knowledge in the global world;
- Possibilities for long-term modeling in today's turbulent world, or the search for patterns in economic development;
Master classes for undergraduate and graduate students was held as part of the symposium.
If you have any questions, please contact us at pushchino.symposium@gmail.com
Information support: AlterEconomics and Russian Journal of Economics and Law.
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The nineteenth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On April 20, 2023 the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Mr. Mikhail Demidenko, PhD in Economics, Deputy Head of the Research and Strategic Development Department of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, one of the developers of the Belarusian digital ruble project
Presentation topic: "Prospects of cross-border interaction of central banks' digital currencies: a conceptual basis for the Belarusian digital ruble".
The eighteenth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On March 2, 2023 the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Andrey Varnavsky, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Head of Ingosstrakh blockchain platform, Deputy Head of the Department of Ingosstrakh and Head of the blockchain laboratory at the Institute for Development of Digital Economy (Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation).
Presentation topic: "BigTech: Current State, Risks and Regulation".
Annual conference organized by the Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE)
On January 8, 2023, Dr. S.G. Kirdina-Chandler, head of subcenter "Institutional and evolutionary economics" of the IE RAS, made an online report "Globalisation and Sovereignty in the 2020s: The Peak of Contradictions?" at an annual conference organized by the Association for Evolutionary Economics at the Allied Social Sciences Associations (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, January 7-9, 2023; the conference theme: World at the Crossroads: Finding institutionalist pathways to social, economic and ecological co-existence).
The seventeenth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On December 22, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Professor Dr. Sergey Andryushin, Chief Researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Presentation topic: "Decentralized Finance: Distinctive Features and Development Prospects".
Scientific conference "Russian economy under the influence of external shocks (to the 300th anniversary of RAS)"
On December 19, 2022, the Section of Economics of the Department of Social Sciences, RAS, with the participation of the institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Institute of Economics, Institute of National Economy Forecasting and Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences) held a scientific conference "Russian Economy under the influence of external shocks (to the 300th anniversary of RAS)". This event was organized within the framework of the project "Towards the 300th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences".
Prof. Mikhail Golovnin, Director of IE RAS, Corresponding Member of RAS, moderated the first part of the conference. During its second part, Dr. Elena Lenchuk presented her report "Technological Modernization as the Basis for Anti-Sanctions Policy". The participants of the conference examined the situations when the economy and society of the Soviet Union and Russia were subjected to external shocks (caused not only by the world community but also by factors not related to the economy, such as pandemics, climate change etc.), as well as the way economic policy reacted to those shocks. Particular attention was paid to the lessons of the past and the possibilities of using them to develop a system of appropriate responses from the government, business and society as a whole during the current geopolitical and geoeconomic crisis involving the unprecedented sanctions pressure on the Russian economy.
International conference "Challenges and risks for trade and economic cooperation of the EAEU member states under sanctions"
On December 15, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in association with the M. Kotanyan Institute of Economics of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia held an international conference "Challenges and risks for trade and economic cooperation of the EAEU member states under sanctions".
The conference participants discussed the following issues:
- specifics of economic development of the EAEU member states in the current situation;
- trends and factors influencing cooperation between the EAEU countries with regard to trade, investment and migration;
- EAEU countries in the system of Eurasian transport corridors;
- opportunities for deeper Eurasian economic integration;
- risks involved in economic cooperation between EAEU member states due to geopolitical instability.
International scientific and practical conference "Cooperation between the Caspian countries at a time of global instability: potential, problems and prospects"
On November 16, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Eurasian Information and Analytical Consortium organized an international scientific and practical conference "Cooperation between the Caspian countries at a time of global instability: potential, problems and prospects".
The conference participants discussed the following topics:
- the role of the Caspian region in the new geo-economic and geopolitical conditions;
- the place and prospects of the region in the system of Eurasian transport corridors;
- the forms, institutions and prospects of cooperation among the Caspian countries, the role of regions and cities in its development;
- climate and environmental problems of the region and their socio-economic manifestations;
- prospects for the region's development in the context of a green economy.
Annual International Conference Bogomolov Readings: The Changing World. Where is it going?
On November 10, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted scientific readings in memory of the outstanding Soviet and Russian scientist, Academician Oleg Timofeyevich Bogomolov, on the topic: "The changing world. Where is it going?". The chairman of the Organizing Committee was Prof. M. Golovnin, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The conference was attended by researchers in the field of world economy and politics, dealing with problems of globalization and regional integration, students and followers of Oleg T. Bogomolov.
They discussed the following issues:
- globalization and its role in the current changes;
- the impact of the global crisis on public thought;
- driving forces behind macro shifts in the world order;
- how to solve real problems in the development of states in a situation of geopolitical uncertainty;
- the role of Russia and its neighbor countries in creating a more equitable and just world;
- scenarios for the world's development and organization of international relations.
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The sixteenth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On November 3, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Andrey Varnavsky, PhD in Economics, Head of Blockchain at Ingosstrakh, Associate Professor, Deputy Head of the Department of Ingosstrakh and Head of the blockchain laboratory at the Institute for Development of Digital Economy (Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation).
Presentation topic: "Digital Financial Assets: Integration of Existing Tools into New Networks".
International Russian-Korean Conference "New Eurasian Order and Korea's Approach Strategy to Eurasia"
On October 28, 2022, the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences, held an international Russian-Korean conference "New Eurasian Order and Korea's Approach Strategy to Eurasia".
Format: online via Zoom.
Participants of the conference discussed the changing geopolitical order and the challenges it poses for Russia, the Republic of Korea, and Eurasia as a whole.
The first panel focused on how Russia's economic policies are changing and what these changes mean for South Korea. The role of Central Asia in a changing environment and the policy of the Republic of Korea in the region was discussed at the second section. The third panel was addressed import substitution policies in Russia.
Contact: asiacenter@inecon.ru
October 25, 2022, The annual all-Russian conference of young scientists "Economic Theory: Meeting the Reality. Modern Problems of International Trade"
On October 25, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted the annual all-Russian conference of young scientists "Economic Theory: Meeting the Reality. Modern Problems of International Trade" organized by the Institute's Council of Young Scientists.
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Participants of the conference discussed the following topics:
▪ the idea of international trade in economic theory: history and modern times;
▪ international trade and development economics;
▪ global value chains and technology development;
▪ problems of food security;
▪ institutions of international trade and financial processes;
▪ international trade, integration processes, and the gravity model: a real-world test;
▪ sustainable growth of developing countries in the context of international trade;
▪ international trade, integration processes, and institutional reforms in developing countries;
▪ peculiarities of regional and sectoral development of the Russian economy in the context of its integration into the international trade system.
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October 19-20, 2022, The 4th International October Conference on Problems of Theoretical Economics "Segmentation of Economic Science and the Problems of Synthesis"
On October 19-20, 2022, the Journal of the New Economic Association, the Institute of Economics of the RAS, and the National Research University Higher School of Economics with the support of the New Economic Association held the 4th October Conference on Problems of Theoretical Economics "Segmentation of Economic Science and the Problems of Synthesis".
Participants of the thematic conferences, that are held annually in October, deal with a wide range of problems related to the theory and methodology of economic science, the history of economic thought and modern theoretical economics.
Format: ofline (Moscow, Moscow School of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow state university.
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Participants of the conference discussed the following issues :
- the economics of the digital era;
- economic knowledge gained through econometric studies;
- synthesis and institutional reforms;
- the place of economics in the system of social sciences.
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International conference "Development of Cooperation between Russia and Vietnam in the Face of Sanctions"
On October 18, 2022, the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences, together with the Institute of European Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, held an international conference "Development of Cooperation between Russia and Vietnam in the Face of Sanctions".
Format: offline at the Conference Hall of the Institute of Economics (32, Nakhimovsky prospekt) and online via Zoom.
Working languages: Russian, Vietnamese
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Participants of the conference discussed the following topics:
- trade and investment cooperation between Vietnam and Russia in the context of sanctions;
- implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and its member states, on the one hand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, on the other hand;
- Russian-Vietnamese energy cooperation;
- development of the tourism industry in the current situation.
Contact: asiacenter@inecon.ru
International scientific conference "The fourth industrial revolution: implications for economic development in Russia and ASEAN"
On September 29, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences held an international scientific conference "The fourth industrial revolution: implications for economic development in Russia and ASEAN".
Format: both offline (Conference Hall, 32 Nakhimovskiy Prospekt, Moscow) and online in Zoom.
Working languages: Russian and English. Simultaneous translation provided.
Scope and Aim of the Conference
The fourth industrial revolution is set to fundamentally transform national economies in aspects concerning manufacturing processes, transport, city landscapes. People, businesses, governments – all will be affected by these changes. To ensure safe and smooth transition and equal opportunities for development under new imperatives, countries need to develop necessary policy responses.
This conference aims to explore how Russia and ASEAN countries are adapting to realities of the fourth industrial revolution and what decision they make today to meet the future goals of the transition.
During the conference participants are invited to discuss the following themes:
- the fourth industrial revolution: economic priorities in Russia and ASEAN
- goals of the economic policy in the age of digitalization: experiences of Russia and ASEAN;
- ‘smart cities’ as a promising sphere for cooperation between Russia and ASEAN;
- Russia-ASEAN joint projects in digital products;
- digital currencies and digital payment platforms and their role in strengthening Russia-ASEAN cooperation;
- digitalization and the future of travel industry.
Contact: asiacenter@inecon.ru
The 34th Annual EAEPE Conference 2022 "Tackling inequalities: New paradigms in policy and technology for a just transition and vaccine equity"
The 34th Annual Conference of the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) took place in Naples, Italy, on September 7-9, 2022. were co-organized by Dr. S. Kirdina-Chandler, the head of a subcenter at the Institute of Economics, RAS.
At the hybrid conference, the following papers were presented by researchers working for the Institute of Economics:
- A Feast in Time of Plague: Debt-Financed Spending Spree During Economic Decline (A. V. Vernikov, Doctor of Economics, leading research fellow, together with A. Kurysheva, South Federal University, Russia),
- PRC Investment Activity in Africa. Neo-Colonial Expansion or Promotion of Sustainable Development? (A. I. Volynski, research fellow, and M. S. Kruglova, PhD, senior research fellow),
- Global Institutional Cycles of Bipolarity (Dr. S. G. Kirdina-Chandler, Head of the Subcenter "Institutional and Evolutionary Economics"),
- Kondratieff Waves and Modern Macroeconomics (V. I. Maevsky, full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Center "Institutional and Evolutionary Economics and Applied Problems of Reproduction", and A.A. Rubinstein, PhD, senior research fellow),
- and Sanctionomics: Sanctions Against Russia and Their Systemic Effects (N.V. Smorodinskaya, PhD, leading research fellow).
September 20, 2022, Delegation from the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences at the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences
On September 20, a delegation from the Institute for European Studies of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) visited the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The main purpose of the visit was to discuss promising areas of bilateral cooperation under the agreement signed in 2019. These include joint scientific events and publications on the topics that are of interest to both parties.
Short-term plans include organizing a joint conference "Development of cooperation between Russia and Vietnam under sanctions" (scheduled for October 18). The meeting participants discussed details about the upcoming conference and, in addition, shared their views on the priorities of socio-economic development of Russia and Vietnam, and opportunities to improve the effectiveness of bilateral relations.
Members of the Vietnamese delegation:
Mr. Dang Minh Duc - Doctor of Science, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the Institute for European Studies;
Mrs. Vu Thuy Trang - Doctor of Science, Director of the Centre for Russian and CIS Studies, Institute for European Studies;
Mrs. Nguyen Thanh Lan - Deputy Director of the Centre for Russian and CIS Studies, Institute for European Studies;
Mrs. Tran Thi Khanh Ha - Researcher, Institute for European Studies;
Mr. Trinh Thanh Vinh - Researcher, Institute for European Studies;
Mrs. Chu Thi Nhuan - Researcher, Institute for European Studies.
September 15-17, 2022, The VIII All-Russian Summer School for Young Researchers in Evolutionary and Institutional Economics
From September 15 to 17, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, together with the Kazan Innovative University, named after Vitaly Timiryasov, and the "Center for Evolutionary Economics" held the VIII All-Russian Summer School for young researchers in Evolutionary and Institutional Economics.
All-Russian Summer Schools have been held since 2008 in various regions of Russia every two years. Their task is to acquaint young researchers with modern achievements in the fields of evolutionary, institutional and other sections of economic theory, to introduce young researchers to the cutting edge of research in these areas.
The working language was Russian.
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Scientific Conference "Problems of Synthesis in Economic Theory". Dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Ruben Evstigneev
On July 5, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted the Conference "Problems of Synthesis in Economic Theory", dedicated to the memory of Ruben Nikolayevich Evstigneev and the modern interpretation of his ideas. Venue: Conference Hall, 32 Nakhimovskiy Prospekt, Moscow. It will be a hybrid Conference – that is, attendance in person and online.
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X Euro-Asian Symposium on Economic Theory (EASET-2022)
On June 29, 2022, at the plenary session of (Yekaterinburg, Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of RAS), Mikhail Golovnin, Director of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, associate member of RAS, spoke on "Transformation of Money Theory in the Modern Context", and Svetlana Kirdina-Chandler, chief researcher, Head of the Subcenter of Institutional and Evolutionary Economics, presented a paper "Globalization and Sovereignty in the 2020s: Is that the Peak of Contradictions? What Answer Can the Theory Give?".
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"Russia and China During the International Security Crisis" Scientific conference organized by the IE RAS and the "Just World" Institute
On June 15, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences together with the "Just World" Institute held a conference on Russia and China during the international security crisis.
Participants of the conference discussed the following topics:
- interaction between Russia and China aimed at strengthening the international security system and developing international economic institutions having equal rights;
- promoting Russian-Chinese cooperation for the sake of overcoming global and regional crises and threats;
- the potential of trade and economic cooperation between Russia and China.
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Panel Discussion "The Impact of Global Challenges on the Place and Role of BRICS in the Global Economic System"
On June 10, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences together with St Petersburg State University with the support of the National Committee on BRICS Research held a panel discussion on the impact of global challenges on the place and role of BRICS in the global economic system". The video conference was organized by the Center for Russia's Strategy in Asia of the IE RAS and the Faculty of International Relations of St Petersburg State University.
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The fifteenth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On June 2, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Dr. Dmitry Kochergin, Professor of Credit Theory and Financial Management at St. Petersburg State University.
Presentation topic: "Crypto-assets: economic nature, classification and regulation".
Panel Discussion "External Challenges for the Russian Economy"
On May 18, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences together with Plekhanov Russian University of Economics organized the panel discussion "External Challenges for the Russian Economy" within the framework of the XI International Scientific and Practical Conference "Abalkin Readings".
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Moscow Academic Economic Forum (MAEF-2022)
The 4th International Moscow Academic Economic Forum (MAEF-2022) was held on May 16-18, 2022. The central topic of the forum was: "Russia: Challenges of the Global Transformation in the 21st Century".
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On May 16, 2022, Mikhail Golovnin, director of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, associate member of the RAS, made a plenary report "The World's Financial System: Global Trends and Qualitative Changes".
On May 17-18, 2022, more than ten representatives of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences spoke at the forum's conferences and panels.
The fourteenth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On April 21, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Dr. Alexander Yakovlev, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor at the Department of Economic Theory, Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University "LETI".
Presentation topic: "Money: the Conflict of Theory and Practice in the Age of Digitalization".
International scientific conference "Development of Central Asian Countries: Problems and Prospects".
On April 12, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences held an international scientific conference "Development of Central Asian Countries: Problems and Prospects". The conference was planned as a tribute to the outstanding researcher, PhD (in Economics), Professor Leon Zevin, and it is dedicated to the centenary of his birth.
The conference was organized offline (Nakhimovsky prospekt, 32, 4th floor), and online via Zoom.
The working language was Russian.
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The conference participants discussed the following issues:
- the results of the independent development of individual states of Central Asia and the region as a whole;
- Central Asia and Russia: problems of interaction in the conditions of global instability;
- external affairs of the states of the region (cooperation with Russia, China, Turkey, etc.);
- centripetal and centrifugal tendencies in the region;
- factors of domestic and regional instability and ways to overcome them;
- Central Asia in the system of transcontinental transport corridors;
- problems and prospects of development in the nearest future.
- V Liventsev Readings: "Global Economic Trends and Russia". Joint session of IE RAS and MGIMO University: "Russia's Neighborhood Belt: Problems and Prospects of Integration Processes"
The international conference : "Global Economic Trends and Russia" was held on April 7-8, 2022, at MGIMO University (Moscow State Institute of International Relations under the umbrella of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation). Within the framework of the conference, on April 8, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the MGIMO University organized a special joint panel "Russia's Neighborhood Belt: Problems and Prospects of Integration Processes".
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Scientific Conference "The 6th Senchagov Readings. Russia’s Economic Security in the New Reality"
Scientific Conference "The 6th Senchagov Readings. Russia’s Economic Security in the New Reality"
On March 30-31, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the RAS and the Department for Macroeconomics and Social Market Economy Problems of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences hosted an international scientific conference "The 6th Senchagov Readings: Russia’s Economic Security in the New Reality", offline and online (in Zoom).
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Scientists, experts, university professors and postgraduates took part in the conference exploring the legacy of Prof. Dr. Vyacheslav Senchagov, Honored Economist of the Russian Federation, member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.
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Scientific Conference "Russia and China: Joint Development and Modernization"
On March 29, 2022, the Russian Academy of Sciences in partnership with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) held a joint scientific conference "Russia and China: Joint Development and Modernization". The event was organized within the framework of the project "Towards the 300th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences" with the participation of the Institute of Economics of the RAS, the Institute of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the CASS, and the Russian-Chinese Committee for Friendship, Peace and Development.
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Conference participants, leading Russian and Chinese scientists, discussed the two countries’ experience in modernization, the development of national economies in the face of global systemic risks, and possible approaches to minimizing these risks. Representatives of the Federation Council, top officials of the RAS and the CASS were invited to attend the opening session of the conference.
The thirteenth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On March 17, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Dr. Victor Dostov, PhD in Physics and Mathematics, Head of the Council of the Russian Electronic Money and Remittance Association (REMA), Head of research at the Center for Blockchain Technologies (Saint Petersburg State University), member of the Expert Council of the working group on legislative regulation of cryptocurrencies.
Presentation topic: "Digital Currency Tracing Tools: Opportunities and Prospects".
The twelfth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On February 17, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Dr. Pavel Shoust, Executive Director of the Russian Electronic Money and Remittance Association (REMA), Associate Professor at Saint Petersburg State University of Economics, Advisor for the International Finance Corporation and for the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.
Presentation topic: "Digital Ruble and Paradoxes of Regulating Non-Cash Transactions".
The eleventh session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On January 20, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Vladimir Burlachkov, chief researcher at IE RAS.
Presentation topic: "The paradoxes of modern monetary mechanisms of global and national economies".
Round table "State, Market and Pandemic"
On January 19, 2022, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Journal of the New Economic Association hosted an online round table discussion "State, Market and Pandemic" to mark the 75th anniversary of Prof. Alexander Rubinstein, head of the Department "Theoretical Economics" (IE RAS), Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the New Economic Association, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation.
Moderators: M. Golovnin, Director of IE RAS, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the New Economic Association, associate member of RAS; V. Polterovich, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the New Economic Association, full member of RAS.
Virtual Conference ICAPE (International Confederation of Associations for Pluralism in Economics)
On January 9, 2022, Svetlana Kirdina-Chandler, chief research fellow, head of the Subcenter "Institutional and Evolutionary Economics", Institute of Economics RAS presented the paper "The Poverty of Economics in Reactions to Changes: The Need for a New Synthesis?" at the virtual .
International scientific conference "Thirty years of economic transformation in post-Soviet states: major trends and development prospects"
On December 23, 2021, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted an international scientific conference "Thirty years of economic transformation in post-Soviet states: major trends and development prospects" (offline and online, in Zoom).
(in Russian)
The conference focused on the following topics:
- sectoral changes in national economies in the context of new global trends;
- transformation of foreign economic relations and changes in integration priorities;
- increased competition of the EU, China and Turkey in the countries of the former Soviet Union;
- successes and failures of economic modernization;
- inclusion of post-Soviet countries in international transport corridors;
- social dimension of the structural changes;
- new challenges and threats to development in the post-pandemic period.
The tenth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On December 9, 2021, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenters: Alexander Semenov, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor at the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus; Viktoria Kotova, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor at the Academy of Public Administration under the the aegis of President of the Republic of Belarus; Valery Lastovsky, Director of DFS LLC (Finstore).
Presentation topic: "Tokenization of Financial Assets: Theory and Practice in the Republic of Belarus".
International scientific conference “Social and economic dimensions of the Corona crisis: evidence from Europe”
On December 7, 2021, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences held an international scientific conference “Social and economic dimensions of the Corona crisis: evidence from Europe” (online in Zoom).
The conference was the second one dedicated to the memory of outstanding economist Dr. Svetlana Pavlovna Glinkina ().
Working language of the conference was English.
The participants discussed the following issues:
- economic downturn in 2020 and its consequences for certain sectors of the economy in 2021
- current problems of socio-economic development of the EU member states and candidate countries induced by COVID-19
- impact of the pandemic on labour markets
- global value chains disruptions and their influence on European countries
- government finance issues, anti-crisis policy measures and financial support from Brussels
- impact of COVID-19 on integration processes, problems of border closures and restrictions on mobility in Europe
- main political trends in the context of the spread of COVID-19
Scientific conference "Evolution of Academic Economics in Russia"
On December 1-2, 2021, within the framework of the initiatives concerning the 300th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Economics Section of the Social Sciences Department of RAS together with the Institute of Economics, the Institute for Economic Forecasting, the Central Institute of Economics and Mathematics, and the Market Economy Institute, organized a scientific conference "Evolution of Academic Economics in Russia".
The conference participants talked about the development of the main schools of academic economics both in the USSR and in Russia, about their current status and the key findings of their research.
(in Russian)
On December 1, 2021, Mikhail Golovnin, Director of the Institute of Economics, RAS, Associate Member of RAS, presented a paper "Research Conducted at the Institute of Economics, RAS: Theory and Economic Policy" at the session "Development of Economic Science in the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS - USSR Academy of Sciences - RAS)". The event took place in the Presidential Hall of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The final session "Spatial Research and Regional Scientific Centers in the Russian Academic Science" was held on December 2, 2021, offline in the conference hall of the Institute of Economics, RAS, and online (in Zoom).
The ninth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On November 25, 2021, the Institute of Economics, RAS, hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (both offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Vadim Grishchenko, Consultant at the Research and Forecasting Department of the Bank of Russia.
Presentation topic: "Introduction of the Russian Digital Ruble: An Analysis of Its Effects on the Banking System of the Russian Federation".
Annual conference for young scientists "Russia in Global Economy: New Challenges and Threats"
On November 25, 2021, the Institute of Economics, RAS, hosted an annual conference for young scientists "Russia in Global Economy: New Challenges and Threats" (online in Zoom).
Participants of the conference discussed problems of economic development in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic faced by Russia and the whole world. Young scholars representing various scientific schools analyzed main challenges to modern development influencing the world economy’s evolution, evaluated the potential for Russia’s economic growth targeted at overcoming the consequences of current global and regional threats, and suggested measures to refine national socio-economic strategies.
(in Russian)
International youth conference “International trade facing the challenges of digital and post-COVID economy: BRICS perspectives”
On November 25, 2021 the Asian Strategy Center of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, together with the Department of World Economy of St. Petersburg State University and the Russian National Committee on BRICS Research, hosted (online on the ZOOM platform) an international conference for young scholars “International trade facing the challenges of digital and post-COVID economy: BRICS perspectives”.This event is organized as a part of a state project “Processes of regional and transregional integration and their impact on the development of the economies of the Russia’s “neighborhood belt-countries”: new opportunities and threats for Russia” and the WTO Chairs Programme.
Young scientists from Russia, Brazil, India, China and South Africa discussed the development of digital technologies and trade cooperation within the framework of BRICS, as well as the challenges faced by countries during the pandemic.
Working language was English.
International online seminar "Building a sustainable future: cooperation between Russia and Korea in digital economy and green energy projects"
On November 23, 2021, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, together with the Department of Russian Studies (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies), Asia Pacific Research Center (Hanyang University), and Korea Institute for Eurasian Policy, hosted an online seminar "Building a sustainable future: cooperation between Russia and Korea in digital economy and green energy projects". During the seminar participants from Russia and South Korea discussed the problems of digital transformation, the use of digital currencies, and the potential of the green and hydrogen energy generation.
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(Session 1)
(Session 2)
International Conference "Russia in the post-Soviet space: problems, risks, prospects"
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, the Institute of Economics, RAS, hosted an International Conference "Russia in the post-Soviet space: problems, risks, prospects" (online in Zoom).
The Conference was organized by:
- the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (branch office in Moscow),
- the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences,
- the Center for party and political studies of the Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences
Official language: Russian
(in Russian)
Participants of the conference discussed the following topics:
- Evolution of Russia’s role as a pillar of stability in the post-Soviet space in the 21st century: a historical review.
- Forms of cooperation between post-Soviet countries (the CIS, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, etc.): their efficiency and potential.
- Russia’s role in economic cooperation between post-Soviet states: current situation and possibilities.
- Political dialogue and Russia’s role in its organization: party-to-party ties, cooperation between NGOs, research and academic exchange, role and influence of the Russian media.
The 3nd International October Conference on Problems of Theoretical Economics “Economic Theory and Methodology: Before and After the Marginalist Revolution”
On October 20-21, 2021, the Journal of the New Economic Association, the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences, and the National Research University Higher School of Economics with the support of the New Economic Association hosted (online in Zoom) the 3rd October International Scientific Conference on the Problems of Theoretical Economics “Economic Theory and Methodology: Before and After the Marginalist Revolution”. More ...
(in Russian)
(20 October)
(21 October)
Panel discussion "Relations Between Two Koreas in Times of Sanctions and Russia’s Interests in Northeast Asia"
On October 19, 2021, the Center for Russia’s Strategy in Asia, IE RAS, hosted a panel discussion "Relations Between Two Koreas in Times of Sanctions and Russia’s Interests in Northeast Asia" (online in Zoom; working language: Russian).
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Georgy Toloraya, head of the Center for Russia’s Strategy in Asia, IE RAS.
Speakers: Ivan Zakharchenko, news analyst, RIA Novosti; Alexander Vorontsov, PhD in History, head of the Department for Korean and Mongolian Studies, the Institute of Oriental Studies, RAS; Irina Korgun, PhD in Economics, senior research fellow, acting head of the Center for Russia’s Strategy in Asia, IE RAS.
Leading Russian experts in Korean studies took part in it. Participants discussed the current situation on the Korean peninsula, relations between North and South Korea and Russia’s agenda in Northeast Asia.
The eighth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On October 14, 2021, the Institute of Economics, RAS, hosted a session of the Digital Finance Seminar (online in Zoom).
Presenters: Dr. Anatoly Tikhonov, professor at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Belarus, and Inna Yuzefalchik, chief expert at the Department for research and strategic development of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, PhD student at the Belarus State Economic University.
Presentation topic: "Digitalization of Monetary System: Institutional and Regulatory Aspects".
14th Pushchino Symposium on Evolutionary Economics
On October 12, 2021, the Institute of Economics, RAS hosted the 14th Pushchino Symposium on Evolutionary Economics "Heterodox Economics and Economic Growth". In 2021, due to the still challenging epidemiological situation, the symposium held over one day, October 12, online in Zoom.
(in Russian)
International conference "30 Years of Post-Soviet Transition in Russia and CIS: a View from East Asia"
On October 12, 2021, The Center for the Russian Strategy in Asia of the Institute of Economics RAS hosted an international conference "30 Years of Post-Soviet Transition in Russia and CIS: a View From East Asia" (online in Zoom).
This conference highlighted various aspects (economic, social, geopolitical) of transformation that Russia and other CIS countries have gone through over the past 30 years and how they are approached to in the academic works of East Asian scholars. (in Russian).
The seventh session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On September 16, 2021, the Institute of Economics, RAS, hosted a seventh session of the seminar "Digital Finance" (offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter: Dr. Anton Moiseev (professor of Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, deputy director of the Institute for Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences).
Presentation topic: "Digital Money and their Role in a New Social Contract".
IV Stolypin Forum "Post-COVID Syndrome - Rethinking the Economy"
On September 9, 2021, Dr. Mikhail Golovnin, acting first deputy director of IE RAS, associate member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, made a presentation at a session titled "Capital for Development. Easy and Accessible" of IV Stolypin Forum "Post-COVID Syndrome - Rethinking the Economy".
International Forum of Technological Development "Technoprom-2021". Symposium "Value and Price of Science"
Dr. Elena Lenchuk, acting director of IE RAS, and Dr. Valentina Muzychuk, acting deputy director of IE RAS, presented their papers at a Symposium "Value and Price of Science", a part of (Novosibirsk, August 25-27, 2021): "Value of Economics as Science During a Transitional Period" at the 1st session "Modern Scientific Trends and Value of Economics for Society" (Dr. E. Lenchuk), and «Culture and Ethics in Economic Science» at the 3rd session "Science and Moral Values" (Dr. V. Muzychuk).
(in Russian)
(1st session "Modern Scientific Trends and Value of Economics for Society")
The 33rd Annual Online Conference of the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE)
Scholars of the Center for institutional and evolutionary economics: Dr. S. Kirdina-Chandler, head of the Center, Dr. A. Vernikov, leading research fellow, M. Kruglova, senior research fellow, and A. Volynskiy, research fellow, together with Dr. N. Smorodinskaya, leading research fellow of the Center for innovation economics and industrial policy, took part in the 33rd Annual Online Conference of the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) "Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic: re-thinking the role of the State towards safe, cohesive, sustainable and innovative economies" (September 2-4, 2021, Italy, Naples, online). They presented plenary papers at a special session "A Window of Opportunity for Heterodox Economics Amidst the Financial and Health Crises" organized by researchers of IE RAS together with their foreign colleagues, with financial support from the EAEPE Council.
Presentations:
S. Kirdina
A. Vernikov
N. Smorodinskaya
Scientific Conference "Russia’s Borders: Geopolitics, Regionalistics, Historical Memory"
On August 24, 2021, Prof. L. Vardomsky, head of the Center for Post-Soviet Studies, IE RAS, took part in a scientific conference "Russia’s Borders: Geopolitics, Regionalistics, Historical Memory" organized to mark the 75th anniversary of Kaliningrad Oblast (Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, August 23-24, 2021). He presented a paper "The Territory Between the Baltic and Black Seas: Geopolitical Cordon or Cooperation Zone" at a session "Current Geopolitical Challenges Faced by Russian Border Zones".
Program ... (in Russian)
International Summer School of Renmin University of China
Dr. Svetlana Kirdina-Chandler, deputy head of the Center for Institutional and Evolutionary economics, IE RAS, taught an online course "Russia between East and West: Where to go?" (32 hours, in English) at (Beijing, July 2021).
The series of lectures organized as part of the cooperation program between the Institute of Economics RAS and the School of Marxism Studies, Renmin University of China, was highly appreciated by students and organizers of the Summer School. Dr. Kirdina-Chandler was the only one representing Russia among more than a hundred lecturers from all over the world.
BRICS Academic Forum 2021
On August 5, 2021, Mikhail Golovnin, first deputy director of IE RAS, associate member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, made a presentation at the session «BRICS and global economic recovery» of BRICS Academic Forum which was organized online on August 3-6, 2021.
The sixth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On July 8, 2021, the Institute of Economics, RAS, hosted a sixth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" (offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter:
Prof. Dr. D. Kochergin (Saint Petersburg State University, department "Credit theory and financial management").
Presentation topic: "Contemporary evolution of stablecoins: from local use to global expansion".
International colloquium "Pëtr Kropotkin – Activism and Scholarship"
On July 21, 2021, Svetlana Kirdina-Chandler presented a paper "Cooperation versus competition: Kropotkin’s legacy in the works of economic evolutionists" at the International colloquium "Pëtr Kropotkin – Activism and Scholarship", July 19-23, 2021, San Paolo, Brazil
International Conference "Russia and China: Joint Development and Modernization"
On June 24, 2021, the Institute of Economics, RAS, and the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, with support of the Department for Social Sciences, RAS, and China Daily, co-hosted the International Conference "Russia and China: Joint Development and Modernization" (online via Zoom).
Participants of the conference discussed the two countries’ experience in modernization, tasks related to developing the national economies in the face of global systemic risks, and possible approaches of their minimization.
The conference was covered by the Chinese media:
(in Russian)
International Conference on Social Neuroscience in Ecologically Valid Conditions
On June 23, 2021, head of subcenter "Institutional and Evolutionary Economics" IE RAS, D.Sc. (Sociology) Svetlana Kirdina-Chandler presented the paper "The Mesolevel Approach as an Inter-disciplinary Methodology in Social Science and the Humanities for Cross-country Studies" as an invited speaker at the 1st International Conference on Social Neuroscience in Ecologically Valid Conditions (Moscow, June 21-23, 2021).
The fifth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On June 10, 2021, the Institute of Economics, RAS, hosted a fifth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" (offline and online in Zoom).
Presenter:
V. Dostov, PhD in Physics and Mathematics, Head of the Council of the Russian Electronic Money and Remittance Association (REMA), chief researcher at Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU), head of research at the Center for Blockchain Technologies, SPbU.
Presentation topic: "Modern Model of Payment System Development: the Russian and International Experience"
Scientific Conference "The 100th Anniversary of the New Economic Policy and the Socialist Market: History and Modern Times"
On June 9, 2021, the Institute of Economics, RAS, hosted the conference "The 100th Anniversary of the New Economic Policy and the Socialist Market: History and Modern Times" (offline and online via Zoom).
Participants of the conference discussed both historical aspects of the New Economic Policy (NEP) and the current economic measures used by the Russian government in the context of the 1920s successful experience in combining planned and market economies, and drew parallels between the NEP and modern economic policies.
(in Russian)
International conference “Priorities of post-COVID recovery in ASEAN countries: New prospects for cooperation with Russia”
On June 3, 2021, the Center for Russia's Strategy in Asia of the Institute of Economics RAS in cooperation with the School of International Regional Studies, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the Higher School of Economics organized an international conference "Priorities of post-COVID recovery in ASEAN countries: New prospects for cooperation with Russia" (on Zoom).
Within the framework of the conference, leading Russian and foreign experts discussed the institutions and mechanisms of business cooperation and stimulation of commercial ties between Russia and ASEAN countries, the digital dimension of economic and commercial activities in ASEAN and opportunities for Russia, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Russia-ASEAN economic interaction.
International Scientific Conference “Thirty Years After Breakup of the SFRY: Modern Problems of Relations Between the Republics of the Former Yugoslavia”
On May 21, 2021, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences held an international scientific conference "Thirty Years After Breakup of the SFRY: Modern Problems of Relations Between the Republics of the Former Yugoslavia". More...
(in English)
The 2nd International October Conference on Problems of Theoretical Economics “Human Qualities and Behavior in Economic Theory”
On May 18–19, 2021, The Journal of the New Economic Association, the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Higher School of Economics with the support of the New Economic Association organized the 2nd International October Conference on Problems of Theoretical Economics “Human Qualities and Behavior in Economic Theory” (online in Zoom).
Annual thematic conferences bring up a wide range of theoretical and methodological issues of economic science, history of economic thought, contemporary theoretical economics and other branches of economic theory.
The topic of the 2nd International October Conference on Problems of Theoretical Economics is “Human Qualities and Behavior in Economic Theory”.
(May 18, 2021)
(May 19, 2021)
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The fourth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On May 13, 2021, the Institute of Economics, RAS, hosted a fourth session of the seminar "Digital Finance" (offline and online in Zoom).
Presenters:
Prof. Dr. S. Andryushin, chief research fellow at the IE RAS. Presentation topic: "Are cryptocurrencies full fledged money?"
A. Brazhnikov, Executive director of the Russian association of cryptoindustry and blockchain (RACIB), the chairman of the Non-profit partnership "Union of information defenders", member of the Council for financial, industrial and investment policy at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. Presentation topic: "The future of money. What awaits us?"
Presentations of senior research associate of the Institute of European Studies (Belgrade, Serbia) Dr. Goran Nikolić
On April 27 and May 13, 2021 senior research associate of the Institute of European Studies (Belgrade, Serbia) Dr. Goran Nikolić presented two papers – “Comparative Analysis of Serbia’s Foreign Trade with Russia and the EU in 2000-2020” and “The Influence of Serbia’s EU Integration Process on its Trade with Third Countries, especially Russia (and effects of Western sanctions against Russia on Serbia)”.
The presentations of Dr. Nikolic were organized both in offline and online forms (in the conference hall of the Institute of Economics RAS and on Zoom).
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International Conference "The Past, Present and Future of Russian-Serbian Relations"
On April 29, 2021, Mikhail Lobanov, deputy director for research of IE RAS, presented a paper titled "Economic Cooperation Between Russia and Balkan Countries: Current Situation and Prospects" at the International Conference "The Past, Present and Future of Russian-Serbian Relations" organized to mark the opening of the Russian Balkan Center in Belgrade.
The co-founder of the Center is the former Ambassador of Serbia to Russia, historian Slavenko Terzic, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees - State Duma deputy K.F. Zatulin. The President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dacic and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Serbia A.A.Botsan-Kharchenko took part in the opening ceremony of the Center.
Among the speakers at the international conference "The Past, Present and Future of Russian-Serbian Relations" were Dr. E. Yu. Gus’kova (Institute of Slavic Studies, Rhttps://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202106/29/WS60da6398a310efa1bd65e7f1.htmlAS), Dr. S. N. Baburin (President of the International Slavic Academy), M. S. Simonyan (chief editor of ‘Russia Today’ and ‘Rossiya Segodnya’), Dr. E.P. Kudryavtseva (Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Sciences), Dr. E.M. Kozhokin (MGIMO University).
(in Russian)
Media about the conference:
(in Russian), (in Russian), (in Serbian)
09.04.2021
The third session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On April 8, 2021, the Institute of Economics, RAS, hosted a third session of the seminar "Digital Finance" (online in Zoom).
Presenter: PhD in Economics, associate professor A. Yakovlev (Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI", department "Economic theory"). Presentation topic: "Modern monetary theory: problems of methodology".
Discussant: PhD in Economics, associate professor A. Kovalyov (Belarusian National Technical University, department "Management").
VIII Moscow Legal Forum "Socio-Economic Development and the Quality of the Legal Environment"
On April 8, 2021, Svetlana Kirdina-Chandler, Head of the Subcenter "Institutional and Evolutionary Economics", Institute of Economics RAS presented a plenary paper "Institutional Design of Russian Economic Reforms: Success Factors" at the .
02.04.2021
Seminar of the Council of young researches of IE RAS "Problems of economic growth"
On April 1, 2021, the Council of young researches of IE RAS organized an online seminar "Problems of economic growth".
Participants of the seminar discussed the following topics:
- Problems of endogenous economic growth models
- Exogenous and endogenous factors of economic growth
- The impact of "baby boom" periods on economic growth
- The effect of population ageing on economic growth
International Scientific Conference “National Strategies and a Common Agenda for Post-COVID Recovery in the BRICS Countries: on the Way to Sustainable Growth”
On March 30, 2021, the Center for Russia's Strategy in Asia, the Institute of Economics, RAS, and the Russian National Committee on BRICS Research hosted the international scientific conference «National Strategies and Common Agenda for Post-COVID Recovery in BRICS Countries: on the Way to Sustainable Growth». Experts from Brazil, China, India, South Africa and Russia participated in the conference.
During the opening session they were greeted by Dr. Elena Lenchuk, director of IE RAS, and Dr. Victoria Panova, managing director of the Russian National Committee on BRICS Research, Vice President for International Relations, Far Eastern Federal University. The presenters pointed out how relevant the topic of the conference is and how important the BRICS countries' national strategies are for both meeting challenges multiplied by the pandemic and positioning BRICS in the world as far as the following matters are concerned: overcoming nationalism in production and distribution of vaccines, stabilizing economies, developing human capital, etc.
H.E. Mr. Pavel Knyazev, Ambassador-at-large, Russian Sous-Sherpa in BRICS, deputy director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Foreign Policy Planning Department, spoke about the main results of Russia's BRICS presidency in 2020. He mentioned a number of Russia's initiatives aimed at overcoming the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, and expressed hope that these initiatives will be supported during India's BRICS presidency.
The key initiatives regarding economic cooperation between the five countries were highlighted by Dr. Natalya Stapran, director of the Department for Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. She mentioned that the stable economic performance of the BRICS countries makes it possible to implement the Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership 2025. Dr. Mikhail Golovnin, associate member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, first deputy director of IE RAS, moderated the plenary session.
A plenary paper on priorities set by India for the year of its BRICS presidency was presented by Amb. H. H. S. Viswanathan, distinguished fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, India's leading research center, who spoke about imperfection of mechanisms for multilateral cooperation existing in the world, as well as about the necessity of creating a BRICS working group on sustainable development. From his point of view, it is necessary for both overcoming the consequences of the pandemic and providing a stable basis for future growth. Amb. H. H. S. Viswanathan also reminded the audience about a few BRICS-related anniversaries coming up in the year ahead.
Participants of the conference discussed some problems of economic recovery of the BRICS countries after the COVID-19 pandemic, results of Russia's presidency in the association in 2020, the agenda for the year of India's BRICS presidency, as well as steps the BRICS members can take to promote sustainable and long-term recovery.
In his paper, Dr. Mikhail Golovnin, associate member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, first deputy director of IE RAS, highlighted a number of problems in the financial sphere faced by the BRICS countries in the context of the need for reform of the global financial architecture. He emphasized the role of BRICS in the process of «democratizing» international economic relations. In his speech, Dr. André de Melo e Souza, senior researcher at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA, Brazil), focused on problems of vaccination both in developing and developed countries. He mentioned that in many of them the process of creating and distributing vaccines was politicized, leading to protectionism and causing problems in political relations between countries. Prof. Dr. Georgy Toloraya, the founder of the Center for Russia's Strategy in Asia, IE RAS, and Ms. Valeria Gorbacheva, junior researcher at the Center for Russia's Strategy in Asia, IE RAS, presented a paper on the current epidemiological situation in the BRICS countries and Russia's experience in preventing the spread of COVID-19 and overcoming economic consequences of the pandemic, in the context of the country's BRICS presidency in 2020.
Dr. Alexandra Morozkina, head of the Structural Reforms Division, Economic Expert Group, and Ms. Natalya Krasnopeeva, lead advisor, Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation, spoke about the necessity of using the mechanism of public-private partnership to solve various problems, including infrastructural ones, within BRICS. Mr. Zhaoi Zhu from University of International Business and Economics (Beijing, China) emphasized the importance of developing a digital economy for sustainable economic growth. He suggested that BRICS can initiate the introduction of the new indicators for a digital economy, since existing indicators (GDP, GDP per capita, etc.) are not helpful when it comes to characterizing the situation in this sphere. Mr. Cyril Prinsloo, senior researcher at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), spoke about the short-term prospects for economic cooperation between the BRICS countries. Dr. Irina Korgun, acting head of the Center for Russia's Strategy in Asia, IE RAS, moderated this session of the conference.
Participants of the conference discussed the presented papers. They came up with the ideas about the role of BRICS in a post-pandemic world, the future BRICS agenda, reviewing national development strategies in the face of the new challenges and threats, and some practical measures meant to establish contacts in a pandemic world. The closing remarks were made by Dr. Irina Korgun. The participants of the conference wished India success in the year of its BRICS presidency.
International Scientific Conference “Factors of Increasing Socio-Political Turbulence in Russia's “Neighborhood Belt” and Its Consequences for the Russian Federation”
On March 24, 2021, the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Eurasian Information and Analytical Consortium hosted the International Scientific Conference “Factors of Increasing Socio-Political Turbulence in Russia's “Neighborhood Belt” and Its Consequences for the Russian Federation” (online in Zoom).
Discussion topics:
- Evaluation of socio-economic development in Russia's neighboring countries during the spreading pandemic.
- How opposition movements in Russia's neighboring countries gained momentum: a country-by-country analysis. The main theses of their political programs.
- Nationalism as the core of nation-building in these countries.
- Attitude towards Russia manifested in the policies of neighboring countries The struggle between Russia, the EU, the USA and China for the influence in the republics of the former Soviet Union and its consequences.
- Is it possible to keep the geopolitical and geoeconomic status quo in Russia's neighboring countries?
- What are the reasons for neighboring countries' growing disengagement from Russia? How to overcome it?
The second session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
On March 4, 2021, the Institute of Economics, RAS, hosted a second session of the seminar "Digital Finance" (online in Zoom).
Presenter: Prof. Dr. D. Kochergin (Saint Petersburg State University, department "Theories of credit financial management"). Presentation topic: "Prerequisites for creating and the global experience of issuing digital currencies of central banks".
Discussant: A. Mikhaylishin, co-founder and head of the Joys Digital payment service, expert at the business incubator of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, member of the working group on financial services of the BRICS Business Council, member of Sub-commission on payment and settlement systems and technologies of the Commission on Banks and Banking, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP).
Seminar of the Council of young researches of IE RAS "Deglobalization: new trends and contradictions of the world economy"
On March 4, 2021, the Council of young researches of IE RAS organized an online seminar "Deglobalization: new trends and contradictions of the world economy".
Participants of the seminar discussed the following topics:
- Empirical aspects of deglobalization
- Modern sanctions regimes
- Tariff wars and global protectionism
- The role of global value chains in the world industry and trade
- Deglobalization in the financial sector
- How deglobalization influences a social and economic policy of countries
- Problems of regional integration in a new conditions
- Deglobalization and the COVID-19 pandemic
International seminar "The current situation in East and Southeast Asian studies" in memory of M.E.Trigubenko
The Center for Russia's strategy in Asia, IE RAS, organzied an international seminar «The current situation in East and Southeast Asian studies» in memory of famous orientalist M.E.Trigubenko.
Leading Russian and foreign experts discussed the current situation in the countries of East and Southeast Asia, as well as the legacy M.E. Trigubenko left for her colleagues and numerous students.
The first session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the IE RAS
The first online session of the seminar "Digital Finance" hosted by the Institute of Economics, RAS, took place on January 29, 2021.
Moderator: M. Golovnin, first deputy director of the IE RAS, associate member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Presenter: Prof. Dr. K. Korishchenko, head of the RANEPA department "Capital markets and financial engineering". Presentation topic: "A concept of a digital ruble considered by the Bank of Russia: main issues and problems".
Discussant: Prof. Dr. S. Andryushin, chief research fellow at the IE RAS.
Money circulation mechanisms: micro-meso-macro
On January 5, 2021, Svetlana Kirdina-Chandler, Head of the Subcenter "Institutional and Evolutionary Economics", Institute of Economics RAS presented the paper "Money circulation mechanisms: micro-meso-macro" at the AFEE Panel “Financialization, Definancialization, and Regulation: Conditions for the Viability of Capitalism” at the Annual Meeting of AEA at
26.11.2020
International Scientific Conference “Modern Problems of Economic Growth in the Countries of Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe” dedicated to the memory of Dr. S. P. Glinkina
On November 26, 2020 the Institute of Economics organized (via Zoom) an international scientific conference “Modern Problems of Economic Growth in the Countries of Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe” dedicated to the memory of an outstanding scientist Dr. Svetlana Pavlovna Glinkina.
The conference was one of the events associated with the 90th anniversary of the Institute. The renowned Russian and foreign scientists and experts studying issues of economic development in Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe presented papers at the conference.
In total, 17 researchers from 10 countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, France and Croatia) took part in the conference.
The participants discussed the following issues:
- General and specific problems of economic growth in the post-crisis period;
- The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy;
- The influence of domestic and international political crises on economic development;
- National characteristics of state economic policy measures (including monetary, fiscal, regional policy);
- Experience of using mechanisms of economic growth stimulation in Russia and the countries of Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.
(in English)
The Director of IE RAS, Dr. Yelena B. Lenchuk, Academician of the RAS, Head of Moscow School of Economics of the Lomonosov Moscow State University Alexander D. Nekipelov, Corresponding Member of the RAS, Dr. Ruslan S. Grinberg, said welcoming speech to the participants of the conference.
The participants in the first session discussed the general framework and factors of economic growth in CEE and SEE countries. In particular, Dr. Peter Havlik (The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Austria) addressed the topic of economic convergence of the region's countries, the existing challenges to economic growth, the possibility of using a new model of economic development. Dr. Andras Inotai (The Institute of World Economics, Hungary) presented a report on the results of systemic transformation in CEE and SEE countries, as well as the prospects for European integration. Dr. Nikolay Nenovsky (The University of Picardy Jules Verne, France) tackled the issues of creating the financial architecture of the region's countries and the peculiarities of their monetary policy, relying on a wide range of theoretical studies of this issue. Dr. Pal Tamas (The Institute for Sociology of Hungarian Academy of Sciences) presented a report in writing form: its main part is devoted to the social aspects of globalization and the phenomenon of de-Westernization in post-socialist societies.
The second session of the conference brought together reports on the drivers and challenges to economic growth in CEE and SEE countries. Dr. Miklos Szanyi (The Institute of World Economics, Hungary) presented a study of three development models of the countries of the region, which are based on formal and informal institutions that have been formed for a long time. The report by Dr. Xavier Richet (New Sorbonne University – Paris III, France) dealt with a wide range of problems of the presence of Chinese capital in the CEE and SEE countries and the prospects for the development of cooperation between the region and the PRC within the "17 + 1" framework. Dr. Milica Uvalic (University of Perugia, Italy) addressed the contemporary evolutionary challenges of the Western Balkan countries based on an analysis of their macroeconomic development. Dr. Mikhail Yu. Golovnin (the Corresponding Member of the RAS, First Deputy Director of IE RAS) in his report pointed out the peculiarities of the response of monetary policy in CEE and SEE countries to recent and ongoing external shocks. The presentation by Dr. Petar Chobanov (The University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria) was devoted to the dynamics of macroeconomic indicators in the countries of the region. Dr. Goran Buturac (The Institute of Economics – Zagreb, Croatia) drew attention to the importance of stimulating cross-border cooperation that will contribute to sustainable economic growth.
The reports of the third session of the conference were devoted to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic growth in CEE and SEE countries. Dr. Dejan Jovic (Zagreb University, Croatia), examining the situation with countering the pandemic in the Western Balkans, argues that political elites are constructing new images that can increase tensions between the countries of the region. Dr. Juraj Sipko (The Institute of Economic Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences) in his report addressed the analysis of a wide range of economic growth problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Joanna Kotowicz-Jawor (The Institute of Economics of the Polish Academy of Sciences) informed the conference participants about the socio-economic consequences of the spread of the pandemic in Poland; Dr. Vladimir Bacisin (Slovakia) in the format of a written report – on the impact of the pandemic on economic policy in Slovakia. Dr. Goran Nikolic (The Institute of European Studies, Serbia) presented a forecast of economic growth in CEE and SEE countries, based on expert assessments of leading international organizations. Cand. Sc. Mikhail M. Lobanov (Deputy Director for Research of IE RAS) considered the problems of industrial systems evolution in the countries of the region, focusing on both systemic challenges and new threats to the development of production potential.
Video recordings of the speeches of conference participants:
- Dr. Yelena B. Lenchuk (Director of the Institute of Economics,
Russian Academy of Sciences).
Welcoming speech
- Academician of the RAS Alexander D. Nekipelov (Head of Moscow School of Economics of the Lomonosov Moscow State University).
Welcoming speech
- Corresponding Member of the RAS Ruslan S. Grinberg (Academic Director of the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences ).
Welcoming speech
- Dr. Peter Havlik (The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Austria).
The Report: Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe: Economic Convergence and Future Challenges
- Dr. András Inotai (The Institute of World Economics, Hungary).
The Report: Transformation and European Union membership. A comparative balance of Central and Eastern European countries
- Dr. Nikolay Nenovsky (The University of Picardy Jules Verne, France).
The Report: How Janos Kornai can help us understand what's going on today?
- Discussion
- Dr. Miklós Szanyi (The Institute of World Economics, Hungary).
The Report: The three archetype European development models and their current impact in Central Europe
- Dr. Milica Uvalić (University of Perugia, Italy).
The Report: Challenges of economic development in the Western Balkans
- Discussion
- Dr. Xavier Richet (New Sorbonne University – Paris III, France).
The Report: 17+1 Format: Chinese presence in Central and South Eastern Europe
- Discussion
- Dr. Petar Chobanov (The University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria).
The Report: Medium-term economic developments in CEE countries
- Associate Member of the RAS Mikhail Yu. Golovnin (First Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics,
Russian Academy of Sciences).
The Report: Monetary policy in CEE countries: response to external shocks
- Dr. Goran Buturac (The Institute of Economics – Zagreb, Croatia).
The Report: Strengthening growth through economic cooperation: the case of SEE countries
- Discussion
- Dr. Dejan Jović (Zagreb University, Croatia).
The Report: Dealing with pandemics: re-construction of political, security and economic images in the countries of Western Balkans
- Dr. Juraj Sipko (The Institute of Economic Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences).
The Report: Main Challenges of Central Eastern European Countries after the Pandemic Crisis
- Dr. Joanna Kotowicz-Jawor (The Institute of Economics of the Polish Academy of Sciences).
The Report: Threats and opportunities for the Polish economy in the period of pandemic
- Dr. Goran Nikolić (The Institute of European Studies, Serbia).
The Report: The economic growth in the post-pandemic period: the prognosis for the countries of Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe
- Cand. Sc. Mikhail M. Lobanov (Deputy Director for Research of IE RAS).
The Report: Industrial development in CEE and SEE countries: systemic challenges and modern threats
- Discussion
Reports presented in writing form:
- Dr. Pál Tamás (The Institute for Sociology of Hungarian Academy of Sciences).
The Report: Anti-Westernization and De-Democratization at the present stage of development of Eastern Europe
- Dr. Vladimir Bačišin (Bratislava, Slovakia).
The Report: Covid crisis and crisis of economic policy in Slovakia
13.11.2020
The 9th All-Russian Symposium on Economic Theory
On November 11, 2020 Dr. M. Golovnin, associate member of the RAS, first deputy director of the IE RAS and Dr. S. Kirdina-Chandler, head of the Subcenter "Institutional and Evolutionary Economics" took part as key speakers in the 9th All-Russian Symposium on Economic Theory. The Symposium was organized by the Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Yekaterinburg) in online format.
- Presentation of the report by M. Golovnin ...
- Presentation of the report by S. Kirdina-Chandler ...
Annual Scientific Conference «Lomonosov»
On October 28, 2020, representatives of the Institute of Economics, RAS, took part in a Section on current economic issues organized by the Moscow School of Economics, the Lomonosov Moscow State University, within the framework of the annual Scientific Conference "Lomonosov".
The following papers were presented at the meeting "An Open Economy in a Modern World":
- "Reaction of international capital flows in Russia to new external challenges" (Dr. M. Golovnin, associate member of the RAS, first deputy director of the IE RAS);
- "Some of the ways COVID-19 pandemic has affected global trade and Russia's foreign trade" (D. Ushkalova, head of the Center for International Macroeconomics and International Economic Relations, IE RAS);
"Current problems of industrial development in CEE and SEE countries" (M. Lobanov, deputy director for research of the IE RAS).
29.10.2020
Meeting of the Presidential Council for Culture and Art
On October 27, 2020, V. Muzychuk, deputy director for research of the IE RAS, made a presentation at the meeting of the Presidential Council for Culture and Art..
28.10.2020
Scientific and Practical Conference "The 4th Senchagov Readings. Socio-economic Security: a Sphere of Government Regulation and an Area of Scientific Knowledge"
On October 27, 2020, the Institute of Economics, RAS, hosted the scientific and practical conference «"The 4th Senchagov Readings. Socio-economic Security: a Sphere of Government Regulation and an Area of Scientific Knowledge" (via Zoom). It was one of the events to mark the 90th anniversary of the IE RAS, and the 80th anniversary of V. K. Senchagov's birth.
It was one of the events to mark the 90th anniversary of the IE RAS, and the 80th anniversary of V. K. Senchagov's birth.
28.10.2020
The 11th International Kondratiev Conference “Possible scenarios for the future of Russia and the world: interdisciplinary discourse” и the 18th Kondratiev Readings
On October 20-21, 2020, The International N.D.Kondratieff Foundation and the Institute of Economics, RAS, organized The 11th International Kondratiev Conference “Possible scenarios for the future of Russia and the world: interdisciplinary discourse” и the 18th Kondratiev Readings.
The 11th International Kondratiev Conference (YouTube video):
The 18th Kondratiev Readings (YouTube video):
12.10.2020
The 6th International Conference “Current Challenges and Realities of Russia's Economic Development”
On October 8, 2020, Dr. S. Kirdina-Chandler, Head of the Subcenter "Institutional and Evolutionary Economics”, IE RAS, presented a plenary paper “Institutional Design of Russian Economic Reforms: Major Challenges” at the 6th International Conference “Current Challenges and Realities of Russia's Economic development” (Stavropol, Russian Federation).
28.09.2020
Russia and Tajikistan: Bilateral Agenda in New Conditions
On September 22, 2020, Dr. Z. Dadabayeva, leading research fellow at the Center for Post-Soviet Research, IE RAS, took part in the international online conference “Russia and Tajikistan: Bilateral Agenda in New Conditions” and presented the paper “Economic Aspects of Relations Between Russia and Tajikistan”.
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08.09.2020
The 32nd Annual Online Conference of the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE)
On September 2—4, 2020, representatives of the Institute of Economics, RAS (S. Kirdina-Chandler, Head of the Subcenter "Institutional and Evolutionary Economics", N. Smorodinskaya, leading research fellow at the Center for Innovation Economics and Industrial Policy, M. Kruglova and A. Volynskiy, research fellows at the Subcenter "Institutional and Evolutionary Economics") took part in the 32nd Annual Online Conference of the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) and presented the following papers during a series of special sessions "Diversity of capitalism and diversity of social systems" organized with participation of S. Kirdina-Chandler: “Money Circulation Mechanisms and Social Orders: Mesoeconomic Approach” (S. Kirdina-Chandler), “Economic Systems Under COVID-Induced Uncertainty” (N. Smorodinskaya), “Chinese Economic System: Socialism or Capitalism?” ( M. Kruglova, A. Volynskiy).
02.09.2020
The Institute of Economics, RAS, signed an agreement on scientific cooperation with Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
On August 27, 2020, senior executives of the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences, met representatives of Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, to sign an agreement on scientific cooperation between the two organizations.
28.08.2020
The Conference “Contemporary Vietnam and the Eurasian Dimension”
On August 28, 2020, Nguyen Kuok Hung, senior research fellow at the Center for Russia's strategy in Asia, IE RAS, participated in the conference “Contemporary Vietnam and the Eurasian Dimension” organized by Rossotrudnichestvo (the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation). Participants of the conference discussed new approaches to expanding humanitarian cooperation between the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union and Vietnam: prospects for R&D cooperation, interaction in the sphere of education, development of business contacts, and ensuring information security.
10.07.2020
The 11th International Online Conference “Issues of Economic Geography and Statistics of Spatial Development”
On June 30, 2020, representatives of the IE RAS V. Mayevskiy, member of the RAS, and Dr. S. Kirdina-Chandler, presented plenary papers at the 11th International Online Conference “Issues of Economic Geography and Statistics of Spatial Development” organized by the Institute of Economics, Karelian Research Center of the RAS.
03.07.2020
The Scientists of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences
The book is dedicated to the outstanding scientists of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The Institute founded in 1930 and 'walked a thorny path' of socio-economic transformations together with the country. This jubilee issue is timed to the 90th anniversary of the Institute and includes both previously and first published essays about famous personalities of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
02.07.2020
The Russian Economy Under the Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic Policy Measures and Growth Prospects
On June 23, 2020, the Institute of Economics, RAS, organized the panel discussion “The Russian Economy Under the Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic Policy Measures and Growth Prospects”. It was one of the series of events to mark the 90th anniversary of the Institute.
17.06.2020
International Youth Webinar “The Scenario of COVID-19 Across the Globe: BRICS and Beyond”
On June 15, 2020, V. Gorbacheva, junior research fellow at the Center for Russia's strategy in Asia, IE RAS, participated in the international youth webinar “The Scenario of COVID-19 Across the Globe: BRICS and Beyond” as a moderator.
04.06.2020
Economic Relations Between Russia and Vietnam in the Face of New Challenges
On June 4, 2020, the conference “Economic Relations Between Russia and Vietnam in the Face of New Challenges” organized via Zoom by the Institute of Economics, RAS, and the National Economic University, Vietnam. The conference was held within the framework of Bilateral Year of Culture and timed to coincide with the 90th anniversary of the Institute of Economics, RAS, and the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
22.05.2020
Post-Pandemic World and Russia: a New Reality?
On May 14, 2020, Academic Director of the IE RAS, associate member of the RAS R. Grinberg took part in an online session of the Moscow Academic Economic Forum “Post-Pandemic World and Russia: a New Reality?”. Online broadcasting was organized by the International Information Agency “Russia Today”.
16.05.2020
Partnership Between Russia and Belarus and the Union State in a Period of Global Turbulence
On May 15, 2020, Prof. Dr. L. Vardomskiy, Head of the Center for Post-Soviet studies, IE RAS, participated in an online discussion “Partnership Between Russia and Belarus and the Union State in a Period of Global Turbulence” hosted by the Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund in partnership with Association “Center for Analysis and Forecasting of Commonwealth Integration Processes”.
28.04.2020
Trade Policy of East Asian Countries and Russia's Interests
On April 21, 2020, the Institute of Economics, RAS, together with the Faculty of Economics, Saint-Petersburg State University, organized the online conference “Trade Policy of East Asian Countries and Russia's Interests”. It was one of the series of events to mark the 90th anniversary of the Institute of Economics.
11.03.2020
Asia between Multipolarism and Multipolarity
Prof. G. Toloraya, head of the Center for Russia's strategy in Asia, IE RAS, and V. Gorbacheva, junior research fellow at the same Center, published a chapter titled “Russia's Vision of an Asian Security Order” in the multi-authored monograph “Asia between Multipolarism and Multipolarity” (in English; editors – Sujan R. Chinoy, Jagannath P. Panda).
05.03.2020
Russia's Economic Development: Challenges and Growth Opportunities
On February 25, 2020, M. Golovnin, associate member of the RAS, first deputy director of the IE RAS, delivered the lecture “Russia's Economic Development: Challenges and Growth Opportunities” at the Corporate University of Russian Railways. He defined main challenges for economic growth in Russia focusing on the external ones and suggested economic policy measures to foster growth.
05.03.2020
International Scientific and Practical Conference “Economic Security: Problems, Prospects and Development Trends”
On February 19, 2020, M. Golovnin, associate member of the RAS, first deputy director of the IE RAS, and Dr. A. Gorodetskiy, head of the Department “Institutions of modern economics and innovative development”, IE RAS, took part in the conference “Economic Security: Problems, Prospects and Development Trends” at Perm State National Research University (PSU). At a plenary meeting they presented the following papers: “External risks for Russia's economic security” (M. Golovnin); “Bifurcations in government's social policy: risks and threats for economic security” (A. Gorodetskiy). During their visit to Perm, M. Golovnin and A. Gorodetskiy met PSU senior executives and members of the Perm Krai administration to discuss possible areas for future cooperation.
28.02.2020
Challenges for Industrial and Technology Policy in India and Russia
The workshop “Challenges for industrial and technology policy in India and Russia” was organized within the framework of the Agreement on research cooperation between the Institute of Economics, RAS, and Zaheer Science Foundation (New Delhi, India) on February 25, 2020. Participants have finalized plans regarding the joint Indian-Russian conference “Innovation, markets and state involvement” in Delhi. It has been scheduled for November 2021.
30.01.2020
Round table “International Trade as a Factor for Changes in the Russian Economy”
On January 23, 2020, the Institute of Economics, RAS, hosted a round table discussion “International Trade as a Factor for Changes in the Russian Economy” organized by The Journal of the New Economic Association together with the IE RAS. It was one of the series of events to mark the 90th anniversary of the Institute.
05.12.2019
International Scientific Conference “Innovation Driven Economic Growth in Asia Focusing on India”
Dr. S. Kirdina-Chandler, Head of the Subcenter “Institutional and evolutionary economics" of the IE RAS, presented a paper “Path-dependence effect in science and technology policy: case of Russia” at the International Scientific Conference “Innovation Driven Economic Growth in Asia Focusing on India” organized by Zaheer Science Foundation (ZSF) in partnership with the UNESCO (November 27—29, 2019, Goa, India), and negotiated future cooperation between the IE RAS and ZSF.
The International Conference "Polish and Russian economy in the face of the challenges of the industrial revolution 4.0"
On October 16-17, 2019 Institute of Economics, Polish Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Economics Russian Academy of Sciences organized the International Conference "Polish and Russian economy in the face of the challenges of the industrial revolution 4.0" (Poland, Warszawa).
The 1st International October Conference on the Problems of Theoretical Economics
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The 1st International October Conference on the Problems of Theoretical Economics "Forgotten and Discarded Economic Theories" took place in Moscow on October 3 – 5, 2019.
XIII Symposium on Evolutionary Economics
XIII Symposium on Evolutionary Economics "Evolution of Hierarchical Economic Structures and Economic Growth" took place in Pushchino (Moscow Region, Russia) on September 06 - 07, 2019.
The 6th International Scientific Conference "Global Challenges for the Russian and Chinese Economies: In Search of Solutions"
On July 5, 2019, the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences, together with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (the PRC) organized the 6th International Scientific Conference "Global Challenges for the Russian and Chinese Economies: In Search of Solutions", as part of the scientific program "Russia and China: Strategic Partnership".
(in Russian)
The International Scientific Conference "The Cooperation Between Russia and Vietnam Under Conditions of Economic Globalization"
On June 4, 2019, the Institute of Economics, RAS, hosted the International Scientific Conference “The Cooperation Between Russia and Vietnam Under Economic Globalization”, as part of the program of the Year of the Russian Federation in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Year of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the Russian Federation.
The 5th Saint-Petersburg Economic Congress (SPEC 2019)
On April 3, 2019, Dr. Elena Lenchuk, Director of the Institute of Economics, RAS, took part in the 5th Saint-Petersburg Economic Congress (SPEC 2019) "Foresight Russia: the Future of Technology, Economy and Humanity". At the plenary meeting she presented the paper "Digitalization of the Economy: Driving Forces and Outcomes".
The 26th International Kondratiev Conference "Spatial Potential for Russia’s Development: Unlearned Lessons and Future Challenges"
The plenary session of the 26th International Kondratiev Conference "Spatial Potential for Russia’s Development: Unlearned Lessons and Future Challenges" took place on November 22, 2018, within the framework of the 7th International Innovation and Industrial Forum “Technological Breakthrough. Spatial Development of Russia”. Dr. Elena Lenchuk (Director of the IE RAS), Prof. Dr. Ruslan Grinberg (Academic Director of the IE RAS, Associate Member of the RAS), as well as heads of the IE RAS research departments (Prof. E. Bukhvald, Prof. L. Vardomsky, and V. Bondarenko, Leading Researcher, Director of the International N. D. Kondratiev Foundation), presented their reports at the session.
The International Seminar "Alternatives for World Economic Development"
On December 11, 2018 the Center for International Collaboration in Economic Research (Peoples' Friendship University of Russia), the Institute of Economics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow School of Economics (The Lomonosov Moscow State University) organized the first public seminar “Alternatives for World Economic Development”. The topic of the seminar was “Economic cycles in the world economic development and measures to maintain stability”.
Keynote speakers:
Andrei Yakovlev – Director of the Institute for Industrial and Market Studies, Higher School of Economics: "On big cycles in the development of global capitalism"
Nikolay Nenovsky – Prof. at University of Picardy Jules Verne, Prof. at Peoples' Friendship University of Russia: "The current crisis – theoretical explanations and policy responses"
Adrien Faudot – Associate Prof. at Peoples' Friendship University of Russia; Associated Researcher, Centre de Recherche en Economie de Grenoble (France): "The US dollar international dominance and the global financial instability: Regional Clearing Union as a relevant policy response"
Organizers:
Nikolay Nenovsky (University of Picardy Jules Verne, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia)
Mikhail Golovnin (Institute of Economics of Russian Academy of Sciences)
Svetlana Glinkina (Moscow School of Economics, The Lomonosov Moscow State University)
Economic Development Under Growing External Challenges: Experience of China
On November 1, 2018, the Institute of Economics, RAS, organized a meeting of the Academic Councils of the Department "Institutions of Modern Economy and Knowledge-Based Development" and the Department for International Economic and Political Studies, chaired by Dr. E. Lenchuk, Director of the IE RAS. Gao Tzisyang (Deputy Head of the Center for Studies of the Russian Economy, Chief Researcher of the Institute of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) presented the paper "Economic Development Under Growing External Challenges: Experience of China". At the end of the meeting the representatives of the Institute of Economics, RAS, and the Institute of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, signed an agreement on scientific cooperation.
The International Scientific Conference "Potential for Development of Modern Enterprises"
On November 10-13, 2018, Prof. A. Gorodetsky (Head of the Department "Institutions of Modern Economy and Knowledge-Based Development" of the IE RAS) and Prof. Yu. Pavlenko (Chief Researcher of the Center for Methodological, Historical and Economic Research of the IE RAS) took part in the International Scientific Conference "Potential for Development of Modern Enterprises" at the invitation of Prof. K. Krzakiewicz (Dean of the Faculty of Management, the Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland).
During the meeting with Prof. M. Żukowski, Rector of the University, they discussed the areas of potential scientific cooperation between the two institutions. Representatives of the IE RAS made suggestions concerning the forms of cooperation and the procedure of signing of joint agreement.
The Russian – Chinese Seminar "Comparative Analysis of Social and Economic Reforms in Russia and China"
On November 16, 2018, the IE RAS hosted the Russian – Chinese seminar "Comparative Analysis of Social and Economic Reforms in Russia and China". Introductory reports were made by Dr. Mikhail Golovnin (First Deputy Director of the IE RAS, Associate Member of the RAS) and Prof. Van Yi (Secretary of the Party Committee, Deputy Dean of the School of Marxism Studies, Renmin University of China).
At the end of the seminar representatives of the Institute of Economics, RAS, and the School of Marxism Studies, Renmin University of China, signed the Memorandum on Research Cooperation.
The 4th Annual Scientific Conference on Economics and Monetary Policy "The New Reality of the EU and the Place of the Balkan Countries in It"
On October 11-12, 2018, Dr. M. Golovnin (First Deputy Director of the IE RAS, Associate Member of the RAS) and Prof. Dr. S. Glinkina (Head of the Department "International Economic and Political Studies") took part in the 4th Annual Scientific Conference on Economics and Monetary Policy "The New Reality of the EU and the Place of the Balkan Countries in It" at the University of National and World Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria. Two papers were presented: "Response of the Monetary Policy to Challenges of Globalization: Cases of Russia and the Balkan Countries" by Dr. M. Golovnin, and 'Types of Capitalism as a Result of Post-Socialist Transformation" by Prof. Dr. S. Glinkina.
The International Seminar "Alternatives for World Economic Development"
On October 2, 2018, the Moscow School of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, hosted the meeting of the international seminar "Alternatives for World Economic Development". The meeting was dedicated to problems of financial stability in the world and national economies. The international seminar "Alternatives for World Economic Development" was organized by the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences, the Moscow School of Economics (Lomonosov Moscow State University), and the Center for International Economic Studies of the Faculty of Economics (Peoples' Friendship University of Russia). The meeting was chaired by Prof. Dr. Glinkina (Head of the Department of the General Economic Theory, the Moscow School of Economics (Lomonosov Moscow State University), Head of the Department “International Economic and Political Studies” of the Institute of Economics, RAS), and Dr. M. Golovnin (First Deputy Director, Associate Member of the RAS). The papers at the seminar were presented by: R. Martin, the leading economist of the Joint Vienna Institute ("Risks of Financial Stability in the Euro Area"); Dr. M. Stolbov, Head of the Department of Applied Economics of the MGIMO University ("The Role of Geopolitical Risks and Economic Policy Uncertainty in Financial Turmoils in Russia"); G. Oganesyan, junior researcher, the Center for Research in International Macroeconomics and Foreign Economic Relations, the IE RAS ("Indicators of Financial Stability and Their Interdependence with the Exchange Rate Dynamics in Russia"). During presentations, QA sessions and discussions participants of the seminar considered the following subjects: the shift in priorities of central banks with financial stability starting to play the key part; the main risks for financial stability in the Euro area; problems of Brexit and current turbulence in developing financial markets; evaluation of geopolitical factors and global changes in economic policies in view of financial stability; the role of the exchange rate in the dynamics of financial stability indicators in Russia.
The Russian-Vietnamese Panel Discussion "The Free Trade Agreement Between the EAEU and Vietnam: Preliminary Assessments and Results"
On September 18, 2018, the Institute of Economics, RAS, hosted the Russian-Vietnamese Panel Discussion "The Free Trade Agreement Between the EAEU and Vietnam: Preliminary Assessments and Results". The panel discussion was moderated by Prof. Dr. S. Glinkina, Head of the Department "International Economic and Political Studies" of the IE RAS, Honoured Scholar of the Russian Federation. Participants of the panel discussion were greeted by Dr. M. Golovnin, First Deputy Director of the IE RAS, Associate Member of the RAS, and Prof. Tha Ngok Than, Deputy Chair, Central Theoretical Council of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, head of the Vietnamese delegation. Participants of the panel discussion presented papers prepared within the framework of the RFH project No 16-27-09001 "The Free Trade Agreement Between the Eurasian Economic Union and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Problems of Implementation and Expected Outcomes".
The 6th International Forum "Tekhnoprom 2018"
On August 27–29, 2018, Dr. E. Lenchuk, Director of the IE RAS, took part in the 6th International Forum "Tekhnoprom 2018" (Novosibirsk). She presented the paper "New Industrialization as a Driving Force for Russia’s Development" at the Symposium "Russia’s Strategy: Growth Vectors and Success Formulae". The annual International Forum "Tekhnoprom 2018" (Novosibirsk) is one of the most important technological events in Russia. In 2018, the key topic of the forum was “Science as an Industry in the Face of a "Perfect Storm'". The President of the Russian Federation V. Putin addressed the meeting on August 28. Participants of the forum discussed the ways to promote technological leadership of the Russian economy on the basis of development and accelerated implementation of science-based "intellectual' technologies in traditional industries, as well as in Industry 4.0.
An Agreement on Scientific Cooperation between the Institute of Economics, RAS, and the East-Asia Sustainable Economic Development Institute, Kyungpook National University (South Korea)
On July 19, 2018, Prof. Hyungkee Kim, Director of the East-Asia Sustainable Economic Development Institute, Kyungpook National University (Daegu, South Korea), had a meeting with the following representatives of the Institute of Economics, RAS: Dr. E. Lenchuk, Director, Prof. Dr. R. Grinberg, Academic Director, Associate Member of the RAS, Prof. G. Toloraya, Head of the Center for Russia’s Strategy in Asia, T. Litvinenko, Head of the Foreign Relations Department, and P. Rozhkov, researcher, section "Evolutionary economics". As a result of the meeting, the parties signed an agreement on scientific cooperation.
The 18th Management International Conference (MIC 2018)
The 18th Management International Conference (MIC 2018) took place on May 30 – June 2, 2018, in Bled (Slovenia). Among the partner institutions were the University of Primorska, Faculty of Management (Koper, Slovenia), and the Moscow School of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University. Scientists and researchers from all the countries of the world gathered to discuss the international experience in the area of management practices in different spheres of social and research activities. The Institute of Economics, RAS, was represented at the conference by Dr. M. Golovnin (First Deputy Director of the IE RAS, Associate Member of the RAS) and G. Oganesyan (junior researcher, the Center for Research in International Macroeconomics and Foreign Economic Relations). Dr. M. Golovnin (deputy editor-in-chief of The Journal of the New Economic Association) also took part in the panel discussion on economic journals. Website of the conference: .
The International Research to Practice Conference “The Action Strategy for the Republic of Uzbekistan: Macroeconomic Stability, Investment Activity and the Prospects for Knowledge-Based Development”
On May 28 – 29, 2018, Prof. Dr. R. Grinberg, Academic Director of the IE RAS, Associate Member of the RAS, Prof. Dr. S. Glinkina, Head of the Department “International Economic and Political Studies”, and Prof. V. Voloshin, Head of the Section “Energy policy”, took part in the International Research to Practice Conference "The Action Strategy for the Republic of Uzbekistan: Macroeconomic Stability, Investment Activity and the Prospects for Knowledge-Based Development” at the Tashkent State University of Economics (Uzbekistan). They presented the following papers: “Mechanisms for Achieving Goals of Economic Liberalization Set by The Action Strategy for the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017–2021" (R. Grinberg); “International Experience in Transforming the Economic Systems: Lessons for Uzbekistan" (S. Glinkina); "Problems of the Power Supply in the Context of The Action Strategy for the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017–2021” (V. Voloshin).
The 10th BRICS Academic Forum
The 10th BRICS Academic Forum "The Way Towards the Socially Responsible Economy Through Inclusive Development" took place on May 28–31, 2018, in Johannesburg (the Republic of South Africa). Prof. G. Toloraya, Head of the Center for Russia's Strategy in Asia, and V. Gorbacheva, junior researcher of the same Center, took part in the Forum.
The 4th Saint-Petersburg Economic Congress (SPEC)
On April 2, 2018, Prof. Dr. R. Grinberg, Academic Director of the IE RAS, Associate Member of the RAS, took part in the 4th Saint-Petersburg Economic Congress (SPEC) "Foresight Russia: the New Industrial Society. The Future".
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