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February Issue of the HSE LooK

This issue focuses on the working papers series published at HSE. In particular, the editors examine what opportunities are offered and how to publish a paper within the Basic Research Programme. Find answers to these questions and more in the article. Dirk Meissner, Research Professor at the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, speaks about his work as a researcher, author and editor.

Coping with Violence: Patterns from the 20th Century

Students from all HSE faculties are invited to attend a course on the ways different countries have tried to overcome the legacy of repression. To encourage you to sign up for this innovative and unusual course, Professor Filatova and Professor Barnes shared some of their enthusiasm with the HSE English website.

’Speaking Russian helps me to interact with colleagues and students’

Dr. Martin Beisswenger, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of History, shares his experience of being a newcomer at HSE in an interview forThe HSE LooK.

Understanding Economical Development in Russia

Timothy Frye, Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Foreign Policy, Department of Political Science and Harriman Institute of Columbia University, USA and Director of Center for the Study of Institutions and Development, HSE, Russia gave a special interview to HSE news service prior the conference.

Fabian Slonimczyk, Assistant Professor, HSE: ‘This is Indeed an Important Event!’

The First International ‘Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey of HSE’ User Conference will be held in Moscow on May, 17-18th.  Fabian Slonimczyk, Assistant Professor, International College of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Economics HSE  gave a special interview to the HSE news service about the conference.

War is Going out of Fashion

With rising incomes, people are less accepting of war. In recent decades in Russia, as in many countries around the world, the number of citizens willing to give their lives for their country has declined. These are findings of joint research by Ronald Inglehart and HSE.

Workplaces Under the Press of Election Technologies

Traditionally, the falsification of an election involves filling ballot boxes with fake ballot papers. International researchers at the HSE analyzed another mechanism which can be used to distort the election process: pressure on employers and employees. The following is a review of a paper by Timothy Frye, Ora John Reuter, and David Szakonyi.

Professor Martin Gilman: Moscow – an Unlikely but Advantageous place to work

Martin Gilman, the Director of Centre for Advanced Studies of the HSE has been the Head of CAS in Moscow since 2006. Today we asked Dr. Gilman about the current situation in the international recruitment of academic staff.

Carsten Sprenger: ‘For Us, the Conference on Financial Economics is the Event of the Year’

The Second International Moscow Finance Conference took place recently at the HSE International College of Economics and Finance. Carsten Sprenger, Head of the HSE Laboratory of Financial Economics and one of the conference’s organizers, told us about the event.

‘It’s Time to Discuss Our Projects’

From November 18th-19th the First International Moscow Finance Conference, organized by the HSE International College of Economics and Finance, took place at the Higher School of Economics. Carsten Sprenger, Head of the HSE International Laboratory of Financial Economics, told us about the conference participants, the programme and his impressions of the event.