Yakovlev Konstantin Sergeevich. National Research University Higher School of Economics Yakovlev Alexander Vshe

(ICEF) The ICEF Director directly manages the Institute and organizes the educational, scientific, administrative, economic and other activities of the Institute.

The ICEF Director ensures the organization educational process and carries out general management of research work at the Institute, in accordance with the Charter of the University, international treaties, Regulations on the Institute, and local regulations of the University related to the activities of the Institute, approved in the prescribed manner.

The ICEF Director is authorized to: conclude contracts and agreements on cooperation with Russian and foreign legal entities, which do not entail financial obligations for the HSE; coordinate ICEF international cooperation programs with foreign partners; make decisions on the use of funds from the Institute’s budget and develop the Institute’s budget.

The following personnel issues are within the competence of the ICEF Director: development of the Institute’s staffing table, participation in decisions regarding the hiring and dismissal of administrative and managerial personnel of the Institute, approval job descriptions employees of the Institute, organizing the filling of vacant teaching staff positions.

To resolve operational issues, the director forms the Directorate of the Institute, determines its composition and number.

We are talking with ICEF Director Sergei Yakovlev.
- How did the cooperation between the State University Higher School of Economics and the London School of Economics come about?
ki?
- We agreed with LSE that she will help us do quality program at the bachelor's level in the direction of "Economics". Our students will simultaneously study Russian program and through the University of London External Programme, which provides students with the opportunity
from different countries receive a widely recognized British education. Currently, 34 thousand students in 180 countries are studying it. Academic standards in economics, management, finance and social sciences are provided by LSE. To confirm the quality of education, students annually
take independent exams. The British side is interested in
to spread their approaches to higher economic education in Russia.

Direct investments

Let's get personal

What would you like to do if, according to our traditional debriefing, the main factor hindering the development of Russian business, after the already familiar unpredictability of the authorities, high administrative barriers and absolutely predictable corruption, was the lack of qualified personnel. And it is still unclear where to get them from: as a conference organized by the Kommersant publishing house and the Higher School of Economics showed, domestic higher education does not keep up with the demands of leading Russian companies.

Kommersant-Money

Student exchange program between Russian and European universities

In the Radio Liberty studio are the director of the International Institute of Economics and Finance of the Higher School of Economics Sergei Yakovlev, the head of the International Relations Department of the Russian Trade and Economic University Vasily Badulin and candidate of legal sciences, writer-publicist Ilya Rassolov. Ilya just went on an exchange trip to the University of Leon in France a few years ago, and will share his experience...

Radio Liberty

Laurels for a bachelor
ICEF students receive two diplomas at once

On this September evening, the residence of the British Ambassador in Moscow resembled the famous school of magic and witchcraft hogwarts. In the courtyard of an ancient mansion on the Sofia embankment, students and teachers in black mentors and long robes decorated with gold embroidery crowded. It seemed that Professor Dumbledore himself would now come out onto the porch and invite the children to a celebration in the great hall of the castle. However, instead of him, the director of the International Institute of Economics and Finance of the State University-Higher School of Economics, Sergei Yakovlev, appeared and invited those gathered to the ceremony of the fifth graduation of ICEF students.

Moscow's comsomolets

In a good information community
There should be a Russia developing information and communication technologies (ICT)

Today, the future of the ICT industry in the country is largely connected with the federal target program “Electronic Russia”. A significant occasion to acquaint the mass audience and the expert community with how “Electronic Russia” is developing was the holding in Moscow of the 2nd international exhibition and forum “Infocommunications of Russia - XXI century” - “InfoCom-2002”. The exhibition, held at the Exhibition Complex on Presnya, brought together about two hundred exhibitors - more than two times more than InfoCom-2001.

Work

Day open doors, which took place this Sunday at ICEF, was not without pleasant surprises. The guests got acquainted not only with the learning process, teachers and career opportunities of the university, but also with an outstanding graduate and even with LSE Deputy Director David Webb, who recorded a video message especially for them directly from London.

ICEF graduates received diplomas at the residence of the British Ambassador

An oak staircase, massive fireplaces, a balcony overlooking the Kremlin - ICEF graduates are traditionally presented with diplomas in a mansion on Sofia Embankment, and the place for the celebration was not chosen by chance. Bachelor's degree graduates receive two diplomas - from HSE and the University of London, and master's graduates receive a HSE diploma and a certificate from the London School of Economics. How the 19th award ceremony went, in a report from the portal’s news service.

HSE complex on Pokrovsky Boulevard opened for students

New academic year at the Higher School of Economics began with a housewarming party! The long-awaited opening of a new complex of buildings on Pokrovsky Boulevard has taken place. Yaroslav Kuzminov, Evgeny Yasin and vice-rectors of the university congratulated students, teachers and staff on this event.

ICEF 2018 graduates: everything is just beginning

On September 13, 230 ICEF graduates received diplomas for completing bachelor's and master's programs, which are implemented jointly with the University of London and the London School of Economics. The more than 20-year history of cooperation between the Higher School of Economics and the London School of Economics of the University of London shows how important international cooperation between universities is for the development of culture, science and education.

The All-Russian Olympiad for Schoolchildren in Economics ended in Voronovo near Moscow.

HSE, as usual, became one of the organizers of its final stage, the winners of which receive the right to enter universities without exams. In this goal final stage 272 students of grades 8-11 from 55 regions took part, most of them were 11th graders.

International College of Economics and Finance (ICEF) was created at HSE in 1997 with the academic support of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), with the aim to provide students with up-to-date and world-class education in economics and finance. This year ICEF turns 20 years, and ICEF Director Sergey Yakovlev talked to The HSE Look about the milestones of ICEF development, its contribution to HSE as a whole and plans for the future.

“The main thing they teach you at ICEF is to think”

The sixteenth ceremony of awarding HSE and University of London diplomas to ICEF graduates of the National Research University Higher School of Economics took place at the residence of the British Ambassador to Russia. This year the number of graduates was a record - almost 190 people in bachelor's and master's degrees.

ICEF invited its graduates to listen to classics

HSE is one of the universities that strive to actively communicate with alumni in a variety of formats. On June 10, a meeting of the Alumni Club of the International Institute of Economics and Finance (ICEF HSE) took place at the University’s Professors’ Club, where musical concerts are traditionally held for HSE employees. This meeting contributed to the establishment of a new tradition - financial support of ICEF initiatives by alumni.

On September 15, the 15th ceremony of presenting diplomas to graduates of the International Institute of Economics and Finance (ICEF) of the National Research University Higher School of Economics took place at the residence of the British Ambassador to Russia. educational programs which are implemented jointly with the London School of Economics and Political Science at the University of London.

How to become a HiPo and make a career

Pareto's Law applies everywhere: 80% of a company's profits come from the 20% of its most talented employees. They are called HiPo - “high-po”, from the English high potential. How companies work with such employees, as well as how to become a “hi-po” yourself, was discussed at the HR forum at the Kaspersky Lab site, where representatives of the country’s largest IT companies, various industries, the financial sector and even sports management gathered. Director of the International Institute of Economics and Finance of the National Research University Higher School of Economics Sergei Yakovlev told at the forum how ICEF trains valuable personnel with great potential. ICEF also acted as an educational partner of the event.

From My Point of View, That Was the Best Outcome

Artem Neklyudov, ICEF BSc Graduate 2007, last year completed his PhD in finance at Carnegie Mellon university. In this interview he talks about what influenced his decision to become an academic, how to find work after progressing, and why research involves teamwork.

• Started working at the Higher School of Economics in 2014.
• Scientific and teaching experience: 17 years.

Chapter of the book Andreychuk A., Yakovlev K., Atzmon D., Stern R., in: Proceedings of the 28th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2019). International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence, 2019. P. 39-45. doi

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K., Andreychuk A., Vorobyev V., in: doi

Chapter of the book Bokovoy A., Muravyev K., Yakovlev K., in: Proceedings of the 2019 European Conference on Mobile Robotics (ECMR 2019). Prague: IEEE, 2019. P. 1-6. doi

Chapter of the book Bokovoy A., Yakovlev K., in: Analysis of Images, Social Networks and Texts 6th International Conference, AIST 2017, Moscow, Russia, July 27–29, 2017, Revised Selected Papers/Ed. by W. van der Aalst, , , , A. Napoli, S. S. Wasserman, , A. Panchenko, V. Lempitsky, M. Y. Khachay, N. V. Loukachevitch, . Cham: Springer, 2018. doi P. 210-220. doi

Chapter of the book Andreychuk A., Yakovlev K., in: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2018). IFAAMAS, 2018. P. 2177-2179.

Chapter of the book Vokhmintcev A., Yakovlev K., in: Analysis of Images, Social Networks and Texts. 5th International Conference, AIST 2016, Yekaterinburg, Russia, April 7-9, 2016, Revised Selected Papers. Communications in Computer and Information Science/Ed. by , M. Y. Khachay , V. Labunets , N. V. Loukachevitch , , A. Panchenko , , . Vol. 661. Switzerland: Springer, 2017. doi P. 353-369. doi

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K., Andreychuk A., in: Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS 2017). Palo Alto: AAAI Press, 2017, pp. 586-593.

Chapter of the book Makarov D. A., Yakovlev K. S. // In the book: Fifteenth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence with International Participation KII-2016 (October 3-7, 2016, Smolensk, Russia): Proceedings of the conference T 1. Smolensk: Universum, 2016. pp. 179-188.

Article, Yakovlev K. S. // Artificial intelligence and decision making. 2016. No. 4. P. 68-78.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K. S., Andreychuk A. A. // In the book: Third All-Russian scientific and practical seminar “Unmanned vehicles with elements of artificial intelligence” (BTS-II-2016, September 22-23, 2016, . Innopolis, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia): Proceedings of the seminar. M.: Pero, 2016. pp. 31-40.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K., Khithov V., Loginov M., Petrov A., in: Intelligent Systems"2014 - Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference Intelligent Systems IS"2014, September 24-26, 2014, Warsaw, Poland, Volume 2: Tools, Architectures, Systems, Applications Vol. 323. Springer, 2015. P. 49-56.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K., Baskin E., Hramoin I., in: Proceedings of the 38th Annual German Conference on Artificial Intelligence (KI 2015), Dresden, Germany, September 21-25, 2015. Switzerland: Springer, 2015. doi P. 208-221. doi

Article Yakovlev K. S., Andreychuk A. A., Baskin E. S. // Management of large systems: collection of works. 2015. No. 58. pp. 306-342.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K., Baskin E., Hramolin I., in: Artificial Intelligence: Methodology, Systems, and Applications 16th International Conference, AIMSA 2014, Varna, Bulgaria, September 11-13, 2014. Proceedings/Ed. by G. Agre, P. Hitzler, A. A. Krisnadhi, . Vol. 8722. L., NY, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, Cham: Springer, 2014. P. 278-285.

Article Yakovlev K. S., Makarov D., Baskin E. // Artificial intelligence and decision making. 2014. T. 4. P. 3-17.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K. S., Khitkov V., Petrov A., Loginov M. // In the book: Fourteenth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence with international participation KII-2014 (September 24-27, 2014, Kazan, Russia) : Proceedings of the conference T. 3. Kaz. : RIC "School", 2014. pp. 350-358.

Article Yakovlev K. S., Khitkov V., Loginov M., Petrov A. // Robotics and technical cybernetics. 2014. T. 4. No. 5. P. 44-48.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K. S., Khramoin I. // In the book: Information and telecommunication technologies and mathematical modeling of high-tech systems: Materials of the All-Russian conference with international participation. Moscow, RUDN University, April 22-26, 2013. M.: RUDN Publishing House, 2013. pp. 149-152.

Article Yakovlev K. S., Baskin E. // Artificial intelligence and decision making. 2013. T. 1. P. 5-12.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K. S., Makarov D. // In the book: Fifth International Conference “System Analysis and Information Technologies” SAIT-2013 (September 19–25, 2013, Krasnoyarsk, Russia): Proceedings of the conference. In 2 volumes. T. 1. Part 2. Krasnoyarsk: INM SB RAS, 2013. P. 313-320.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K. S., Khramoin I., Baskin E. // In the book: Proceedings of the 7th international symposium. St. Petersburg : Publishing house "Polytechnics Service", 2013. pp. 436-444.

Article Zubarev D., Makarov D., Panov A., Yakovlev K. S. // Aerospace instrumentation. 2013. T. 4. P. 10-28.

Article Yakovlev K. S., Petrov A., Khitkov V. // Information technologies and computing systems. 2013. T. 3. P. 72-83.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K. S., Sarafanov V., Khramoin I. // In the book: Thirteenth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence with international participation KII-2012 (October 16-20, 2012, Belgorod, Russia). Volume 3 T. 3. Belgorod: Belgorod State University of Technology them. V.G. Shukhova, 2012. pp. 256-267.

Chapter of the book Tikhomirov I., Yakovlev K. S., Leshkin A., Devyatkin D., Voronina V. // In the book: System analysis and information technologies: proceedings of the Fourth International Conference (Abzakovo, Russia, August 17-23, 2011 .) in 2 volumes. T. 2. Chelyabinsk: Chelyabinsk State University Publishing House, 2011. P. 70-72.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K. S., Sarafanov V., Ulyanko S. // In the book: Abstracts of the All-Russian Conference with international participation “Information and telecommunication technologies and mathematical modeling of high-tech systems.” M.: RUDN Publishing House, 2011. P. 150-152.

Article by Yakovlev K. // Scientific and Technical Information Processing. 2010. No. 37(6). P. 438-447.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K. S. // In the book: Twelfth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence with International Participation KII-2010 (September 20-24, 2010, Tver, Russia). Proceedings of the conference. Volume 3 T. 3. M.: Fizmatlit, 2010. P. 327-338.

Chapter of the book Sarafanov V., Yakovlev K. S. // In the book: Abstracts of reports of the XLVI All-Russian Conference on Problems of Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics and Chemistry. M.: RUDN Publishing House, 2010. P. 100-102.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K. S. // In the book: Abstracts of reports of the XLV All-Russian Conference on Problems of Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics and Chemistry. M.: RUDN Publishing House, 2009. pp. 153-154.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K. S. // In the book: Proceedings of the III international conference “System analysis and information technologies SAIT-2009”. M.: ISA RAS, 2009. pp. 226-234.

Article Osipov G. S., Khachumov V., Tikhomirov I., Yakovlev K. S. // Aerospace instrumentation. 2009. No. 6. P. 34-43.

Article by Nikiforova L., Yakovlev K. S. // Artificial intelligence and decision making. 2009. No. 3. P. 42-48.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K. S. // In the book: Proceedings of the IX International scientific conference named after Taran T.A. "Intellectual analysis of information IAI-2009." K.: PROSVITA, 2009. pp. 451-457.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K. S. // In the book: Proceedings of the XLIV All-Russian Conference on Problems of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science. Section "Software systems". M.: RUDN Publishing House, 2008. pp. 40-50.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K. S. // In the book: Proceedings VIII international conference "Intellectual Analysis of Information" IAI-2008. K.: Prosvita, 2008. P. 595-602.

Article Yakovlev K. S. // Proceedings of the Institute for System Analysis Russian Academy Sci. 2008. T. 35. pp. 109-121.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K. S. // In the book: Scientific session MEPhI-2008. Collection scientific works. In 15 volumes T. 10: Intelligent systems and technologies. M.: MEPhI, 2008. pp. 187-188.

Chapter of the book Yakovlev K. S. // In the book: Proceedings of the XLII All-Russian Conference on Problems of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science. Section "software systems". M.: RUDN Publishing House, 2006. P. 105-121.

Leading Researcher

• Conducting scientific research in the following areas:

∙ artificial intelligence

∙ mobile robotics

∙ unmanned vehicles

∙ intelligent control systems

∙ multi-agent systems

∙ intelligent planning

• Management of scientific and innovation projects (Russian Science Foundation, Russian Foundation basic research, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Assistance Fund (Bortnik Fund), Skolkovo Foundation, etc.):

∙ preparation of applications

∙ formation and management of a team of researchers and developers

∙ interaction with the customer (preparation of reports, etc.)

∙ presentation of results (publication of scientific articles, reports at specialized conferences and exhibitions, etc.).

• Organization of scientific and scientific-technical events (conferences, symposiums, etc.)
• Training of bachelor's and master's students, consulting of graduate students
• Recruiting and training interns

• Commercialization of the results of intellectual activity obtained by the Institute of System Analysis of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Projects:

∙ TSA Filtratus – an intelligent content filtering system for corporate users

∙ NetPolice Info (a joint product with the company “Center for Analysis of Internet Resources”) – intelligent analysis and identification of threats to children on the Internet

∙ TextApp – predictive analysis text information(semantic search, clustering, annotation, plagiarism search, etc.)

• Corporate Research and Development (R&D) Management

∙ Search for funding (Skolkovo Foundation, Bortnik Foundation, etc.)

∙ Management of current R&D processes

• Presentation of the company's products at specialized and industry exhibitions in Russia and abroad (CeBIT, WorldMobileCongress, StartUp Village, Slush, etc.)
• Search and interaction with interested business partners (organization of joint development with subsequent revenue sharing)

• Development of a strategy for the development of department activities
• Coordination of work to ensure high quality of the educational process
• Recruitment and staffing of teaching, administrative and administrative support staff
• Compilation individual plans work of department teachers and administrative support staff; monitoring the implementation of plans
• Control and participation in the development of work programs in disciplines assigned to the department
• Giving lectures and conducting seminars in disciplines assigned to the department

• Work on a dissertation on the topic “artificial intelligence” (more specifically, heuristic algorithms in trajectory planning problems)
• Participation in research and development work

∙ Search for sources of scientific information, collection, analysis and synthesis of information from sources; conducting patent research

∙ Obtaining new scientific and scientific-practical results on project topics (development of methods and algorithms, design of information system architectures, modeling of business processes, etc.)

∙ Preparation of reporting documentation in accordance with customer requirements (mainly according to GOST)

∙ Writing scientific articles, participation in scientific and practical conferences and seminars

∙ Participation in seminars and working meetings on projects

• Management and participation in the development of high-tech software (C++, qt, boost, XML, CVS, JIRA, qtCreator, MS Visual Studio)
• Participation in the commercialization process scientific activity(patents, commercial implementations, etc.)

• Teaching disciplines in the field information technologies(programming languages ​​and technologies, object-oriented design, database design and programming, artificial intelligence methods, etc.)
• Course development and methodological manuals by disciplines taught
• Assistance in guiding students in writing final qualifying papers
• Participation in the development of training content for systems distance education new generation
• Preparation of reporting and documentation in accordance with corporate standards

• Software development (individual modules included in unified system automation of the company's business processes) in accordance with the requirements (Delphi, MS SQL, StarTeam, PowerDesigner)
• Supporting the functionality of the developed software, eliminating defects
• Participation in meetings with end users of developed software to identify requirements and identify wishes
• Participation in the creation of technical documentation (user manual, programmer manual) for the software being developed

• Director
• Director
• Professor of the Department of State and Municipal Administration of the Faculty social sciences
• Ordinary Professor (2016)
• Member of the National Research University Higher School of Economics

Education, academic degrees

• PhD: Moscow State University them. M.V. Lomonosov, 1992, specialty 08.00.00 “Economic Sciences”

• Moscow State University named after. M.V. Lomonosov, 1988, faculty: economics, specialty “economist, teacher of political economy”

Professional interests:

• industrial policy;
• corporate governance;
• state procurements;
• relationships between business and government.

Yakovlev A.A. - one of the leading Russian experts in the field of economic development, leader and participant research projects by orders of Russian authorities. In 2005-2007 was the project manager with the World Bank to assess the investment climate and competitiveness in the Russian manufacturing industry, carried out with the support of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development. In 2011-2012 - Head of the Russian team in the World Bank project ‘Doing Business in Russia’.

In 2011-2012, he was the head of expert group No. 4 “Institutions, protection of property rights, competition and entrepreneurship” as part of the revision of the 2020 Strategy. For his active participation in this work, he was awarded the Order of Honor in April 2012.

Since 2006, member of the Executive Committee of the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies (EACES), since 2015, President of the Association of Independent Centers for Economic Analysis (ANCEA). Since 2006, member of the Expert Council of the RSPP, since 2011, member of the Expert Council " Business Russia", since 2012 - member of the Expert Council of the Government of the Russian Federation, since September 2017 - member of the working group State Council Russian Federation“On the development of regional industrial policy.”

In 2017, he became the laureate of the Yegor Gaidar Prize in the category “For outstanding contribution to the field of economics.”

Andrey Alexandrovich Yakovlev

Reason for nomination: For contribution to the development of economic thought; for a series of theoretical and empirical studies in the field of industrial economics and the political economy of reforms.

Andrey Yakovlev – economist, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Professor of the Department of Theory and Practice government controlled» National Research University Higher School of Economics; Director of the Institute for Analysis of Enterprises and Markets, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Director of the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development, which is one of the international laboratories created at the Higher School of Economics in 2011 with the aim of developing new research teams, including well-known foreign scientists and researchers from the Higher School of Economics.

Andrey Yakovlev combines active research activities with extensive expert and advisory work to improve economic legislation and public management of the Russian economy.

In 2012 awarded the Order Honor.

Since I was about 15 years old, I have believed that ideas can change the world, but these changes must be based on an economic basis. Therefore, in the 10th grade I chose between the Faculty of Philosophy and Economics of Moscow State University. As a result, I went to study at the department of political economy, which I do not regret at all. Of course, we were taught Marxist political economy, but we were also taught to think and analyze facts - in this sense, the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University, with all ideological restrictions Soviet period was a strong school.

In international terminology, my research refers to new institutional economics. But within the Russian academic community, I consider myself to be “Professor Yasin’s school.” I came to Evgeniy Grigorievich in my 5th year, and then, as a graduate student at the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University, I actually wrote my dissertation at CEMI in Yasin’s department, where Sergei Aleksashenko, Vladimir Mashchits, Tatyana Dolgopyatova, Vladimir Tsapelik, Pavel Teplukhin, Sergei Zenkin then worked. And although I do not consider myself a liberal and argue with Evgeniy Grigorievich quite often, this does not at all prevent us from working fruitfully together at HSE for many years.

In a broad sense - political economy. This is not a new direction at all, but last years it acquired a “new breath”. A number of colleagues (for example, from NES) prefer to distinguish between old and new works within this area, using the term “political economy”. But, in my opinion, it is still based on an analysis of the interests of social groups and their influence on decision-making processes in economics and politics. In my understanding, Douglas North actually comes to political economy in his latest works - with his analysis of the role of violence in economic development and the concept of “limited access orders.” And it is precisely these works that today seem to me the most promising for a comprehensive explanation of the contradictory processes of development of the Russian economy and Russian society.

Sergei Mikhailovich Ignatiev

Reason for nomination: For contribution to the development of economic thought; for overcoming the financial crisis of 2008-2009 that arose in Russia.

Sergey Ignatiev – statesman, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia from 2002 to 2013.

In the 90s he was part of Yegor Gaidar's team. Positions held: Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance (1991 - 1992); Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia (1992-1993); Deputy Minister of Economy of the Russian Federation (1993-1996); Assistant to the President of Russia for Economic Affairs (1996-1997); First Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation (1997-2002).

Currently he is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Sberbank, Advisor to the Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. He is among the candidates for membership in the new Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Russia.

Sergei Ignatiev is a significant figure in the Russian financial system and co-author of the reforms that led to the creation of the modern banking system, and, in many ways, determined macroeconomic policy Russia. Sergei Ignatiev played a key role in overcoming the banking crisis of 2008–2009.

Awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV, III and II degrees.

How and why did you get involved in economics?

In 1967, immediately after graduating from the Leningrad Energy College, I was called up for military service in the army. There I first began to become interested in social problems. The time was very difficult: events in France and Czechoslovakia. I read a lot. Then I read Soviet textbook political economy. After finishing his service, interest in economic problems did not disappear. The first acquaintance with Paul Samuelson's textbook occurred in early 1970, in the republican library in Syktyvkar (I was there on a business trip). A little later I tried to read “The General Theory” by John Maynard Keynes, but did not understand anything. In August 1970 he entered the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University.

To which scientific school Do you relate to yourself?

In the 60s and 70s of the last century, economists involved in macroeconomics were divided into “Keynesians” and “monetarists”. Now this border has almost disappeared.

In 2009, in conditions of a deep economic crisis, a sharp reduction in demand, both from the population and from enterprises, I was an active supporter of stimulating aggregate demand, including through increased government spending and increased lending to the economy by state banks. This position can be conditionally called “Keynesian”.

If we talk about the causes of inflation, then my position can rather be described as “monetarist”: ultimately, if you take a long period of time (for example, 10 years), the inflation rate is determined by the dynamics of the money supply.

Which direction of modern economic science seems to you the most promising?

Don't know. For the last 22 years, as an official, I have not been involved in serious science. Sometimes I read scientific articles, but it was, as they say, on the topic of the day.

It seems to me that we still lack basic knowledge in the field of microeconomics, macroeconomics, theory of public finance, etc. I mean, first of all, officials, politicians, journalists and even, scary to say, experts.

I do not share the civic position and professional activity. I was very lucky. As an official, I did not have to (with very few exceptions) implement decisions with which I fundamentally disagreed. I remember only one such unpleasant incident. Compromises had to be made, but not often.

Alexander Alexandrovich Auzan

Reason for nomination: For his contribution to the development of economic thought.

Alexander Auzan – Doctor of Economic Sciences, acting. Dean of the Faculty of Economics of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Head of the Department of Applied institutional economics Faculty of Economics, Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov (since 2002), member of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation, member of the Government Commission for Administrative Reform, president of the Institute of the National Project “Social Contract” (since 2000), public figure, publicist, member of various collegial governing bodies.

Alexander Alexandrovich develops a direction at the intersection of sociocultural research and economic science: incentives and preferences arising from cultural codes - how this can be taken into account in economic analysis. Alexander Auzan is one of the leaders of the new wave, stimulating a revival of interest in economics in the country.

How and why did you get involved in economics?

As a child, I was interested in history, then in philosophy, then I tried to combine one and the other by entering the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University, and I was right. Therefore, now, calling myself an economist, I have the opportunity to study history, philosophy, and many other things, without changing my professional position as an economist.

Which scientific school do you consider yourself to be?

I consider myself to be a member of the New Institutional school economic theory, whose founder, Ronald Coase, left this world in September of this year at the age of 103. At the same time, we are trying to develop Russian direction school and create what the founding fathers of this school have not yet succeeded in, namely the theory of informal institutions, which should lead to serious progress in institutional economic theory.

Which direction of modern economic science seems to you the most promising?

I would divide tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Things related to the national economy and the new political economy are promising for tomorrow, but the day after tomorrow is more interesting. It seems to me that serious prospects are associated with searches at the intersection of economics and natural sciences, since significant progress in some areas of psychology and biology is already making it possible to find new turns within the framework of experimental economics, but so far these are only the first signs.

What area economic knowledge most in demand in modern Russia?

Since the main subject of demand in modern Russia continues to be the state and its various branches, developments and consultations related to government regulation, its costs and options are mainly required. Moreover, business places a demand for approximately the same thing, when the customers are collective organizations and business associations. They are interested in the same solutions from the point of view of minimizing government intervention. I think that if we succeed in making progress in the development of informal institutions, we will be able to explain to both companies and authorities why certain regulatory recipes do not work, and what should replace them.

How does your civic position influence your professional activities?

Directly, because for me the main motive is to find an answer to the question of the possibility of changing the social contract in order to change the trajectory of development to a higher one. Discovered twenty years ago and justified by various developments, including in statistics, the “track problem” is a challenge for the country, for those who think about the future not two years in advance, but twenty years.