We are pleased to announce that the April Conference is being launched in a distributed format. You can view the updated Conference programme along with the programme for the Associated events on the conference website. The distributed format ensures maximum opportunities for discussion and...

Topics of the workshop: - The formation of cognitive and non-cognitive skills in early childhood and adolescence; - Measurement of preferences and skills using survey instruments and experiments; - Malleability of preferences and cognitive and non-cognitive skills, and their rank order...

The Conference features a diverse agenda concerning social and economic development in Russia. Conference Topics: Arctic Research (special session); Demography and Labour Markets; Economic Methodology; Education; Financial Institutions, Markets and Payment Systems; Firms and Markets; Healthcare...

This second IZA/Higher School of Economics workshop will bring together labor economists who are working on labor market adjustment in the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Central Asian former Soviet Republics and China. While the main focus of the workshop is on the specified topic,...

The event will feature plenary sessions and special roundtables devoted to the most pressing issues relating to Russia’s social and economic development. Although authors are not required to restrict themselves to these topics, the Programme Committee will nevertheless give priority to those...

The topic of the conference is “Social Security and the changing concept of work”. Both pension schemes and most other social security schemes as we know them are financed by contributions that are levied on salary from work, and / or income from self employment. The sustainability of the...

Topics: - Employment relations - Employee stress and burnout - Positive organizational behavior - Health and interventions - Work-Family Interface - Personnel selection - Human resource management - Leadership and management - Sustainable environment and organizations - Performance and...

Russia’s economic growth is embedded in a complex global and regional context. Regional champions within Russia are increasingly active in advancing new ideas and innovative models of development. In order to maximize this potential, public and private sector stakeholders need to analyse best...

Discussions will centre on Russia’s position in addressing domestic and global challenges. The economic, political and social reforms taking place in Russia now are of great interest to the world community, which recognizes that growth should be inclusive and that all efforts to restore...

Program: Session A: Fertility in Russia Session B: Migrants and their Behavior in Central Asia and Russia Session C: Retirement and Consumption Session D: Invited Policy Lecture Session E: Informality and Self-Employment Session F: Minimum Wages in Russia Session G: Education and Labor Market...