Conferences 2023-2024
In 2023-2024, our full-time academics presented their research at over 20 prestigious international scientific conferences and seminars. Notable events included the National Bureau of Economic Research Conference, the 35th Stony Brook International Conference on Game Theory, the QAPEC Conference at Warwick, the 10th Annual “Contests: Theory and Evidence” Conference, the 7th World Congress of the Game Theory Society (GAMES 2024), the 2024 Conference on Mechanism and Institution Design (CMID 2024), the 2024 International Conference on Public Economic Theory (PET 2024), the 2023 International Conference on Public Economic Theory (PET 2023), the 23rd Annual Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET) Conference, the 22nd Annual Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET) Conference, the 9th Lancaster Game Theory Conference (Lancaster University, UK), and the Econometric Society Meeting in Delhi, India.
ICEF is committed to creating an advanced research environment and advancing world-class research in economics and finance. Throughout the 2023-2024 academic year, we consistently hosted research seminars, Brown Bag seminars, and workshops focused on microeconomic theory and financial economics.
In 2024, our academics took an active part in HSE’s 25th Yasin (April) International Academic Conference, contributing as speakers, discussants, and section leaders.
ICEF International Conference on Applied Economics 2024
On October 25-26, 2024 ICEF held the 6th ICEF International Conference on Applied Economics at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. The conference was held in the format of live discussions with the participation of researchers from leading Russian and foreign universities, which contributed to the exchange of ideas and the development of international cooperation.
Scholars in the field presented their latest research and provided extensive comments on each other’s work. Among the invited speakers were such scholars as Sergio Jara Diaz (Universidad de Chile), Shihe Fu (Wuhan University), Alexander Tarasov (FES, HSE University), Olga Rozanova (RANEPA and ICEF, HSE University), Davide Cianciaruso (NES), Guochang Zhao (SWUFE), Anna Yurko (ICEF, HSE University), Wei Xiao (SWUFE). Researchers actively contributed as speakers and discussants. Such collaborative format produced significant benefits, provided valuable insights and highlighted areas in which authors could have pursued a more productive path in their studies.
The organizing committee of the conference consisted of Prof. Fabian Slonimczyk (chair, ICEF, HSE University), Prof. Maxim Nikitin (ICEF, HSE University), Prof. Markus Gebauer (ICEF, HSE University), Andrei Dementiev (HSE University).
LFE-ICEF International Moscow Finance Conference 2024
On November 22, 2024, the International Laboratory of Financial Economics (LFE, ICEF HSE) hosted the 13th International Moscow Finance Conference, bringing together researchers and experts from various countries to discuss current issues in financial economics.
The first session focused on studying the impact of banks' market power on monetary policy, the interpretation of credit ratings by analysts, and switching investment styles portfolio strategies. The session featured presentations by Zhen Wang (SILC Business School, Shanghai University) and Huaixin Wang (Tsinghua University), who represent top Chinese universities, followed by discussions with Professors Sergey Tsyplakov (University of South Carolina) and Dmitry Makarov (LFE, ICEF HSE).
The keynote speeches were delivered by renowned financial economists Professor Sumit Agarwal (National University of Singapore) and Professor Andrey Malenko (Boston College). They addressed highly relevant topics, including the sustainability of household finances and the dynamics of delegated passive investments.
The final session was devoted to modern investment trends and the impact of digital technologies on financial decision-making. Researchers Olga Obizhaeva (Stockholm School of Economics, Central University), Marta Zava (Bocconi University) and Xiang Li (Fordham University) presented their studies on the influence of Google’s search engine on ETFs, the optimisation of venture capital investment strategies, and the effect of consumer complaint disclosures on racial disparities in mortgage lending. The discussions, led by Shiwen Tian (Central University of Finance and Economics), Timur Sobolev (NES) and Mikhail Mamonov (Toulouse Business School) provided insightful comments and valuable feedback to both the presenters and the audience.