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ICEF student research prize winners

ICEF always places great emphasis on research. ICEF students are engaged in research activities from the initial years of BSc study, and by the end of the programme the best students have publications in peer-reviewed Russian and international journals. Many start MSc and postgraduate programmes at leading universities. Some of the most impressive students and graduates are profiled below. They are authors of first-class diploma theses, and many have also been winner in the past few years of the HSE research competition.

 
 Dias Ahmetbekov
ICEF MSc programme graduate 2018
Prize-winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2017

Topic: «Influence of Democratic Reforms in Neighbouring Countries on Existing Regimes».
Supervisor: Konstantin Sonin.

 
Anna Klykova
ICEF MSc programme graduate 2018
Prize-winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2016

Topic: "Portfolio Risk Management of Construction Projects in Russian Company".
Supervisor: Vladimir Barkhatov.

 
 Polina Pilyugina
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2018
Prize-winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2017

Topic: «Изучение влияния Brexit на финансовые рынке».
Supervisor: Vladimir Sokolov.

 
 Anna Zolina
ICEF MSc programme graduate 2018
Highest score for final thesis

Topic: «Leverage Factor and Mutual Fund Performance».
Supervisor: Oleg Shibanov.

  
 Ilya Bulgakov
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2017
Best BSc diploma thesis 2017 (prize-winner) 

Topic: «Техническая эффективность российских нефтегазовых компаний».
Supervisor: Dmitry Malakhov.

 
 Ekaterina Buyanovskaya
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2017
Prize-winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2016
Prize-winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2017

Topic: "An empirical study of relationship between CDS and Russian sovereign bond markets. The influence of macroeconomic conditions and liquidity".
Supervisor: Elena Kochegarova.

 
 Ekaterina Chegaeva
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2017
Prize-winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2015

Topic: "Personality, framing effect and unadulterated preferences".
Supervisor: Alexis Belianin.

 
 Daniil Dmitriev
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2017
Winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2017


Topic: «Uncertainty and Self-Enforceability in Games».
Supervisor: Emiliano Catonini.

 
 Natalya Gimpelson
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2017
Prize-winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2017

Topic: «Welfare Implications of Migration: A General Equilibrium Approach».
Supervisor: Udara Peiris.

 
 Dmitry Kondratyev
ICEF MSc programme graduate 2017
Best BSc diploma thesis 2017 (prize-winner) 

Topic: «Yield Influence Factors for Contingent Convertible Bonds».
Supervisor: Vladimir Sokolov.

 
 Ekaterina Potemkina
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2017
Prize-winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2017

Topic: «Монетарная политика при отрицательных процентных ставках».
Supervisor: Udara Peiris.

 
Павел ТаранинPavel Taranin
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2016 
Winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2014 (2nd place)
Winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2016 (3rd place) 

Topic: "Empirical Test of Threshold Utility Functions".
Supervisor: Alexis Belianin
E-mail: paveltaranin@yandex.ru
 
Maria Naumova
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2016
Prize-winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2016

Topic: "Environmental pollution in a mixed oligopoly".
Supervisor: Alla Fridman.
E-mail: mary_ya10@mail.ru
 
Vasilisa Baranova
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2016
Prize-winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2016

Topic: "On the political economy of cartel of nations".
Supervisor: Andrei Dementiev.
E-mail: vasilisa95@mail.ru
 
Vadim Kostomarov
ICEF MSc programme graduate 2016
Winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2016 (3rd place) 

Topic: "Impact of Implied Moments of Returns' Distribution on the Dynamics of Returns".
Supervisor: Sergey Gelman.
E-mail: vakostomarov@edu.hse.ru
 
Александр ЛукьяновAlexander Lukiyanov 
ICEF MSc programme graduate 2015
Best BSc diploma thesis 2015 

Topic: "Productive skills versus job search skills".
Supervisor: Roman Zakharenko
E-mail: 79654450125@yandex.ru
 
Василий БогданVasiliy Bogdan
ICEF MSc programme graduate 2015 
Best MSc thesis 2015

Topic: "Robust Methods of Portfolio Optimization - Comparative Performance on the Russian Market".
Supervisor: Carsten Sprenger
E-mail: vasily.bogdan@gmail.com
 
Arturs Meskovskis 
ICEF MSc programme graduate 2015
Prize-winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2015

Topic: "Long-run Equilibrium Patterns of Regional Residential Real Estate Markets in Russia".
Supervisor: Carsten Sprenger.
E-mail: artursmeskovskis@gmail.com
 
Анастасия СоболеваАнастасия Соболева
Выпускница магистратуры МИЭФ 2015 года

Тема работы: «Влияние прямых инвестиций на индустриальное развитие».
Научный руководитель: Степанов Сергей Сергеевич.
Текущее место работы: ARDIAN.
E-mail: stasia.soboleva@gmail.com
 
Мария ТитоваMaria Titova
ICEF MSc programme graduate 2015
Winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2014 (3rd place)
Winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2015 (3rd place)

Best MSc thesis 2015

Topic: "Consumer Search".
Supervisor: Alexei Parakhonyak
E-mail: motitova@gmail.com or mtitova@ucsd.edu
 
Владимир ШмаровVladimir Shmarov 
ICEF MSc programme graduate 2015
Best MSc thesis 2015

Topic: "Selling Players' Information in Auctions with Common Symmetric Valuation".
Supervisor: Alexei Parakhonyak
E-mail: smarovvladimir@yandex.ru
 
Екатерина КазаковаEkaterina Kazakova 
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2015
Prize-winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2015

Best BSc diploma thesis 2015

Topic: "Transmission of foreign trade and financial shocks in a small open economy: a case of Iceland".
Supervisor: Vladimir Sokolov
E-mail: enkazakova92@gmail.com
 
Анна МайстерAnna Maister 
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2015
Best BSc diploma thesis 2015

Topic: "Changes in the moments of the return distribution prior to macroeconomic news announcements".
Supervisor: Sergey Gelman
E-mail: akmayster@gmail.com
 
Дарья СтрашинскаяDaria Strashinskaya
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2015
Best BSc diploma thesis 2015 

Topic: "An Examination of the Fiscal Theory of the Price Level".
Supervisor: Udara Peiris
E-mail: dadachin0.0@gmail.com
 
Иван ЛарионовIvan Larionov
ICEF MSc programme graduate 2014
Winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2013 (2nd place)

Topic: "Information flows in a Russian financial market: Hasbrouck measure application".
Supervisor: Alexei Boulatov
E-mail: larionov.ivan.w@gmail.com
 
Вазген БадалянVazgen Badalyan 
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2014
Best BSc diploma thesis 2014 

Topic: "Влияние корпоративных событий на волатильность акций".
Supervisor: Sergey Gelman
E-mail: vazgenbadalian@gmail.com
 
Леонид МиндюкLeonid Mindyuk 
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2014
Best BSc diploma thesis 2014 

Topic: "Volatility Transmission from Commodities to Russian stock market".
Supervisor: Grigory Kantorovich
E-mail: lmindyuk@alum.mit.edu
 
Елизавета ОкороковаElizaveta Okorokova 
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2014
Prize-winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2013

Topic: "Risks and Cooperation: Experimental Study of Human Mating Strategies".
Supervisor: Alexis Belianin
E-mail: ok.elizaveta@gmail.com
 
Павел СоколовPavel Sokolov 
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2014
Prize-winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2014
Best BSc diploma thesis 2014 

Topic: "Option-implied skewness, kurtosis and the cross-section of stock returns".
Supervisor: Sergey Gelman
E-mail: pavelsokolov93@gmail.com
 
Виталий ТитовVitaliy Titov
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2014
Winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2014 (3rd place)
Prize-winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2012
Best BSc diploma thesis 2014

Topic: "Incentive schemes under O-ring production functions".
Supervisor: Kosmas Marinakis
E-mail: titovvm@inbox.ru
 
Владимир ПавловVladimir Pavlov 
ICEF MSc programme graduate 2013
Best MSc thesis 2013

Topic: "Advertising and Fixed Sample Search".
Supervisor: Alexei Parakhonyak
E-mail: googoogeejoob@gmail.com
 
Михаил ГалашинMikhail Galashin 
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2013
Best BSc diploma thesis 2013

Topic: "Оптимальные команды при эффекте окружения".
Supervisor: Sergey Popov
E-mail: mgalashin@gmail.com
 
Анфиса ЛобойкоAnfisa Loboyko 
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2013
Best BSc diploma thesis 2013

Topic: "Organizational choice in public sector".
Supervisor: Andrei Dementiev
E-mail: anfisa_loboyko@mail.ru
 
Арсений МишинArseniy Mischin
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2013
Winner of “best students’ research papers” competition 2013 (1st place)
Best BSc diploma thesis 2013

Topic: "Эконометрическое моделирование макроэкономических процессов в современной российской экономике".
Supervisor: Oleg Zamkov
E-mail: arseniiomishin@gmail.com
 
Никита ПетровNikita Petrov 
ICEF BSc programme graduate 2013
Best BSc diploma thesis 2013

Topic: "Estimation of effectiveness of the Bank of Russia interest rate policy".
Supervisor: Vladimir Sokolov
E-mail: nikita.petrov@hotmail.com