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LSE Summer School 2009

Every year, ICEF delegates its best students to the LSE Summer School, covering all the expenses. 

Research seminar by Dimitrios Tsomocos (Oxford): “International Monetary Equilibrium with Defaults”

Research seminar by Jack Favilukis (LSE): “Macroeconomic Implications of Housing Wealth, Housing Finance, and Limited Rish-Sharing in General Equilibrium”

Research seminar by Anna Lukyanova (HSE): “Poverty Indicators in Russia”

Research seminar by Paul Dower (NES): “Norms of exclusion and the transition from customary to individual property rights in Ghana”

Research seminar by Andrei Dementiev (HSE): “Why to invest in rolling stock when future industry structure is uncertain?”

ICEF at SU-HSE Open Campus Day

On February 8, 2009, ICEF participated in the Open Campus day at SU-HSE. Despite the early Sunday morning, more than 600 potential students and their parents attended the event. On behalf of the College, the guests were addressed by ICEF Director S. Yakovlev, Deputy Directors O. Zamkov and J. Lockshin, English course coordinator E. Velikaya and several BSc students. They spoke about the College's history, the double-degree programme entrance procedure, studies at ICEF and the perspectives of obtaining a professional degree from the College. SU-HSE Deputy Rector G. Kantorovich also contributed to the presentation of ICEF by revealing the most updated information on SU-HSE entrance procedure and entrance examination examination rules.

Recruitment of Full-time Academics

At the International Academic Committee meeting on the 3-5 of January 2009  in San Francisco the preliminary selection of candidates with approved qualification was held to work at ICEF.

Research seminar by Carsten Sprenger (ICEF): “The Role of State-Owned Enterprises in the Russian Economy”

ICEF Research Seminars, December 9 and 11