Valentin Stepanov, who is in his first year of master’s studies at ICEF, got his graduate paper The impact of innovation news coverage on illiquid stocks: the case of the US market accepted by the European Journal of Innovation Management. Guiding Valentin’s research was Professor Elena Fedorova of HSE University. Here’s what Valentin thinks makes innovation a permanent source of inspiration, what paper submission process involves, and what makes preparing a paper a useful experience for studies and career progress.