News за 2008 год

26.12.2008

A. Vavilov joined the Center for Research on International Financial and Energy Security A. Vavilov, Academic Director of IFS, joined the Center for Research on International Financial and Energy Security (CRIFES) as a Scientific Advisor

24.12.2008

‘Global Energy Security and International Financial Mechanisms of Risk Management' roundtable 18 December A. Vavilov took part in ‘Global Energy Security and International Financial Mechanisms of Risk Management' roundtable at the Council of Federation.

04.12.2008

Ukraine seems to postpone the debt return (pdf, 148.6 Кб) Interview with A. Vavilov “Ukraine seems to postpone the debt return”

06.11.2008

“Budget, Crisis and Anti-Crisis Measures of the Russian Government” (pdf, 223 Кб) A. Vavilov took part in “Vremya gostey” program at “Svoboda” radio station on the topic of “Budget, Crisis and Anti-Crisis Measures of the Russian Government”.

18.10.2008

6th international conference on research, development and application of high technology in industry, St. Petersburg, 16-18 October 2008 IFS experts took part in the 6th international conference on research, development and application of high technology in industry that was held 16-18 October in St. Petersburg.

16.10.2008

11th International Innovation Forum 10-12 October 2008 IFS experts took part in the Tomsk Innovation Forum organized by the Administration of the Tomsk region. The forum was supported by the Russian Presidential Administration, Science and Education Ministry, Ministry for Economic Development, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Russian Nanotechnology Corporation, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sibur and others.

15.10.2008

Yamal Innovation Forum October 1-3 an IFS delegation took part in the Yamal Investment Forum that was held in Novy Urengoy. The forum focused on use of innovational technology in housing, transport and power engineering industries of the Yamalo-Nenetsky Autonomous District.

03.09.2008

A. Vavilov`s article “Pondering the Past” (pdf, 92.5 Кб) A. Vavilov`s article “Pondering the Past” was published in “Profile” magazine, № 10, 2008.

03.09.2008

Interview with A. Vavilov “Senator: Kudrin retirement plan is a return to the past” (pdf, 12.4 Кб) Interview with A. Vavilov "Senator: Kudrin retirement plan is a return to the past" was published at http://www.bigness.ru/.

25.08.2008

Car assembly has brighter prospects than gas processing in Russia (pdf, 8.5 Кб) Article "Car assembly has brighter prospects than gas processing in Russia" devoted to results of 2 projects of IFS was placed at "Aliance Media" web-site.

21.08.2008

Interview with A. Vavilov “Pensions’ deadlock: the system devours itself” (pdf, 23.9 Кб) Interview with A. Vavilov "Pensions' deadlock: the system devours itself" was published at http://www.bigness.ru/.

19.06.2008

The Vulnerability of Auctions to Bidder Collusion under a joint project by the IFS and CAPCP (pdf, 299.5 Кб) Director of the Center for the Study of Auctions, Procurements and Competition Policy (CAPCP, USA) Robert C. Marshall in collaboration with other authors published the paper The Vulnerability of Auctions to Bidder Collusion under a joint project by the IFS and CAPCP.

22.05.2008

Institute of Financial Studies is pleased to announce that it took part in a large-scale project, `Nobel Lectures - One Hundred Years`. Institute of Financial Studies is pleased to announce that it took part in a large-scale project, `Nobel Lectures - One Hundred Years`. This is a series of all the Nobel lectures of the Nobel Laureates.

15.05.2008

A. Vavilov's and G.Trofimov's article "Formula for energy security" was published in "Profile" magazine, № 18(573), 2008. (pdf, 42 Кб)

07.04.2008

The Institute for Financial Studies is a partner of CAPCP Conference on Auctions and Procurements Penn Stater Conference Center, April 3-6, 2008. In early April 2008, the Institute for Financial Studies delegation, headed by the Institute's academic director A. P. Vavilov, took part in the conference hosted by the Center for the Study of Auctions, Procurements and Competition Policy (CAPCP) at Penn State University. The event was held at the Penn State Conference Center (Pennsylvania, USA). The conference focused on the synthesis of theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of auctions and procurements; the reports delivered were of interest to both theoreticians (like Eric Maskin, winner of the Nobel prize in economics, who delivered an opening address an honored guest) and practitioners (Michael Baye, head of the Bureau of Economics of the Federal Trade Commission, who took part in the discussion). 14 reports were delivered during this three-day conference - ranging from purely theoretical (like 'Collusion via Resale' by Rod Garrat) to experimental ('Securities Auctions under Moral Hazard: an Experimental Study' by John Morgan) and purely empirical ('Bidding for Incomplete Contracts: An Empirical Analysis of Adaptation Costs' by Steven Tadelis). The attendees admitted that all reports were important for understanding how auction theory and practice were linked. One of the conference's core events was a roundtable session on oil and gas auctions. The IFC-CAPCP joint project - a database of oil and gas auctions held in Russia 2004 through 2008 - was presented at the roundtable. A special committee consisting of well-known auction theory experts (including Vijay Krishna, Isabelle Perrigne and Quang Vuong) strictly selected works to be presented - confirming the conference status as a high-level event. Participation of Eric Maskin, one of the founders of the mechanism design theory that has had a deep influence on the auction theory development testified to the importance of the event and high competence of the organizers. Sponsored by the Human Capital Foundation, the conference was a success; and the organizers look forward to this conference being an annual event.

17.03.2008

A. Vavilov`s article "China: Too Many Questions", was published in "Profile" magazine, № 10(566). (pdf, 21.8 Кб)