About

On April 3-5, 2012,the XIII HSE International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development will be hosted by the National Research University - Higher School of Economics with support of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The Conference Program Committee is chaired by Professor Evgeny Yasin.

The plenary sessions of the conference will feature senior Russian Government officials including representatives of the Presidential Administration, high-level representatives of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the CEOs of several largest Russian and international companies.

Special issues of the Conference are “The strategy of development of Russia" and " Economics, Law and Confidence”. The plenary sessions, including selected honorary papers, sessions and round tables, will be devoted to the special issues of the Conference.

After the plenary sessions over the following days parallel sessions and round tables on the problems of economic and social development will be held. Sessions and round tables will focus on the following issues:

Macroeconomics and growth	Regional Development
Public Administration	Management
Firms and Markets	Urban and region studies
Science and Innovations	Theoretical Economics
Banking and Finance	Economic History
Law and Economics	Culture and Society
World Development and Politics	Social policy
Local government and civic self-organization	Sociology
Political Processes	Education
Demography and Labor Markets	Development of Healthcare System

The Conference Organizing Committee