РОССИЙСКАЯ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКАЯ ШКОЛА N E W E C O N O M I C S C H O O L New Economic School Annual Report, 2004-2005 Moscow, August 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS RECTOR’S INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................4 ACADEMIC PROGRAM........................................................................................................7 NES ACADEMIC PROGRAM .....................................................................................................7 NES ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................................9 FACULTY...............................................................................................................................11 FULL-TIME FACULTY MEMBERS ...........................................................................................11 Tenured Faculty..................................................................................................................11 Tenure-Track Faculty.........................................................................................................11 PART-TIME FACULTY MEMBERS ...........................................................................................12 VISITING FACULTY ................................................................................................................12 RESEARCH............................................................................................................................13 RESEARCH CENTER ...............................................................................................................13 Projects...............................................................................................................................13 Conferences ........................................................................................................................14 Publications........................................................................................................................15 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS OF NES FACULTY.........................................................................16 NES AND CEFIR SEMINARS..................................................................................................18 NES/CEFIR Public Seminars .............................................................................................18 CEFIR/NES Research Seminars.........................................................................................18 NES/CEFIR Job Market Seminars .....................................................................................19 ZVI GRILICHES DISTINGUISHED LECTURES ...........................................................................20 STUDENTS AND APPLICANTS.........................................................................................21 PROFILE OF CURRENT STUDENTS ..........................................................................................21 Table 1: Students Enrolled at NES in 2004-2005 ..............................................................21 RECRUITING ACTIVITIES........................................................................................................21 Table 2: Applicants: 2004 vs 2005.....................................................................................21 ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS ...................................................................................................22 TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID................................................................................................22 Figure 1: Composition of the Incoming Classes With Respect to Tuition Waivers ...........23 GRADUATES .........................................................................................................................24 2005 GRADUATES AT A GLANCE ...........................................................................................24 CAREER OF NES GRADUATES ...............................................................................................24 Selected Employers in Russia.............................................................................................25 Study Abroad ......................................................................................................................25 Figure 2: Number and Share of the Students Going on to Get a PhD, 1994-2005............26 Academic Placement...........................................................................................................26 Table 3: Academic Placement of NES Graduates..............................................................26 NES Graduates Barometer .................................................................................................29 Table 3: Current Job Status and Location of the NES Graduates .............................................29 Figure 3: Average income of NES graduates in 2004........................................................29 Figure 4: Distribution of NES Graduates Income in 2004 ................................................29 OUTREACH ...........................................................................................................................31 REGULAR OUTREACH WORKSHOPS .......................................................................................31 REGIONAL SEMINAR FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING............................................................31 NES Annual Report 2004-2005 2 EXECUTIVE EDUCATION ........................................................................................................31 FACILITIES ...........................................................................................................................33 LIBRARY................................................................................................................................33 COMPUTER RESOURCES.........................................................................................................33 FINANCES..............................................................................................................................35 Figure 5: Distribution of NES Revenues in AY 2004-2005 by Source ...............................35 Figure 6: Sources of Revenues in AY 2005-2006, plan......................................................35 MAJOR FUNDERS ...................................................................................................................35 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NES (AFNES).................................................................................36 FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM RUSSIAN BUSINESS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS ..........36 COST RECOVERY AND SELF-FINANCING ................................................................................36 Figure 6: Tuitions and Loans in 2002-2005.......................................................................37 GOVERNANCE .....................................................................................................................38 BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BOD) ...............................................................................................38 INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD (IAB)............................................................................38 RUSSIAN ADVISORY BOARD (RAB) ......................................................................................38 RECTORATE ...........................................................................................................................39 ACADEMIC COMMITTEE ........................................................................................................39 ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE ......................................................................................................40 APPENDICES.........................................................................................................................41 APPENDIX 1: COURSE OFFERINGS FOR 2004-2005................................................................41 Pre-Academic Year.............................................................................................................41 Module I: September 6 — October 31, 2004.....................................................................41 Module II: November 1 — December 26, 2004 .................................................................43 Module III: January 10 — March 6, 2005 .........................................................................44 Module IV: March 7 — May 1, 2005..................................................................................46 Module V: May 10 — July 3, 2005.....................................................................................48 English Language Instruction ............................................................................................49 APPENDIX 2: RESEARCH PROFILES OF THE TENURED-TRACK FACULTY ...............................50 APPENDIX 3: THESES ABSTRACTS, 2004-2005 .....................................................................63 APPENDIX 4: SUMMARY OF RESEARCH PROJECTS, 2004-2005 .............................................78 APPENDIX 5: CONFERENCE PROGRAMS ................................................................................85 XVI Research Conference (October 2004).........................................................................85 XVII Research Conference (May 2005)..............................................................................87 APPENDIX 6: NES 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