Conference Materials 2013

XII Annual Conference from the series of Leontief Readings "Economic and Geography"

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Presentations of Speakers and Articles published in the Book according to the Conference Results

Section 1

Section 1. TRANSPORT AND DEVELOPMENTS OF CITIES

Does Geography Matter for Economic Theory and Policy?

Jacques-François Thisse

HSE Center for Market Studies and Spatial Economics, Academic Advisor, Moscow
Conception

The Economic Dimensions of the Greater Paris Project

Jean-Claude Prager

Société du Grand Paris, Chief Economist, France
Conception

New Advances in Transportation Economics

André de Palma

École Normale Supérieure de Cachan (ENS Cachan), Professor, France
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New Tendencies in Competition between Cities and Regions: Empirical Results from Case Studies in Germany and Austria

Martin Rosenfeld

Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), Department of Urban Economics, Head, Germany
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Section 2

Section 2. INSTITUTIONAL DIFFERENCES AND REGIONAL INEQUALITIES

Civic Culture and Social Networks in Political Collective Action of the Urban Middle Class

Leonid Polishchuk, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Laboratory for Applied Analysis of Institutions and Social Capital, Head, Professor, MoscowAlexej Makar’in

National Research University Higher School of Economics, Laboratory for Applied Analysis of Institutions and Social Capital, Research Assistant, Moscow
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Salary of Municipal Officials in Russia: Who is Further from the People

Boris Zhikharevich

Leontief Centre, Resource Centre for Strategic Planning, Director
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“Locals” or “Carpetbaggers”? Governors’ Origin and Regional Economic Policy in Modern Russia

Alexander Libman

RAS Institute of Economics, Senior Research Fellow; Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Assistant Professor
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Section 3

Section 3. INTERNATIONAL TRADE, CUSTOMS UNIONS, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION

Consequences of the WTO Accession: the Role of Economic Distance

Sergey Afontsev

RAS Institute for World Economy and International Relations, Department Director, Moscow
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Export Costs of Visa Restrictions

Natalya Volchkova

New Economic School, Professor, Moscow
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Prospects of Cross Border Cooperation of Regions of Russia and Kazakhstan

Nina Oding

ICSER "Leontief Centre", Research Department, Head
Conception

Section 4

Section 4. SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN SYSTEMS AND METROPOLITAN AREAS

Suburbanisation and Post-Suburbanisation in the context of a Developed Agglomeration (Moscow metropolitan area example)

Alla Makhrova

Moscow State University, Principal Research Fellow
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St Petersburg Metropolitan Area: Lack of Coordination and Imbalanced Development

Leonid Limonov

ICSER "Leontief Centre", Director-Coordinator for Research Programmes, Leontief Medal Laureate 2007
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Development of Largest Cities in Russia: Whether Only Size Matters?

Natalia Zubarevich

Moscow State University, Department of Geography, Professor, Leontief Medal Laureate 2009
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Section 5

Section 5. AGGLOMERATION EFFECTS AND ENTERPRISES ALLOCATION

Empirical Assessments of Agglomeration Effects in Manufacturing Industry

Vladimir Vakhitov

Kyiv School of Economics, Assistant Professor, Ukraine
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Externalities, Economic Growth and Agglomeration

Vladimir Matveenko

HSE Center for Market Studies and Spatial Economics, Director
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Spatial Development of Russia: Influence of the World War II and GULAG

Tatiana Mikhailova

New Economic School, Assistant Professor, Moscow
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Can Tax Breaks Beat Geography: Lessons from the French Enterprise Zone Experience

Miren Lafourcade

University Paris-Sud and Paris School of Economics, Full Professor, France
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Section 6

Section 6. FACTORS OF REGIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Spatial Determinants of the FDI Allocation in Russian Regions (food industry example)

Tatiana Ratnikova, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Department of Mathematical Economics and Econometrics, Associate Professor, Moscow Anna Gladysheva

National Research University Higher School of Economics, Department of Mathematical Economics and Econometrics, Magistrand and Academic Assistant, Moscow
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New Allocation of Productive Forces and Regional Economic Growth/Development

Alexander Pilyasov

Council for Studies of Productive Forces at the Ministry of Economic Development and the Russian Academy of Sciences, Center of North and Arctic Economy, Director, Professor of Economics and Management, Moscow
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Energy Efficiency: Factor for Regional Development

Victoria Gimadi

Russian Energy Agency, Information Analysis Department, Head, Moscow
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Section 7

CEREMONY OF REWARDING LAUREATES 2012 WITH THE INTERNATIONAL LEONTIEF MEDAL “FOR CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC REFORMS”

“Government Failure” in the Modern Economic Theory

Revold Entov

Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, Department of the Theory of Money and Credit, Department Head, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Transition to transition: Europe meets North Africa

Erik Berglöf

Professor, Chief Economist and Special Advisor to the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), London
Conception