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A Brief Introduction to the New Economic School
The New Economic School, an independent graduate school of economics in Moscow, was established in 1992 as a partnership of the Central Economic Mathematics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (CEMI), and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, along with a group of Western economic professors. NES was created to introduce modern economics into Russia as a critical part of the transition to a market economy. The School offers a two-year graduate level program in economics, similar to programs in the top Western institutions. Through its Research Center, it trains students and staff in modern research methods and apply economic analysis to questions of transition and the Russian economy. Through its Outreach Center NES brings modern economics training to economists outside of Moscow. The mission of NES is to train a new generation of economists for Russia; to create a resident Russian faculty of economics; and to integrate Russian economics profession into the world community.
Facts about NES
- NES
was established in 1992 through the joint efforts of Academician Valery
Makarov (CEMI) and Professor Gur
Ofer (Hebrew University of Jerusaluem).
- Over
110 visiting professors from
the best universities worldwide have taught at NES and helped to develop the current
curriculum.
- NES
is the only Russian institute of higher education that has managed to
retain the brightest scientists, and has attracted its graduates to teach
and conduct research upon successful completion of their Western PhDs
- More than 430 students have been awarded the degree of Master of Arts in Economics from NES.
- Nearly
30% of all NES graduates are currently
enrolled in the best economics PhD programs including Harvard, MIT, and Chicago.
NES alumni are currently working in the Russian government and in the private
sector >>>.
Since 1995 the NES Research Center conducted 86 research projects, now 17 are in a pipe-line. There were 15 be-annual research conferences and Anniversary conference honoring 10 years of the NES.
- In the past 6 years, 72 outreach workshops and summer schools were conducted for 738 academics from 158 regional universities and institutes from Russia and the CIS by the NES Outreach Center.
Acknowledgement >>>
Annual Report 2006 (pdf) >>>
NES 10th Anniversary Presentation (ppt) >>>
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