ALEXANDER A. VASIN

Education and Scientific Degree

Doctor of Sciences (Doktor Nauk, the degree after Ph.D in Russia) in Applied Mathematics, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, 1990

Dissertation: "Evolutionary Models and Optimality Criteria of Collective Behavior"

Ph.D. (Kandidat Nauk) in Applied Mathematics, Moscow State University, Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, 1978

Dissertation: "Attainable Vectors and Stable Points in Supergames"

M.A. in Applied Mathematics, Moscow State University, Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, June, 1974

Teaching/Research Experience:

1997- present: Professor, New Economic School, Moscow

• Non-cooperative Games in Economic Theory,

1993- present: Professor (1984-1993 - Associate Professor, 1977-1984 - Assistante professor) Operations Research Department, Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, Moscow State University

• Theory of Games and Collective Behavior,
• Mathematical Models in Economics,
• Mathematical Models in Biology,
• Optimization Theory and Methods,
• Mathematical Analysis (Calculus)

March-July 1998: Visiting Researcher, Department of Economics, University of Alicante

August-Dec. 1996: Visiting Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee

• Game Theory with Biological Applications

January-May 1994: Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota (Fulbright award)

• Evolutionary Models of Collective Behavior

2 Ph.D. Dissertations

Advised: more than 50 master's thesis

Publications:

More than 50 publications, including

1. A.A.Vasin. "Strong Equilibrium Points in Some Supergames". Moscow University Mathematics and Mechanics, Allerton Press, New York, N1, 30-39.(1978)

2. A.A.Vasin. "Models of Dynamics of Collective Behavior" (in Russian). Moscow University Press, Moscow.(1989)

3. A.A.Vasin."On the Convergence to Competitive Equilibrium and the Conditions of Pure Competition". Contributed Paper for IEA X World Congress, Moscow, 1992.

4. A.A.Vasin."The Stability of Mixed Equilibria in interactions between two populations".Discussion Papers. University of Alicante. (1994)

5. A.A.Vasin."New Version of the Folk Theorem". Mimeo. (1994)

6. A.A.Vasin."Adaptation to Variable Environment and Genetic Heterogenety (Mathematical models). IV Congress of ESEB, Montpellier. (1992)

7. A.A.Vasin. “New Version of the Folk Theorem”. XI World Congress of the International Economic Association. Tunis. (1995).

8. A.A.Vasin, Gurvich V.A.”On the Existence of the Coalition Set Core”. Year-Book of Game Theory and Applications, Nova Science Publishers, New York. (1996).

Conferences

III Congress of Europian Society for Evolutionary Biology. Debrecen, Hungary, September, 1991, IV Congress of ESEB, Montpellier, France, 1993.

Presentation at Conference "Social Choice and Welfare", Caen, France, June, 1992.

International Economic Association X World Congress, Moscow, Russia, 1992, IEA XI World Congress, Tunis, 1995.

Also participated numerous conferences and seminars at the national level.

Seminars

Harvard/MIT Theory Seminar, University of Alicante; Rutgers; University of Valencia; University of Wisconsin (departments of Economics)

Current Research Interests

Evolutionary models of collective behavior

Theory of imperfect competition

State programs of economic regulation

Models of tax evasion and tax inspection organization

References

Professor Leonid Hurwicz
Professor Carmen Herrero
Professor Victor Polterovich

Awards

1993: Fulbright award for the lecturing course "Evolutionary Models of Collective Behavior".

1994: Stipendia for the outstanding scientists of Russia.

1988: Award of the Council of Ministers of the USSR.

Grants: Economic Education and Research Consorcium (Russia) –1998, 2000

Governement in Economies in Transition Programme -1998