Sergei Guriev, from the New Economic School in Moscow, to Discuss Paper
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies is pleased to present Sergei Guriev as he discusses his paper "Media Freedom, Bureaucratic Incentives, and the Resource Curse."
Guriev's lecture will take place on Monday, March 12, 2007, at 3 p.m. in Seminar Room 749.
Sergei Guriev is an Associate Professor and the Rector of the New Economic School in Moscow. He received his Dr. Sc. (habilitation degree) in Economics (2002) and PhD in Applied Math from the Russian Academy of Science (1994), and M.Sc. Summa Cum Laude from Moscow Institute of Physics in Technology (1993). In 1997-98, Sergei Guriev visited the Department of Economics at M.I.T. for a one-year post doctoral placement, and in 2003-2004, the Department of Economics at Princeton University as a Visiting Assistant Professor. Since 1999, Dr. Guriev has been a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, London.
His research interests include contract theory, corporate governance, and labour mobility. He teaches graduate courses in microeconomic theory, contract theory, and development economics. Dr. Guriev has published in international refereed journals including American Economic Review, Journal of European Economic Association, and Journal of Economic Perspectives.
In 2006, he was selected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. In 2000 and 2005, he was awarded Gold Medal for the Best Research in Development Economics by the Global Development Network. In 2001, he was announced the Best Academic Manager in Humanities by the Science Support Foundation. Since 2003, Sergei Guriev has also been a biweekly columnist for the leading Russian business daily Vedomosti and has also contributed occasional columns to the New York Times, Smart Money, Moscow Times, and Expert.
Visit Sergei Guriev's homepage here. Guriev's paper, "Media Freedom, Bureaucratic Incentives, and the Resource Curse" (June 2006), can be downloaded here or visit the Social Science Research Network to browse other papers.
This lecture is free and open to the public.
