Partners
The New Economic School , an independent graduate school of economics in Moscow , was established in 1992. NES was created to introduce modern economics into Russia as a critical part of the transition to a market economy. NES was established 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 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 . In this way, NES is engaged in the training of a new generation of professional, academic and research economists for Russia , an activity that is critical for its transition to a market economy and for joining the global economy. NES has already become the model for a similar school in Ukraine , and for new institutions planned elsewhere in the former Soviet world.
The main mission of NES in the coming years is to continue effort to create a full-time faculty of economics. Replacing visitors with full-time, mostly Russian, faculty is a critical step to making NES a self-sustaining institution. To attract quality faculty the opportunity to undertake research must be made available. Hence, the further development of our Research Center is a critical component of the recruiting process. A vital Research Center is thus an intended outcome and a recruiting necessity.
The Research Center at NES was created in 1995 to encourage modern economics research in Russia . Students at NES write their MA theses as part of the research process at NES. Research projects at NES involve faculty, students, and visiting scholars in a collaborative process on such topics as: Pension Reform in Russia; Health in Transition; Foreign Direct Investment in the Russian Economy; Financial Markets; Fiscal Federalism; Tax Reform; Political Economy of Economic Reform; Corruption; Barter in Russia. Since 1995 the research center has organized more than 48 different research projects (more than 120 papers), and two research conferences each year.
The Tinbergen Institute
The Tinbergen Institute is the institute for economic research of Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The Institute consists of the Tinbergen Research Institute and the Tinbergen Graduate School . Some 80 research fellows and approximately 120 M.Phil. and Ph.D. students participate in the institute's research programme and educational programme. The Tinbergen Institute offers a two year M.Phil. programme in economics, that is part of a five-year Ph.D. track.International researchers visit the Tinbergen Institute to give seminars and workshops, or to meet the research fellows of the institute.
The Tinbergen Institute has two locations : Amsterdam and Rotterdam . At both locations seminars, conferences and workshops are organised throughout the year. The Research Institute stimulates fundamental and applied economic research within the four themes of the research programme , and brings together researchers to stimulate discussion on theories, methodologies and empirical results.
Research fellows appointed by the board of the Institute are at the centre of the activities. Research fellows are faculty members with an excellent track record in economic research, with highly regarded publications in international economic journals. The fellows play an active role within the institute in terms of organising research activities, teaching graduate courses and supervising Ph.D. students.
To stimulate discussion and interaction between fellows, Ph.D. students and visitors, the institute organises several seminar series on a wide variety of economic topics. There are also frequent symposia and workshops attended and given by national and international economic experts. For dissemination of the research results, and to enhance discussion with colleagues, Tinbergen Institute pre-publishes the research results in a discussion paper series.
International scholars visit the institute to collaborate with fellows and to discuss their work, while researchers may visit the institute on a short-term basis or as post-doctoral fellows on a long-term basis. The Tinbergen Institute participates in the Network of Excellence.