About the Laboratory
The International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy traces its origins to a research group that has been working in the field of intellectual capital and empirical finance at the HSE-Perm for the last eight years.
By carrying out comparative empirical research that develops awareness of intellectual resources as key drivers in the new economy, the Laboratory aims to become an international research centre that focuses on the role of intangibles in creating sustainable competitive advantages.
The research team includes both leading scholars and young fellows from the HSE and partner universities in Europe and the United States.
HSE Perm at an internationaHSE Perm at an international conference in Ashgabat: researchers present findings on sports, digital technologies, and eSportsl conference in Ashgabat: researchers present findings on sports, digital technologies, and eSports
On April 3, HSE-Perm researchers participated online in the international scientific and practical conference "Independent Neutral Turkmenistan – the Birthplace of International Sports Cooperation and Health". The event, held at the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Education and Sports, gathered participants from more than 12 countries.
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IDLab Seminar: Gender "Bonus" and Invisible Barriers in Russian Corporate Boards
On March 20, 2026, the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (IDLab) held its regular research seminar. Research Assistant Valeriia Fedorova presented a report titled "Gender Differences in the Results of Voting for Candidates to the Board of Directors of Russian Companies". The study was co-authored by Marina Zavertiaeva (Senior Research Fellow at IDLab), Dmitrii Kirpishchikov (Junior Research Fellow at IDLab), Anastasiia Kireecheva (Research Assistant at IDLab), and Polina Pulinets.
HSE IDLab and IUST Held the Second Seminar in an Educational Series for Early‑Career Researchers
On 16 March 2026, the second seminar in an educational series for early‑career researchers, organized by the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (IDLab) at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) in collaboration with the Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), was held. The event was conducted within HSE’s "International Academic Cooperation" project and attracted more than 40 participants. The speaker was Dennis C. Coates, Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and Editor‑in‑Chief of the Journal of Sports Economics.
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IDLab Seminar: Why Humans Still Outperform AI in Strategic Games
On March 6, 2026, the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (IDLab) held its regular scientific seminar. Dmitry Dagaev, Head of the Laboratory of Sports Studies (LIS) and Senior Research Fellow at IDLab, presented a report titled “Not Yet: Humans Outperform LLMs in a Colonel Blotto Tournament.” The study was co-authored by Egor Ivanov (Junior Research Fellow at IDLab), Petr Parshakov (Head of IDLab), Alexey Savvateev (mathematician and science communicator), and Gleb Vasiliev (Junior Research Fellow at LIS). The research focuses on a classical game-theoretic problem—the Colonel Blotto game—within the context of the modern competition between humans and Large Language Models (LLMs).The study is supported by the Russian Science Foundation (RSF) project 25-18-00539, “Comparative Analysis of AI-Based Agents and Real Individuals in Economic Decision-Making.”