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.”
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IDLab Seminar: The Impact of AI-Generated Project Descriptions on Crowdfunding Campaign Outcomes
On February 27, 2026, a regular research seminar of the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (IDLab) was held. Valeriia Fedorova, Research Assistant at IDLab, presented a talk titled “Use of Generative AI in Project Descriptions and Funding Outcomes in Crowdfunding.”
The study was co-authored by Petr Parshakov, Head of the Laboratory, and Marina Zavertiaeva, Senior Research Fellow at IDLab.
IDLab seminar: gender gap in investment and the "green" legitimacy of business
On February 20, 2026, the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (IDLab) hosted a scientific seminar featuring two research presentations. Petr Parshakov presented findings from a study on gender discrimination in investment seeking, while Iuliia Naidenova discussed whether companies leverage the disclosure of "green" intellectual capital in ESG reporting to restore their reputation following scandals.