Research & Expertise

On April 24, 2026, the HSE Campus in Perm hosted the XIII "Neighbors in Research" research conference, where members of the "International Academic Cooperation" project presented research in several key areas.

On April 17, 2026, the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (IDLab) held a research seminar. Anna Daviy, Associate Professor at the Department of Management (HSE University St. Petersburg) and Junior Research Fellow at IDLab, presented the results of a study on the relationship between business model innovation and organizational performance in the cultural sector.

On April 3, 2026, the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (IDLab) held a research seminar. Victor Krakovich, Associate Professor at the Department of Finance (HSE University St. Petersburg) and Research Fellow at IDLab, presented a report titled "Measuring Human Capital in Finance: A Literature Review and Emerging Directions."

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.

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.”

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.

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.

On February 16, 2026, a joint seminar was held by the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (IDLab) and Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) under the project titled “Internationalization of Companies from Developing Countries: The Role of Intellectual Resources in Response to Exogenous Shocks,” implemented within the framework of HSE University’s “International Academic Cooperation” initiative. The seminar featured presentations of three studies addressing intellectual capital mobility, business resilience to sanctions pressure, and mechanisms of early internationalization by firms in emerging markets.