The Faculty of Economic Sciences is the largest faculty at HSE University and the very foundation from which the university's history began in 1992. Today, it is the premier educational and research division at HSE. The faculty combines the organisational and financial capacity of key educational and research centres, the intellectual capital and expertise of top-tier academic teams, and the unique, long-standing partnerships it has cultivated with leading global universities and market-leading employers both in Russia and abroad.
In Spring semester 2026, Anita Alimova, a graduate of the Master’s Programme "Strategic Corporate Finance", studied at Shanghai University within academic mobility programme. Anita shares her impressions of studying and campus life, how the Chinese approach to education differs from that at HSE University, and her travels and new friends. She also tells how the trip changed her outlook and career path.
We are launching our traditional contest to predict the 2026 laureates of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Vote on the website by 12 October to see how well you know contemporary economics and how closely you follow the main trends in academic research.
Faculty of Economic Sciences is happy to welcome Dr. Hermida Rivera Héctor, hired by the faculty under HSE University international recruitment procedure.
For the Spring semester 2027, exchange programs at universities in Italy, Turkey, China, and Mexico are available to students of the Faculty of Economic Sciences. Applications are accepted until September 24, 2026.
Faculty of Economic Sciences is proud to welcome Dr. Menshikov Vladimir, hired by the faculty under HSE University international recruitment procedure.
An economist at HSE University has analysed possible trading strategies on the stock market and shown that investors can achieve higher returns if they determine the size of their trades based on the degree of intraday fluctuations in asset prices. When the key interest rate is high, the advantage of this strategy over a conventional one increases 4.7-fold. The study has been published in the journal Enterprise Development and Microfinance.
