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.
A research team comprising Zheng Wei, Huiyan Sang, Artem Prokhorov, and Yu Ma has published a paper titled “Shape-Aware Deep Learning for Models of Production” in Journal of Productivity Analysis. The study proposes a breakthrough method that combines the power of Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) with fundamental economic principles.
A group of researchers has proposed assessing the ESG transformation of businesses through the partner turnover ratio in raw material and distribution supply chains. The researchers note that the path towards sustainability requires a deep and often costly restructuring of partner networks. This and other papers were presented at the Third International Annual Conference ‘ESG Corporate Dynamics: the Challenges for Emerging Capital Markets.’
On December 12–13, 2025, the School of Finance of the HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences will host the Third International Annual Conference ‘ESG Corporate Dynamics: the Challenges for Emerging Capital Markets.’ Representatives of leading Russian and international universities will discuss the issues involved in companies’ transition to sustainable development principles and in managing new types of risk.