Preliminary Defence of Nikolai Avkhimovich's Candidate of Sciences (PhD) Dissertation

On September 1, 2026, the joint seminar of the Laboratory of Sports Studies and the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy will host the preliminary defence of Nikolai Avkhimovich's dissertation for the Candidate of Sciences (PhD) degree, titled "Strategic Team Formation".

Information on the preliminary defence of Nikolai Avkhimovich's dissertation for the Candidate of Sciences (PhD) degree:

Topic: "Strategic Team Formation"
Academic Supervisor: Dmitry Dagaev, Candidate of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics

Start time: 13:00 Moscow time / 15:00 Perm time
Venue: 38 Studencheskaya St., Perm

The preliminary defence will be held remotely.

Nikolai Avkhimovich's academic publications reflecting the main points to be presented at the defence:

Avkhimovich, N. (2024). Should the strongest serve first? Strategic ordering of servers in doubles tennis. Applied Economics , 56 (51), 6443-6452.

Avkhimovich, N. (2024). Should the strongest be the last? Strategic choice of ordering in sports relays. Journal of the New Economic Association,   1(62), 31–48.

Avkhimovich, N. (2026). Do the Coaches Adapt to Tournament Importance? Strategic Choice of Starting Squads in National Football Teams. Journal of Sports Economics , 27 (4), 446-477.

Reviewers:
Inna Zaitseva, Candidate Sciences in Economics, Associate Professor at the Department of Theoretical Economics, Faculty of Economic Sciences, HSE University;
Arseny Stolyarov, PhD, Assistant Professor at the New Economic School.