Economy

The laboratory was established in 2019 as part of the implementation of the national project "Science". The laboratory's work is aimed at solving national goals and geostrategic tasks for the development of the Russian Federation, in particular the Asian part of Russia and the Baikal region.

The International Laboratory of Digital Transformation in Public Administration of the Institute of Public and Municipal Administration was established on January 11, 2021 following the results of the project competition "Creation of international laboratories of the National Research University Higher School of Economics". The main goal of the International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration is to study the integration of public and private digital resources, information systems and tools for the design and provision of citizen-oriented public services and civic participation through the Government Platform (GaaP).

Economic geography was the basis for the creation of the Institute of Geography, which has a history of more than 100 years. In 1937, the Department of Economic Geography was actually established under the leadership of N.N. Baransky. From 1946 to 1962, three economic and geographical departments already worked at the Institute: general economic geography, geography of agriculture and economic geography of the European part of the USSR under the leadership of V.F. Vasyutin, P.M. Alampiev, S.N. Ryazantsev, V.V. Pokshishevsky. In 1962, the departments were merged under the leadership of A.A. Mints. Economic and geographical resource studies became the leading direction. Since 1973, the department was headed by G.M. Lappo, in the 1980s the divisions were headed by O.A. Kibalchich, E.B. Alaev, G.A. Privalovskaya, G.V. Ioffe, N.V. Petrov, major scientific areas were developed by T.G. Runova and J.A. Zayonchkovskaya, in the early 1990s the department worked under the leadership of G.A. Privalovskaya, from 1996 to 2014 the work of the department was carried out under the leadership of S.S. Artobolevsky, since 2014 the department has been headed by V.N. Streletsky. Main research areas: • Theoretical and evolutionary socio-economic geography • Urbanization and cities • Spatial development of Russia • Spatial mobility of the population • Evolution of rural areas and economy • Socio-economic problems of geography of nature management • Geography of local government and lawmaking

Participation in ensuring the interaction of fundamental and applied science with the educational process in solving the problems of modernization of economic systems, using the results of scientific research in the training and additional education of personnel, conducting master's and dissertation research

The main goal of the International Laboratory for Effective Digital Transformation of Management in the transition to "Society 5.0" is to develop a concept of socio-economic and cultural strategy for the development of society based on the use of digital technologies in all spheres of life and an applied strategy for effective transition to Society 5.0 (Super Smart Society) based on the integration of public and private resources, information systems, innovation and adaptation to traditional values and the educational level of a particular country.

The research team of the OIE Laboratory is studying the architecture and evolution of the main mechanisms for ensuring the economic security of leading European countries and related challenges to Russia's national interests. Special attention is paid to the study of the activities of key European players in the regions of Africa and the Middle East in the light of increased global scientific and technological competition and, in this context, increased attention to the states of the global South. Within the framework of solving the scientific tasks of the Laboratory, methods and approaches are being applied and developed that combine economic, institutional, regional, country and economic and political research.

The purpose of the Center's activity is to solve urgent problems of foreign economic activity by Russian commercial and non–profit organizations, authorities through research and development, consulting and educational services. The Center is entrusted with the following tasks: - carrying out scientific research and development in the field of foreign economic activity of the regions of Russia, studying foreign countries, including Asia, Africa and Latin America; - converting the acquired new scientific knowledge into innovative educational courses of the University; - providing consulting, educational and other services.