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GURU offers a second reading list with books recommended by our readers. The first list is available here.

GURU already offers descriptions of a wide range of books on economics recommended by NES professors. We decided to extend our “library” with two reading lists compiled by our readers. The authors from the first list can be split literally into two camps, and this is how we have arranged them in our review. The second list is

In recent years and in many countries, the labor market has faced a series of shocks that have added to long-term transformations. The combination of these shocks changes the relationship between the employee and the employer. These changes, the spreading of non-standard forms of employment, the situation on the Russian job market, the gap between labor supply and demand, and the causes and consequences of the increasing number of job openings…

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the economy. One of its main and long-term consequences is the transition to a remote work format. Experts continue to analyze this phenomenon, trying to identify the impact on areas that are not obvious at first glance, for example consumer behavior and career prospects. (Spoiler: remote work is the…

The new wave in the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning has made them much more accessible. How can they help business operations and in academia, how are they changing our education system and the labor market, how will they affect the data analysis industry, and why is the demand for intermediaries growing? These questions were discussed at the NES Popular Science Days by Ivan Stelmakh, NES Professor, and the School’s…

As 2023 comes to a close, we want to express gratitude to all our readers. Thank you for your interest in NES science-popular projects. We have a selection of GURU 2023 content to share with you. 

How GURU and NES Gave ChatGPT an Exam

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Robert Solow, the author of the famous model of economic growth and one of the most renowned economists, a student of Nobel laureate Wassily Leontief and a teacher of many Nobel laureates, passed away on December 21, 2023. Konstantin Egorov, a Visiting Professor at the Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance and NES graduate, recalls his great legacy in a column…

The interplay between climate and economy was one of the topics of the "Economics out Loud" podcast. Wasn’t the entire economic development since ancient times happening under the influence of climate change and hasn’t humanity overestimated its independence from the weather? Natalia Lamberova, a Professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, and Oleg Demidov, NES graduate and co-founder of CarbonSpace, a technology company that monitors greenhouse…