Irina Abankina, Ph.D. in Economics, Professor, Director of the Institute for Educational Studies, National Research University - Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation. Email: abankinaI@hse.ru Tatyana Abankina, Ph.D. in Economics, Director of the Center for Applied Economic...

The article considers the spacing of education networks under the conditions of demographic shrinking and negative tendencies in populationdistribution. A successful restructuring of education institutions necessitates the creation of integrated education structures that should also include...

A new remuneration system for teachers is introduced in the regions that implement complex projects of education modernization. Considered are its core principles, like payment for quality and payfor-performance. The authors investigate the dynamics of salaries from the regional perspective as...

The article discusses which system of basic education is appropriate for Russia today. It analyzes the changes that substantially influenced the adequacy of the social service network given the structure and dynamics of the population distribution. The principal models of social service networks...

The article deals with the problems of restructuring state"funded higher education institutions. The authors argue for the necessity to take into account the economic potential of a college when changing its status to that of an autonomous institution. To evaluate this characteristic, the...

Purpose: The substantial growth in literature on knowledge-intensive business services (KIBSs) has thrown light on their contributions to innovation and innovation systems. This paper is the first of a set that examines major debates and conclusions to have emerged from this growing body of...

Purpose: The literature on knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) shows them to be major innovators; this is confirmed with recent data, which the authors use to examine the various types of innovation that KIBS undertake. The implications for employment and work in highly innovative...

Purpose: Knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) firms focus on applying their expert knowledge to help solve the business problems of their clients: these clients confronted major new problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic and policy measures such as social distancing and travel...

This paper examines determinants of corruption across Russian regions. Key contributions include: (i) a formal study of economic corruption determinants across Russian regions; (ii) comparisons of determinants of perceived corruption versus those of actual corruption; and (iii) studying the...