Aleksei Smirnov
- Assistant Professor: Faculty of Economic Sciences / Department of Theoretical Economics
- Aleksei Smirnov has been at HSE University since 2020.
- Language Proficiency
- English
- Contacts
- Phone:
+7(495) 772-95-90
28172 - Address: 11 Pokrovsky Bulvar, Pokrovka Complex, room S1005
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- SPIN-RSCI: 4985-0499
- ORCID: 0000-0001-7131-9324
- ResearcherID: ABD-1750-2020
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- Supervisor
- A. Tarasov
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Education and Degrees
University of Zurich
New Economic School
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Awards and Accomplishments
Best Teacher — 2022
Courses (2024/2025)
- Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 3 year, 3 module)Eng
- Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Economics; 3 year, 3 module)Eng
- Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Microeconomics (Advanced Level) (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Economics; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Microeconomics (Advanced Level) (Mago-Lego; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Microeconomics-2 (advanced course) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Microeconomics-2 (advanced course) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 3 year, 3 module)Eng
- Microeconomics (Advanced Level) (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Economics; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Microeconomics (Advanced Level) (Mago-Lego; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Microeconomics-2 (advanced course) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2022/2023)
- Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 3 year, 3 module)Eng
- Microeconomics (Advanced Level) (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Economics; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- Microeconomics (Advanced Level) (Mago-Lego; 2-4 module)Rus
- Microeconomics (Advanced Level) (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Eng
- Microeconomics (Advanced Level) (Master’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Microeconomics-2 (advanced course) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 3 year, 3 module)Eng
- Microeconomics (Advanced Level) (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Economics; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- Microeconomics-2 (advanced course) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Economics of Information (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 3 year, 3 module)Eng
- Microeconomics-2 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Project Seminar (Optional course (faculty); Faculty of Economic Sciences; 1-3 module)Rus
Conferences
- 2020
2020 Econometric Society Winter Meeting (Ноттингем). Presentation: The Limits of Social Learning
- 2019
24th Spring Meeting of Young Economists (Brussels). Presentation: Bad News Turned Good: Reversal under Censorship
Econometric Society Summer School (Саппоро). Presentation: Timing of Predictions in Dynamic Cheap Talk: Experts vs. Quacks
- 2018
Swiss Theory Day (Берн). Presentation: Bad News Turned Good: Reversal Under Censorship
- 2017
Oligo Workshop (Москва). Presentation: Experts, Quacks and Fortune-Tellers: Dynamic Cheap Talk with Career Concerns
Swiss Theory Day (Цюрих). Presentation: Experts, Quacks and Fortune-Tellers: Dynamic Cheap Talk with Career Concerns
Lisbon Meetings in Game Theory and Applications (Лиссабон). Presentation: Experts, Quacks and Fortune-Tellers: Dynamic Cheap Talk with Career Concerns
2017 European Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society (Barcelona). Presentation: Bad News Turned Good: Reversal Under Censorship
- 2016
Zürich Workshop on Economics (Мург). Presentation: Irreversible Investment
Seminar Presentations
2020: ESMT Berlin, Higher School of Economics Moscow
2019: University of Copenhagen, Bocconi University
‘My PhD Journey Was Made Possible by My Studies at HSE’
Tianxiong Yu, 25, completed his Master’s in Economics and Economic Policy at HSE University in Moscow. He spent the second year of the programme at the University of Luxembourg and has since enrolled there on a doctoral programme. While it is no longer a joint programme, HSE graduates continue to successfully pursue PhDs at international universities. Tianxiong spoke to the HSE News Service about his memories of his master’s course and how his time at HSE paved the way for his doctoral research.
Negative Reviews Boost Sales
Aleksei Smirnov, Assistant Professor, HSE University Faculty of Economic Sciences, and Egor Starkov, Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen, have constructed a mathematical model that explains why it is advantageous for sellers not to delete negative reviews of their products. A study detailing this conclusion has been accepted for publication in The American Economic Journal: Microeconomics.
Paper of Aleksei Smirnov in American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
Congratulations to Aleksei Smirnov, Assistant professor of the Department of Theoretical Economics, on the publication of his paper "Bad News Turned Good: Reversal under Censorship" in American Economic Journal: Microeconomics.