Timur Natkhov
Keywords : North Caucasus Human capital Colonization Social structure Long-run development Natural experiment
Country : Russia
Organization : National Research University Higher School of Economics
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Contact
Department of Applied Economics, Higher School of Economics (National Research University)
Moscow, Russia, Myasnitskaya St. 24, Office 422
E-mail: tnatkhov@hse.ru; timur.natkhov@gmail.com
Web-page: http://www.hse.ru/en/staff/natkhov
Current Position
2009 - Senior Lecturer in Economics, Higher School of Economics
Research Fellow, Center for Institutional Studies, Higher School of Economics
Previous Positions
2008-2009 Lecturer in Economics, Higher School of Economics
2007-2008 Senior Financial Analyst, Allianz Russia (Insurance and Asset Management Company)
Education
2002-2006 Lomonosov Moscow State University, Candidate of Sciences in Economics*
1997-2002 Stavropol State University, B.A. in Economics
Research Interests
Economic Growth and Development, Economic History, Cultural Economics, Political Economy
Publications
“Colonization and Development: the Long-term Effect of Russian Settlement in the North Caucasus, 1890-2000s”, Journal of Comparative Economics, (2015) 43, pp. 76-97.
Working Papers
“Institutions and the Allocation of Talent” (with L.Polishchuk), Working papers by Higher School of Economics. Series EC, 2012, No. 15.
“Inequality of Educational Opportunity in a Cross-Section of Countries. Empirical Analysis of 2009 PISA Data”, (with N.Kozina), Working papers by Higher School of Economics. Series EDU, 2012, No. 07.
Research in Progress
Land Inequality and Educational Reforms in Late Imperial Russia
Cultural Origins of Human Capital Formation: Protestants in Imperial Russia
State Formation and the Origins of Russian Serfdom
* Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 – "doctoral or equivalent". The degree allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Teaching
Population and Development (graduate): Spring 2016
Economic Growth and Development (graduate): Fall 2013
Institutional Economics (undergraduate): Spring 2012-2015, Fall 2009-2011
Awards and Honors
Best Lecturer 2015 (undergraduates’ evaluations)
Best Lecturer 2013 (undergraduates’ evaluations)
Best Lecturer 2011 (undergraduates’ evaluations)
Higher School of Economics Prominent Young Professors Board: 2009 - 2013
Conferences and Workshops
2015 The Warwick Summer Workshop in Economic Growth, University of Warwick.
2014 The Warwick Summer Workshop in Economic Growth, University of Warwick.
International Economic Association (IEA), 17th World Congress, Jordan.
The International Society for New Institutional Economics (ISNIE), Duke University.
2013 The International Society for New Institutional Economics (ISNIE), Florence, Italy.
2012 European Economic Association (EEA), 27th Annual Congress, Malaga, Spain.
The International Society for New Institutional Economics (ISNIE), University of Southern California.
European School on New Institutional Economics (ESNIE), 11th Session, Corsica, France.
2011 The International Society for New Institutional Economics (ISNIE), Stanford University.
Public Economic Theory Association (PET), 12th Annual Conference, Indiana University.
2010 The Ronald Coase Institute Workshop on Institutional Analysis, Moscow.
Other publications (in Russian academic journals)
“The Effect of Unified Standard Examination on the Availability of Higher Education in Russia”, (with G.Androushchak), Voprosy Obrazovaniya, 2012, № 3. 64-88.
“Engineers or Lawers? Institutions and Demand for Higher Education in Russia”, (with L.Polishchuk), Voprosy Economiki, 2012. № 10. 30-51.
“Education and Trust in Russia: an Empirical Investigation”, HSE Economic Journal, 2011. V. 15. № 3. 353-373.
“Social Capital, Education and Development: a Review”, Voprosy Economiki, 2010. № 8. 112-122.
“Expected Earnings of Russian Students”, (with G.Androushchak), Voprosy Obrazovaniya, 2010, № 3. 207-233