
13th LaBS International Banking Workshop "Banking in Emerging Markets: Challenges and Opportunities": call for papers
We are happy to announce that the Laboratory for Banking Studies (LaBS HSE) organizes the 13th Annual LaBS Banking Workshop "Banking in Emerging Markets: Challenges and Opportunities". The workshop will be held on Friday, November 1st , 2024, at the HSE University, Moscow and online. Submission deadline is September 10th , 2024.

Maria Semenova presented at the Global Finance Conference 2024
Maria Semenova (LaBS Head and Associate Professor at the School of Finance) predented her paper "Bank Runs and Media Freedom: What You Don’t Know Won’t Hurt You?" ()co-authored with Vladimir Sokolov and Alexander Benov) at the Global Finance Conference 2024.

Madina Karamysheva presented her paper in China
In June 2024 Madina Karamysheva, Research Fellow at the LaBS and Assistant Professor at the Schoool of Finance, presented her paper "Unveiling the Truth: How Well Market-Based Networks Mirror Bank Exposures” (co-authored with Ben Craig and Dilyara Salakhova) in China.
We are hiring! A postdoc position at the LaBS
We are happy to announce that we are hiring within the framework of the HSE Russian postdoc programme. Application deadline is May, 17th.
Do non-interest income activities matter for banking sector efficiency? A net interest margin perspective
A new article by Maria Semenova (LaBS Head) and Sunday Adesine (University of Milano) "Do non-interest income activities matter for banking sector efficiency? A net interest margin perspective" was published in Applied econometrics journal.
LaBS research seminar: The nonlinear relationship between financial constraints and R&D investment: the mediating role of executive stock options (Sedki Zaiane, University of Sousse)
On Monday, February 26th LaBS welcomed Sedki Zaiane (University of Sousse), who presented his paper "The nonlinear relationship between financial constraints and R&D investment: the mediating role of executive stock options"
LaBS research seminar: Does sustainable banking facilitate reducing the SDG-10 in weak rule of law setting? (Ashfaq Habib, University of Poonch Rawalakot)
On Thursday, February 22nd, LaBS welcomed Ashfaq Habib (University of Poonch Rawalakot), who presented his paper "Does sustainable banking facilitate reducing the SDG-10 in weak rule of law setting?"
Women in Bank Boards and Bank Performance during COVID-19
A new working paper by Maria Semenova (LaBS Head) and Yuliana Loginova (ICEF) "Board Gender Diversity and Bank Performance during COVID-19: Did Women Save the Day?" was published in HSE WP BRP Financial Economics working paper series.

ICEF-CInSt Conference is a Venue for International Research Networking
On 24-25 November 2023 the International Laboratory of Financial Economics (HSE ICEF LFE) and the Centre for Institutional Studies (HSE CInSt) hosted the 12th ICEF-CInSt International Moscow Finance Conference.
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”Our Conference Aims to Strengthen the HSE’s Reputation as a Global Finance Research Centre”
The International Moscow Finance Conference will open its doors for the twelfth time on 24 and 25 November 2023. We talked with conference organizers Vladimir Sokolov of HSE ICEF International Laboratory of Financial Economics and Maria Semenova of HSE Centre for Institutional Studies and asked about the keynote presentations, speakers, and how this Conference facilitates cooperation and co-authorships.