Bank de-branching and internet infrastructure development: a new paper by Maria Semenova and Evgenii Zimin
A new article "Profitability and Bank De-Branching in the Digital Age: Evidence From Russian Regions" by Evgenii Zimin and Maria Semenova (LaBS Head and Associate Professor at the School of Finance) was published in The International Journal of Finance and Economics.
Do high deposit interest rates signal bank default? A new paper at LaBS
A new article "Do high deposit interest rates signal bank default? Evidence from the Russian retail deposit market" by M.Bondarenko, M.Semenova (LaBS head), A.Balsevich was published in The Journal of the New Economic Association.
Maria Semenova (head of the LaBS) participated in the 14th FEBS Conference in Montpellier
On Jun 11, 2025 Maria Semenova (head of the LaBS) participated in the 14th International Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society. This year conference was hosted by Montpellier Business School, France.
Managerial ability and bank liquidity creation: a new paper by Sedki Zaiane
A new article "The nonlinear relationship between managerial ability and bank liquidity creation in the MENA region: Does institutional quality matter?" by Sedki Zaiane, postdoc at the LaBS, was published in the Journal of Economic Studies.
Maria Semenova participated in the EUSPb scientific seminar
On January 30, 2025, Maria Semenova (LaBS Head and Associate Professor at the School of Finance) participated in the regular economics seminar at the European University at Saint-Petersburg.
Maria Semenova participated in MENA-Asian FEBS Conference
On November 21, 2024, Maria Semenova(LaBS Head and Associate Professor at the School of Finance) participated in MENA-Asian Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society.
We are hiring! A Postdoc position at the LaBS
We are happy to announce that we are hiring within the framework of the HSE International recruitment postdoc programme. Application deadline is January 31st, 2025.
CEO characteristics as determinants of the direction of the nonlinear relationship between CEO stock options and firm strategic risk-taking
The paper "The nonlinear relationship between CEO stock options and strategic risk taking: the moderating role of CEO characteristics" by Sedki Zaiane, Postdoc at the LaBS, was published in Corporate Governance.
Banking in emerging markets was at focus of the LaBS international workshop
On November 1st LaBS held the 13th International Banking Workshop "Banking in Emerging Markets: Challenges and Opportunities".
LaBS in Nizhny Novgorod
On October 3d Maria Semenova and Polina Popova participated in the XI International Conference Modern Econometric Tools and Applications – META2024.