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On December 11, 2025, Alexey Vasilievich Zamnius, Researcher at Mathematical Modeling of Economic Processes Department, defended the dissertation at the Economics Department of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. His thesis is on “Modeling the impact of progressive taxation of labor income on key macroeconomic indicators in Russia.”

On December 11, 2025, the Department of Economics at the Lomonosov Moscow State University hosted the defense of the thesis of Deni Rizvanovich Sugaipov, Researcher at the Gaidar Institute's Mathematical Modeling of Economic Processes Department. His thesis is on “Modeling the Impact of News Shocks on Key Macroeconomic Indicators.”

From November 14 to 18, the Russian-Chinese International Forum on Innovative Cooperation in Molecular Medicine was held in China. Maria Girich and Оlga Magomedova, Researchers at the Gaidar Institute's International Best Practices Analysis Department, participated in the event. The Forum aims to develop a new roadmap for innovative collaboration in molecular medicine and to boost the sustainable development of global healthcare.

On December 5, Antonina Levashenko, Head of International Best Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute, took part in the conference “Digital ruble and digital financial assets”, organized by Russia’s Foundation for Educational Programs “Economy and Management.”

Gaidar Institute Press presented a book by Lan Xiaohuan “The Visible Hand: The State and Economic Development in China” at the non/fictioN27.

Irina Tolmacheva, Head of the Legal Department at the Gaidar Institute, Deputy Director of the Endowment Fund for the Development of Social and Economic Sciences and Education (FoRSENO), took part in the «Congress of Young Scientists», which was held at the Sirius University of Science and Technology on November 26–28, 2025

Vladislav Tolstov, creator and chief author of the blog «Tolstov Reader», shared his reviews of books published by Gaidar Institute Press with “TOP Tver.” In his selection, he presented reviews of five new books that explore important contemporary challenges, from the discord between the state, the market, and society to the phenomenon of technological monopolies and hidden misogyny.

In its review of new books for 2025, the popular science publication N + 1 recommends Lewis Mumford's The Art and Technology to readers. The Russian-language edition was published by Gaidar Institute Press in 2025, translated by Viktor Zatsepin.

Together with Gaidar Institute Press and the Dal, a philosophical bookstore, the DH Center is launching a series of four meetings dedicated to philosopher Shoshanna Zuboff's books "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Battle for the Human Future on the New Frontiers of Power" and "Surveillance Capitalism or Democracy?"

From December 4^th through 7^th, 2025, the XXVII International Fair of Intellectual Literature non/fictioN27 will be held at Gostiny Dvor (Moscow, 4 Ilyinka Street), the 27th International Fair of Intellectual Literature non/fictioN27 will be held. The event will bring together more than 300 leading publishers, book trading companies, and independent publishing projects from all over Russia.

On November 12, the 16th Seminar on Economic Research, “Big and Alternative Data in Finance and Economics: Challenges and Achievements,” took place. Marina Turuntseva, Senior Researcher at Short-Term Forecasting Department, Gaidar Institute, participated in the roundtable discussion “Data for Modern Research: Practical Aspects.” In her report, “[Big] Data: A Luxury or a Resource Curse?”, she presented a systematic analysis of the opportunities and challenges of working with different types of data for socio-economic research.

On November 17th the 5^th issue of Economic Policy was available for readers.  Economic Policy is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal established by the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in 2006.