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The website Portfolio Management Research has published an article in The Journal of Alternative Investments by researchers from the Digital Finance Department Andrey Zubarev, Vera Larionova and Kirill Shilov, a Researcher at the Institute of Applied Economic Studies (IAES) of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)—Explaining DeFi Token Returns: Do Protocol Metrics and Broader Crypto Trends Matter?

On June 9, the Gaidar Institute held its fifth public lecture series, "DeFi: A Decentralized Financial System in the World of Cryptocurrency." The event, held at the Library on Gazetny, brought together all those interested in the structure of the cryptocurrency ecosystem and its place in the modern world.

On June 3, 2026, Andrey Zubarev, Senior Researcher of the Digital Finance Department at the Gaidar Institute, took part in the 56^th scientific seminar on research in the digital economy. the event was dedicated to relevant problems in the crypto capitalism.

An article “Family labor supply and wage shocks in an emerging market: Evidence from Russia” by Alexey Zamnius, a Researcher of the Mathematical Modeling and Economic Processes Department at the Gaidar Institute, has been published on ScienceDirect platform in English language.

On June 2, the “Library on Gazetny” hosted a lecture “From small to medium: The development of entrepreneurship in Russia.” The event, organized by the Gaidar Institute, drew an audience interested in practical mechanisms through which business influences the economy and the current challenges in this field.

In late 2025, Center for Evidence-Based Expertise at the Gaidar Institute conducted a comprehensive socio-economic and legal study of the self-employment sector in Russia.

Yesterday, on May 28, the Library on Gazetny held a public lecture “Climate cashback: How to develop trade of carbon units?” Experts, business representatives and academic communities, and everyone concerned about the climate agenda gathered to discuss the current state and growth potential of one of Russia's youngest markets. Despite almost 37 mn carbon units (CU) that are already in circulation and another 107 mn planned to be released, market participants notice the following trend: the number of climate projects is growing, while liquidity and transaction volume remain low.

Researchers at the Gaidar Institute’s Industrial Organization and Infrastructure Economics Department analyzed how technological development affects economic growth in Russian regions and concluded that there was no universal approach to supporting innovation. The same tools can accelerate development in one region and have almost no effect in another. The study’s findings demonstrate that Russia’s technology policy must account for the specific characteristics of individual regions—ranging from the level of scientific and infrastructure development to access to markets and human capital.

On May 18, a discussion of the new book ”Religious influences on economic thinking: the origins of modern economics” published by Gaidar Institute Press, took place at the Library on Gazetny Lane.

By 2040, China’s economy may see its growth rate slow to approximately 2% per year, and the country’s population will shrink by nearly 60 million people. This is the conclusion reached by experts from the Economic Policy Foundation and the Gaidar Institute in a study published RBC. The authors attribute this to the exhaustion of the previous growth model and the accumulation of structural problems in the economy.

The Moscow City News Agency has published the findings of a study by the Gaidar Institute indicating that the development of economic institutions in Russia has the potential to significantly accelerate economic growth.

We are pleased to present the 47^th edition of the report “The Russian Economy: Trends and Outlooks,” which has been published by the Gaidar Institute since 1991.

Researchers of the Gaidar Institute’s International Best Practices Analysis Department prepared the next issue of the Monitoring of Legal Regulation of the Digital Economy №4(28), April 2026 where they talked about new trends in the development of regulation of the digital economy in the world.

Yesterday, May 13, the cozy “Library on Gazetny” hosted the second public lecture by the Gaidar Institute. The topic of the lively discussion was an issue that currently concerns experts, businesses, and regulators alike: “Cryptoeconomics in Russia: Protection not Development.”