Elena Varshavskaya

Professor: Graduate School of Business / Department of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
Professor: Vishnevsky Institute of Demography / Department of Demography

Elena Varshavskaya has been at HSE University since 2011.

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Education, Degrees and Academic Titles

2011

Doctor of Sciences* in Economics and National Economy Management
Kemerovo State University

2002

Associate Professor

2000

Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Labour Economics
Tomsk State University

1986

Degree in Labour Economics
Kemerovo State University

* Candidate of Sciences
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.

* Doctor of Sciences
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.

Awards and Accomplishments

Best Teacher — 2020–2023, 2013

Courses (2024/2025)

Critical Thinking (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 3 year, 4 module)Rus
Economic Demography (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 4 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Economic Demography (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 3 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Economic Demography (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Economic Demography (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Economics; 3 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Population and Development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Critical Thinking and Problem Solving" (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 1 year, 2 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Critical Thinking and Problem Solving" (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 1 year, 2 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Theory and Methodology of Population Studies" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Trends in Labour Markets (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 2 year, 3 module)Rus
Trends in Labour Markets (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
Past Courses

Courses (2023/2024)

Economic Demography (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 4 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Economic Demography (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 3 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Economic Demography (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Management of Staff Remuneration and Social Benefits (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 3 year, 4 module)Rus
Population and Development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Methods of Data Collection" (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Theory and Methodology of Population Studies" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Research Seminar on Thesis Preparation (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 4 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Topical Problems of Modern Politics (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
Trends in Labour Markets and Forms of Employment (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
Trends in Labour Markets and Forms of Employment (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management, field of study Management; 2 year, 3 module)Rus

Courses (2022/2023)

Management of Staff Remuneration and Social Benefits (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 3 year, 4 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Methods of Data Collection" (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Modern Approaches to People Management in Organizations: Trends, Technologies, Researches" (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Theory and Methodology of Population Studies" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Sociology, field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Trends in Labour Markets and Forms of Employment (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 3 year, 4 module)Rus

Courses (2021/2022)

Project Seminar "Team Management" (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 3 year, 1 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Methods of Data Collection" (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Theory and Methodology of Population Studies" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
The Analysis of Labor Markets (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
The Analysis of Labor Markets (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 3 year, 4 module)Rus

Courses (2020/2021)

Human Resource Economics (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Knowledge Management (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management, field of study Management; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Theory and Methodology of Population Studies" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Research Seminar “HR Analytics: Research Problems and Practices” (Master’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Editorial board membership

2015: Member of the Editorial Council , Вестник социальных наук Даугавпилсского университета (Socialo Zinatnu Vestnesis).

Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses

for a Candidate of Sciences degree

1
Mass hiring and reintegration of employees with disabilities in large Russian companies: barriers to the internal environment of organizations

Feb

2022

The article by Elena Varshavskaya was recognized the best according to the results of the contest of articles of the journal "Sociological Research" in 2021

Jan

2022

Professor Elena Varshavskaya gave comments to the Expert magazine

Elena Varshavskaya commented on the initiatives taken by the government in terms of maintaining employment during the pandemic.

Jun

2021

‘The Traps in Our Way’: Experts Discuss Job Market and Human Capital in Russia

What fields employees can hope to get high salaries in? What is the return on higher education? How is life expectancy related to retirement age? These and some other issues were discussed by experts at the First Conference ‘Labour Market: Demographic Challenges and Human Capital’ organized by the HSE Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Centre.

Sep

2014

13.7%

of students who do not study in their hometown plan on returning home after graduation. This information comes from research by Professor Elena Varshavskaya of the HSE’s Department of Human Resources Management and Olga Choudinovskikh, Director of the HSE’s Centre for Migration Policy. The report is titled ‘Migration Plans for Graduates of Russia’s Regional Universities.’