Alexander S. Nesterov

Deputy Dean for Research: HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management
Laboratory Head: HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management / International Laboratory of Game Theory and Decision Making
Assistant Professor: HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management / Department of Economics

Alexander S. Nesterov has been at HSE University since 2016.

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Tenured Professor from 2022.

Responsibilities

Member of the HSE St.Petersburg Academic Council (from 2018)

Member of the HSE St.Petersburg Scientific commission (from 2021)

Education and Degrees

2016

PhD
Humboldt University of Berlin

2009

Master's in Physics
European University in St Petersburg

2006

Bachelor's
St Petersburg State University

Professional Interests

game theory matching market design mechanism design behavioural economics

Awards and Accomplishments

Best Teacher — 2024
Winner of the HSE University Best Russian Research Paper Competition – 2022

Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses

for a Candidate of Sciences degree

1
D. Ivanov Application of Machine Learning to Game Theory Problems: Auctions and Markov Games

Courses (2024/2025)

Research Seminar I (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Research Seminar in Applied Economics (Master’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 2 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
Past Courses

Courses (2023/2024)

Mathematical methods in economics: game theory and mechanism design (Postgraduate course; 2 year, 1 semester)Eng
Research Seminar I (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus

Courses (2022/2023)

Research Seminar "Application of Mathematical Methods in Economic Analysis II" (Master’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
Research Seminar 1 (Master’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Research Seminar I (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus

Courses (2021/2022)

Microeconomics II (Master’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Research Seminar "Business Economics" (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Economics and Mathematics" (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus

Courses (2020/2021)

Mechanism Design (Master’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 2 year, 1 module)Eng
Research Seminar "Application of Mathematical Methods in Economic Analysis" (Master’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Business Economics" (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Economics and Mathematics" (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Feb

2024

Game theory Lab Winter Workshop

Speakers: Anna Bogomolnaia (University of Glasgow), Aleksei Kondratiev (HSE aint Petersburg), Ozgur Evren (NES), Shafir Safi (NES), Kivanch Akoz (HSE Moscow), Sergei Stepanov (HSE Moscow), PAvel Andreyanov (HSE Moscow), Emre Dogan (HSE Moscow), Ekaterina Lorits (HSE Saint Petersburg)
Date: February 28th
Venue: Kantemirovskaya 3/1, 5th floor

Mar

2023

Two Qualifications, Projects with 18 Companies, and Studies in English: The Unique Advantages of the International Bachelor's in Business and Economics

The International Bachelor's in Business and Economics opened at HSE University-St Petersburg a year ago. The programme offers English-taught studies in both economics and management at the same time. It is supported by corporate partners: VK, Gazprom, Sberbank, and others. Victor Krakovich, Academic Supervisor of the programme, explains how the educational process in the programme is structured.

May

2022

St.Petersburg Economic seminar (HSE, EU, PDMI) on May, 12: Alexander S. Nesterov (HSE in St.Petersburg)

Topic: Robustness to manipulations
Date & Time: May, 12; 18:00 - 19:00
Where: St.Petersburg, Gagarinskaya St, 6, Gagarinsky lecture hall (EUSP) & Webinar online platform

Mar

2021

St.Petersburg Economic seminar (HSE, EU, PDMI) on April, 1: Alexander Nesterov (HSE)

Topic: Measuring Manipulations In Matching Markets By Counting Manipulating Agents
Date & Time: April, 1; 18:00 - 19:00
Where: online platform Zoom

Jul

2019

HSE Researchers Receive Grants in Russian Science Foundation Competitions

The Russian Science Foundation announced the results of its 2019 competitions for support from the Presidential Research Project Programme. One competition was for grants in support of research initiatives by early career researchers, and another was in support of research conducted by research groups headed by early career scholars.