Sergei Guriev

Sergei Guriev is a Morgan Stanley Professor of Economics and a Rector at the New Economic School (NES) in Moscow.

The System: shifting the tectonic plates

Russia’s Byzantine system of government has long been a rich subject for study. Could it change? Might it suddenly have to? Possibly, but there are so many vested interests and the upheaval would be considerable. Sergei Guriev reviews the most recent of Alena Ledeneva’s books on the subject

By Sergei Guriev

/ 11 Apr 2013

Tackling corruption in the Russian economy

Russia's President Medvedev has warned that continued dependence on raw materials exports has a negative impact on industrial production and the development of his country. But there can be no modernisation in Russia without tackling corruption and this will be impossible without reforming politic

By Sergei Guriev

/ 12 Nov 2009