National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) is pleased to announce this Call for Papers for applications to present scholarly reports at the XXVI April International Academic Conference named after Evgeny Yasin (XXVI April Conference).

The XXVI April Conference is scheduled to take place in Moscow on April 14–17, 2026.

Inequality in the EU, new models of cross-border settlements, nature-based carbon projects, digital education in BRICS, the impact of interstate integration on the Russian-Belarusian borderland, prospects for the semiconductor industry, and the Chinese model of economic development are the topics of the latest issue of the Contemporary World Economy Journal.

How to measure the contribution of official development assistance to mitigation of political risks for FDI? What factors influence the size of economic losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic in different countries? What motivates countries to join BRICS and what role will the bloc play against the backdrop of a changing world order? What global trends are observed in world trade after the 2008-2009 crisis and how to ensure food security of individual countries? These and other questions are answered by the authors of articles in the new issue of the Contemporary World Economy Journal.

The editorial team of Contemporary World Economy Journal is pleased to present the first thematic issue, which is focused on the current socio-economic problems of the United States.

What changes are expected in the technological landscape of the global energy sector? What shifts have occurred in trade ties of China and the United States with partner countries? How are the EU sanctions policy against Russia and the EU’s foreign economic policy changing? How transparent are ESG rating methodologies in the Russian market and how close are the agencies’ approaches to ESG assessment? How does Egypt try to solve economic problems and attract foreign investment with the help of megaprojects? The articles in the new issue of the journal answer these questions.

How will the world economy develop and what are the possible scenarios for the energy sector? What is meant by “transitional climate risks” and how do these risks affect Russian regions? What is happening to the WTO and what are the features of the ASEAN digital economy? Read in the new issue of Contemporary World Economy.

Read about the prospects of the Russian IT sector under sanctions, reshoring in the United States, and India’s development strategies, as well as how the concept of the “Malthusian trap” is developing, whether developing countries are catching up with technologically developed countries, and interrelationship between banking sector competition and financial stability.

The editorial team is pleased to present the third issue of the journal. All articles are published on the journal’s website in fully open access.

The editorial team is pleased to present the second issue, which has been published on the journal’s website (fully open access).

Igor Makarov, editor-in-chief of the Contemporary World Economy Journal in his interview to the news service “Vyshka.Glavnoe” talked about the establishing of the journal, the work of the editorial team, the first issue and the readership.

On April 12, 2023, as a part of the XXIV Yasin (April) International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development, the Contemporary World Economy Journal launch event was held.

On April 12, 2023, as a part of the XXIV Yasin (April) International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development, the Contemporary World Economy Journal launch event will be held.

Dear contributors, you may submit an article to the Contemporary World Economy Journal.

HSE’s School of World Economy is pleased to present the Contemporary World Economy Journal, which will be published quarterly in both Russian and English. The Journal aims to outline the field of knowledge "World Economy"; to become a platform for discussing global economic problems and Russia’s place and opportunities in the world economy.