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moscow black gdn research medal -lrb- 2004 -rrb- 100px russia konstantin sonin
 national research university -- higher school of economics political economy , development economics , economic theory 22 february 1972 e ksoninhat.jpg pso47 konstantin sonin moscow state university
konstantin sonin

konstantin sonin is a russian economist .
he is professor of economics at the higher school of economics in moscow , russia , and a research fellow at the centre for economic policy research -lrb- cepr -rrb- , london .
sonin is co-founder of the joint hse-nes bachelor of arts program .
until december 2014 sonin was vice-rector at the higher school of economics , but was forced to resign for political reasons .
until august 2013 , he was professor of economics and vice rector at the new economic school .
his primary research interests are in political economics , development economics , and economic theory .
he has published in leading academic journals in economics and political science such as american economic review , quarterly journal of economics , review of economic studies , american political science review , american journal of political science , journal of the european economic association , proceedings of the national academy of sciences , and others .
sonin is a columnist for the moscow times and vedomosti -lrb- in russian -rrb- .
he contributes to major international and russian media outlets .
he is the author of `` sonin.ru : lessons of economics '' -lrb- in russian -rrb- , a book aimed to a wide audience .
