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Nataliya Smorodinskaya

Born in Moscow. MSc at the Academy of Finance (International Economic Relations). Post-graduate course at IMEMO. PhD (Economics) at Institute of Economy, RAS (1995, transformational reforms in Russia). In the 1980-s worked at IMEMO (Centre for Japanese Studies), since 1990-s and onwards, at the Institute of Economy. Since 1995 and onwards heads a Centre at this Institute (research and advice on special economic regimes, Kaliningrad, Baltic Sea Region, post-industrial clusters, innovation-led growth, network economy).

Much contributed to international and national research projects (modernization in Russia and its regions, EU-RF cooperation, etc.). Substantiated the idea of making Kaliningrad the EU-Russian pilot region (2001-2004). Offers policy advice to federal and regional bodies. Widely speaks at international forums. Widely writes for business daily “Vedomosti”. Member of the Institute’s Academic Council, of various expert networks, faculty member at Higher School of Economics (till 2010).

About 200 publications in Russia and abroad (Europe, Asia).

Last publication: Megatrends of Post-Crisis Development: Network Type of Interactions. Moscow, Institute of Economy, RAS, 2011 (ongoing, editor and contributor)