Research Interests
Empirical micro, organizations, incentives, political economy.
Biography
Born in the Soviet Union. Studied in the USA, then in the UK. Worked as an analyst in private sector, then in a policy think tank advising Russian government. PhD from the London School of Economics (2005). Junior Research Fellowship at Corpus Christi, Cambridge (2004-2006).
Recent Publications
Published Papers
Shvets, J. Presidential control of the judiciary via the appointment of power: evidence from Russia, (2016) Journal of Law, Economics, and OrganizationShvets, J. Judicial institutions and firms' external finance: evidence from Russia, (2013) Journal of Law, Economics and Organization
Aidt, T. S. and Shvets, J. Distributive politics and electoral incentives: evidence from seven US state legislatures, (2012) American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.
Aidt, T. S. and Shvets, J. Distributive Politics and Electoral Incentives: Evidence from Seven US State Legislatures, (2011) CWPE1130
Keynes Fund Sponsored Projects
Understanding differences in performance of managers with Huffman, D. (JHLX)
Teaching
Part IIB Paper 4 - Lent - Behavioural and Experimental Economics
PhD Students
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