FACULTY OF GEOGRAPHY
LOMONOSOV
MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY

THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL
SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (ERSA)
RUSSIAN SECTION

Online conference

«The World in COVID-19:

The Impact of the Pandemic on the Development of Countries and Regions»

Key Speakers

Programme 

UTC+3 (MSK)

20 November, Friday

Plenary session

10.00-10.10
Welcome speech: Russian Section of the European Regional Science Association, Lomonosov Moscow State University

10.10-10.40
André Torre, President of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA)
COVID and the new proximities. An European perspective

10.40-11.00
Alexander Pelyasov, Nadezhda Zamyatina, Russian Section of the European Regional Science Association, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian space and COVID-19

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Session 1. Russian regions in the context of COVID-19: interactions between the pandemic and Russian economy

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11.00-11.20

Ruslan Dokhov, Mikhail Topnikov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Higher School of Economics

Pandemic and inequality: uneven reaction of rich and poor territories to lockdown in Russia

11.20-11.40

Alla Makhrova, Tatyana Nefedova, Andrey Treivish, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences

Dacha developments in Central Russia: an escape from the pandemic?

11.40-12.00

Konstantin Axenov, Olga Kraskovskaya, Saint Petersburg State University

The impact of the pandemic on the urban street retail development in a Russian metropolis

12.00-12.20

Ivan Alov, Lomonosov Moscow State University

The ambiguous nature of the relationship between population density and COVID-19 hospitalizations in Moscow districts

12.20-12.40

Tarek Ben Hassen, Sinisa Berjan, Oksana Fotina, Mohammad S. Allahyari, Hamid El Bilali, Qatar University, University of East Sarajevo, Perm State Agro-Technological University, Islamic Azad University of Rasht, North-West University

Impact of COVID-19 on Food Consumption Behavior in Russia

12.40-13.00

Stepan Zemtsov, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)

COVID-19, small business and government support in Russia

13.00-13.30 Break

13.30-13.50

Mikhail Topnikov, Andrey Bogodukhov, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Commercial property market shocks in Russia as evidence of support measures lack during COVID-

19 first wave

13.50-14.10

Anna Mihajlova, Andrej Mihajlov, Dmitrij Hvalej, Kant Baltic Federal University

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on population digitalization: a case study of the Kaliningrad oblast

14.10-14.30

Olga Valieva, Institute of Economics and Organization of Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

A study of institutional barriers in the public procurement system in healthcare in Russia

14.30-14.50

Svetlana Zaitseva, Saint Petersburg State University

The impact of COVID-19 on passenger traffic in commuter train (example of the Irinovsky direction of the St. Petersburg railway node)

14.50-15.10

Alexander Sergunin, St. Petersburg State University

COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on Russia’s cross-border cooperation with Finland and Russia

15.10-15.30

Evgeniya Kolomak, Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Economic effects of pandemic-related restrictions in Russia and their spatial heterogeneity

15.30-15.50

Anna Anisimova, Mikhail Topnikov, Daniel Gorokhov, Habidatum

Location risk metrics for COVID-19 economic recovery

15.50-16.10

Elena Goosen, Kemerovo State University

Assessment of stress resistance of Russian resource regions in the context of COVID-19

16.10-16.30

Irina Peker, Andrej Mihajlov, Kant Baltic Federal University

COVID-19 pandemic in social and humanitarian studies: results of scientometric analysis

16.30-16.55

Andrej Krivorotov, Moscow State Institute of International Relations

International relations under and after COVID-19: revising globalization. Global oil and gas industry under COVID-19 and beyond

21 November, Saturday

Session 2. The impact of the pandemic on development of foreign countries and regions: lessons for Russia (I. Vitver and V. Volsky memorial scientific readings)

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10.00-10.20

Alexey Naumov, Lomonosov Moscow State University

The Covid-19 pandemic as a driving force of social and economic development of the countries: typological approach

10.20-10.40

Gunther Maier, Modul University Vienna

Who is hit the hardest? A global perspective of the COVID pandemic

10.40-11.00

Andrey Petrov, University of Northern IowaSpatiotemporal Dynamics of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Arctic: Early Data and Emerging Trends

11.00-11.20

Peter Skold, Umea University

Lessons from previous epidemics in the Arctic

11.20-11.40

Jim Powell, University of Alaska Southeast

Juneau (Alaska) during COVID-19: Integrative leadership in an isolated Alaskan community

11.40-12.00

Federico Camerin, The University of Valladolid

The Barcelona’s Superblock as a measure to deal with the impact of the pandemic at a neighborhood scale. Lessons learnt for Russia

12.00-12.20

Alejandro Mardjanian Petrosian, Universal Knowmad

The post-COVID-19 economic megatrends detected in Spain

12.20-12.40

Boris A. Portnov, Yosi Borochov, University of Haifa

Estimating the potential impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mortgage arrears in Israel

12.40-13.00

Larisa Dukić, University of Zagreb

Croatian tourism in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic - impacts and challenges

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13.00-13.30 Break

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13.30-13.50

Alexander Fetisov, Lomonosov Moscow State University

The Dangerous Liaisons

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13.50-14.10

Ekaterina Romanova, Evgeniya Shvets, Lomonosov Moscow State University Pandemic

Lessons from the Federal States: Cases of Brazil and Germany

14.10-14.30

Irina Tikhotskaya, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Distinctive features of the Japanese response to the pandemic and future development

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14.30-14.50

Vladimir Matsur, Lomonosov Moscow State University

A test of strength for Latin American economic integration: the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Latin American trade relations

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14.50-15.10

Aleksandra Potapova, Lomonosov Moscow State University International agricultural migration in the context of Covid-19: recipient and donor countries

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15.10-15.30

Ul'yana Nikolaeva, Alexander Rusanov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Higher School of Economics

Dachas and second homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: global and regional features in Europe and Russia

15.30-15.50

Michele Devlin, ARCTICenter, The University of Northern Iowa

COVID and the Loss of Indigenous Arctic Healers and Traditional Medicinal Knowledge: Lessons from the American Southwest

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Session 3. Contrasts in the sensitivity of branches of the world economy during the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

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16.00-16.20

Varvara Akimova, Lomonosov Moscow State University, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)

The future of renewables in the context of COVID-19

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16.20-16.40

Anna Alexandrova, Ekaterina Aigina, Lomonosov Moscow State University

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international tourism development: challenges, lessons, forecasts

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16.40-17.00

Aygün Kam, University of Lodz

Remote working in public institutions

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17.00-17.20

Denis Ternovsky, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)

Foreign trade and government regulation of food markets during the COVID-19 pandemic

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17.20-17.40

Daria Sidorova, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Arctic food security and COVID-19: scientific review

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17.40-18.00

Boris Nikitin, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Russian urban settlement system in the context of epidemiological security

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18.00 -18.20 Discussion and conclusion