Moscow University in the world economic science (review of the international scientific conference)

Since its founding, Moscow University has set the tone for a whole bunch of research in economics, looking at the role of university science in Russian and global economic thought, its uniqueness, and the way the university's social functions, statutes, and educational policies have influenced the development of science. In this review of the conference held at the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University on December 2–3, 2024, timed to coincide with the 270th anniversary of Moscow University and the 75th anniversary of the Department of History of Economy and Economic Thought, an attempt has been made to systematize the views of the conference participants expressed in their reports on history, characteristics, and prospects for the development of university economic disciplines. To this end, the author summarizes and systematizes the views of the speakers on the stages of evolution of university economic thought, the specifics of the political-economic discourse of the Soviet period, and the place of Moscow university school in world economic science. The paper identifies the uniqueness of the university economic tradition, rooted in history and consisting of pronounced interdisciplinarity, systematicity, attention to regional characteristics, and the importance of applied research. The views of conference participants on the functions of universities, in particular as a special scientific platform to carry out complex research and projects at the intersection of disciplines, are summarized. In connection with the historical perspective of the conference, the views of the speakers are analyzed separately.

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