Radygin Alexandr D.

Birth date: September 17, 1962
Phone: (7 495) 629-4713
Fax: (7 495) 697-8816 or 691-35 94
e-mail: arad@iet.ru 

Education

• 1996 - Doctor in Economic Sciences (Doctoral Thesis "Privatization as the element of system' transformation in the transitional economie", Academy of National Economy under the RF Government)
• 1987 - Candidate in Economic Sciences (Ph.D. in Economics, Thesis: "EC industrial policy in the 1980-s", Moscow State University);
• 1984 - Graduate of the Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics;

Professional Experience

• Since 1990, Dr. Radygin has been actively involved in research and decision making processes, as a
• member of working groups of the RSFSR' Supreme Soviet and of the USSR' Council of Ministers on privatization law (1990-1991),
• member of the advisory group to the Acting Chairman of the RF Government (1991-1992), economic adviser to the RF State Committee (Ministry) for the Management of State Property, member of the Scientific Council (1991-1998), adviser to the First Deputy Chairman of the RF Government (1993-1994), member of the working group of experts for the Chairman of the RF Government on the elaboration of Medium-run Economic Program and analytical assistance to economic policy (1993-1995) adviser to the Chairman, Federal Commission for Securities Market (1996-1999)
• Consultant to the OECD (privatization, securities markets development, corporate governance), member of the OECD/World Bank Corporate Governance Roundtable for Russia
• (1996-ongoing)
• Chairman of the Council of Governors, Institute for Corporate Law and Corporate Governance (2000-ongoing)
• Member of the Committee on Corporate Governance, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (2000- ongoing)
• Mr. Radygin has also participated in a number of projects under the auspices of international organizations/financial institutions

Foreign languages

English - good
French - fair

Professional Interests

• institutional changes in transitional economies;
• ownership reform and privatization;
• corporate governance and control;
• securities markets;
• corporatization and restructuring;
• industrial and investment policy

Current position

• Member of the Board and of the Scientific Council,
• Head, Department for Institutional Changes & Ownership Structure

Some recent experience

• 2001 – evaluation of the World Bank activity in Russia (Private and Financial Sector), IET- World Bank Operations Evaluation Dpt. project.
• 2000-p.t. – Chairman of the Council of Governors, Institute for Corporate Law and Corporate Governance
• 2000-p.t. - member of the Committee on Corporate Governance, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
• 2000, May-June – author of the chapter “Protection of Property Rights” for “Main Directions of the Social and Economic Policy of the RF Government for long-term period” (“Putin Programme”)
• 2000 – author of the “Programme for Corporate Securities Market Development” for NAUFOR and RTS
• 1999-p.t. – member of the Steering Committee, OECD Ad Hoc group of experts for Improvement of the Investment Climate in Russia
• 1999-2000 – IET – Know How Fund (UK) research project on Russia Regional Finance Reform (Relationships between Commercial Enterprises and Regional Authorities)
• 1999-p.t. - research projects on Institutional Reform of Russian Regions, IET - Consortium for Economic Policy Research and Advice (Canada)
• 1998-p.t. - research project on Institutional Reform and Policy Recommendations within the framework of IET-US Government contract N 118-A-00-98-00196
• 1998-1999 - research project on corporate governance in Russia for the RF Ministry of Economy
• 1998-1999 - research project on institutional reform and policy recommendations within the framework of IET-US Government contract N 118-A-00-98-00196
• 1996-1999 - consultant to the OECD (privatization, securities markets development, corporate governance)
• 1996-p.t. - adviser to the Chairman, Federal Commission for Securities Market
• 1995-1997 - "Economic Policy Analysis of the Slovak Republic in the Sphere of Financial Market Development (ACE PHARE research project)
• 1994-1996 - "Privatization in Post-communist Countries" (Center for Social & Economic Research, Warsaw)
• 1994-1995 - research project "Secondary markets for corporate control" (IRIS-Maryland University (USA) project)
• 1993-1998 - "Modern problems of privatization and corporate governance" (EC - Grenoble University (France) - PROMETEEI-II
• 1993-1995 - member of the working group of experts for the Chairman of the RF Government on the elaboration of Medium-run Economic Programme and analytical assistance to economic policy
• 1993-1994 - adviser to the First Deputy Chairman of the RF Government
• 1993 - consultant to UNCTAD (" Comparative Experiences with Privatization")
• 1992 - consultant to UNIDO ("Industrial Restructuring within the Context of Economic Stabilization and Property Rights Reform in the Eastern Europe")
• 1991-1998 - economic adviser to the RF State Committee for the Management of State Property, member of the Scientific Council
• 1991-1992 - member of the advisory group to the Chairman of the RF Government
• 1990-1991 - member of the working groups of the RSFSR' Supreme Soviet and of the USSR' Council of Ministers on privatization law

Intertnational conferences &  workshops: 

more than 50 presentations in 1990-1999 in 15 countries

Publications

• Institutional problems of the corporate sector’ development: ownership, control, securities market. Working Papers # 12R. Moscow, IET, 1999 (with R.Entov)
• Ownership and Control in the Russian Industry. OECD/World Bank Global Corporate Governance Forum. OECD: Paris, 1999 (also see:http://www.oecd.org/daf/peru/governance/in.russia/radygin.pdf)
• Russian Financial Market and New Forms of Investment (co-auth.). Moscow: IET, 1998
• Economy in Transition ”(co-auth.). Moscow: IET, 1998
• The Corporate Securities Market in Russia: General Overview and Government Policy. Paris: OECD, 1998 (DAFF/CMF (98)24)
• Russian Economy and Policy in 1997. The “White Book”(co-auth.). Moscow: IET, 1998
• “Securities Markets’ Development in Russia“ (ed., co-auth.). Moscow: FCSM, 1997
• “Fundamentals of the Stock Market” (ed., co-auth.). Moscow: Delovoy Express, 1^st Edition –1997, 2^nd Edition – 1998
• “Securities Markets Development and its Relationship to Corporate Governance in Russia”. Paris: OECD, DAFFE/MC/EW (96)25, 1996 (also see:http://www.oecd.org/daf/peru/governance/russia.htm)
• “Privatization as the element of system’ transformation in the transitional economie” M., VCNTI, 1996 (1998)
• “Privatization in the Russian Federation”. Warsaw, CASE Research Foundation, Studies & Analyses N 70, 1996
• “Problems of the Development of the Collective Investors in Russia"“ (ed., co-auth.). Moscow: FCSM, 1996
• “Problems of the Securities Market’ Development in Russia“ (ed., co-auth.). Moscow: FCSM, 1995
• “Privatisation in Russia: Hard Choice, First Results, New Targets.” London: CRCE-The Jarvis Print Group, 1995
• “Ownership Reform in Russia: from Past to Future”. Moscow: Respublica, 1994

More than 200 articles, including:

• Evolution of bankruptcy institution: from insolvency of state-owned  enterprises towards electronic SRO trading facilities /Russian Economy in 2015. Trends and Outlooks. (Issue 37)/ Co-authors: Apevalova Е., Polezhaeva N., М.: Gaidar Institute Publishers, 2016. p 379-389.
• The situation in the public sector and privatization /Russian Economy in 2015. Trends and Outlooks. (Issue 37)/ Co-authors: Malginov G. М.: Gaidar Institute Publishers, 2016. p 345-378.
• Long-term portfolio investments: New insight into return and risk / Co-authors: A. Abramov , A. Radygin, M. Chernova // Russian Journal of Economics. Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2015, Pages 273–293.
• The state-owned company: “State failure” or “market failure”? / Co-authors: A. Radygin, Yu. Simachev, R. Entov // Russian Journal of Economics. Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2015, Pages 55–80.
• Public sector and privatisation//Russian Economy in 2013. Trends and Outlooks. (Issue 35)/Co-authors: G. Malginov М.: Gaidar Institute Publishers, 2014. p 365-395
• Public Sector and Privatization // Russian Economy in 2012. Trends and Outlooks. (Issue 34) / Section 6.1 (Co-authors:
  G. Malginov) - М.: Gaidar Institute Publishers, 2013. P 367-400.
• Public Sector Status and Privatization Process// Russian Economy in 2011. Trends and Outlooks. (Issue 33) / Section 4.6 (Co-authors: G. Malginov) - М.: Gaidar Institute Publishers, 2012. P 377-408
• Ownership and integration processes in the corporate sector (certain new trends) - "Voprosy Economiki", 2001, # 5, p.26-45
• The Russian Corporate Economy: One Hundred years of Solitude? - Moscow, "Voprosy Economiki", 2000
• Post-privatization structure of share capital and corporate control: a “counterrevolution of managers”? - Voprosy Economiki, 1995, # 10, p. 47-69
• Russian privatization: a national tragedy, or the institutional basis of post-Soviet reforms? - Mir Rossii, 1998, # 3, Vol VII, p.3-32.
• Residual Divestiture Following Mass Privatization: the Case of Russia - OECD ADVISORY GROUP ON PRIVATIZATION Ninth Plenary Meeting "MANAGEMENT AND SALE OF RESIDUAL STATE SHAREHOLDING"(Berlin, May 6-7, 1996)
• Corporate Governance Through the Banks: the Experience in Russia - Eleventh Plenary Meeting "BANKS AND PRIVATISATION" Rome, September 18-19, 1997
• Securities Markets Development and Its Relationship to Corporate Governance in Russia - Countries, OECD Committee on Financial Markets Paris, October 10-11, 1996
• Corporate securities market in Russia: general review and governmental policy - OECD Headquarters, Paris, 6 July, 1998
• Merges and takeovers in the corporate sector (main approaches to and challenges facing regulation in this area) ( Russian version published in: Voprosy Ekonomiki,  N 12, December 2002)
• Corporate Governance in Russia: Constraints and Prospects ( Voprosy Ekonomiki, N 1, January 2002 pp. 101-124)
• Russian-European Centre for Economic Policy. Working paper series "Unification of corporate legislation: world trends, EU legislation and Russia's outlook" A. Radygin, R. Entov September 2002
• Post-Privatization Corporate Governance in Russia: Singular Path or Typical Transition Trajectory? Paper presented at the conference "Eastern Transition Trajectories", GTD, Grenoble, December 10-11, 1999