Svetlana Biryukova
- Leading Research Fellow:Institute for Social Policy / Centre for Comprehensive Social Policy Studies
- Svetlana Biryukova has been at HSE University since 2013.
Education and Degrees
- 2013
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
- 2010
Master's
Lomonosov Moscow State University - 2008
Bachelor's
Lomonosov Moscow State University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
01.12.2022-02.02.2023 — Data Analysis in R. Basics. HSE Training Center course.
30.11-25.12.2017 — Advanced MS Excel. HSE Training Center course.
23.11-21.12.2015 — Syntax in the academic English. HSE Academic Writing Center training course.
19-31.10.2015 — Spatial Demography: Concepts, Spatial Statistics, GIS and Cartographic Techniques. The MPIDR-NES Training Programme.
07.09.2015 — a training session Using GIS for Population Research (University of Leeds).
02.02-31.03.2015 — MOOC Questionnaire Design for Social Surveys (University of Michigan). Certificate (PDF, 116 Кб).
02.02-01.03.2015 — MOOC Getting and Cleaning Data (John Hopkins University). Certificate with distinction (PDF, 75 Кб).
25.08-29.08.2014 — Summer School on Longitudinal and Life Course Research: a one-week course on Life Course Theory and Methodology, VU University Amsterdam. Certificate.
01.05-31.05.2014 — MOOC R Programming (John Hopkins University). Certificate.
01.04.-30.04.2014 — MOOC Evaluating Social Programs of The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (MIT). Certificate.
17.02-28.04.2014 — MOOC Data Analysis and Statistical Inference (Duke University). Certificate with distinction.
Employment history
2012-2014: Institute of Megalopolis Human Development.
2010-2014: Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP).
Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Researchers" (2015-2016)
Courses (2023/2024)
- Management Practices in Social Services (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Postgraduate course’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1 semester)Rus
Research & Study Groups
Co-head and coordinator of the Family-friendly Social Policy, Female Employment, and Living Standards of Families with Children Research&Study Group (2016)
Editorial board membership
2022: Member of the Editorial Council (ответственный редактор), Мониторинг общественного мнения: Экономические и социальные перемены (Monitoring Obshchestvennogo Mneniya: Ekonomichekie i Sotsial'nye Peremeny).
20221
20212
- Article Biryukova S., Sinyavskaya O. More Money — More Births? Estimating Effects of 2007 Family Policy Changes on Probability of Second and Subsequent Births in Russia // Monitoring Obshchestvennogo Mneniya: Ekonomichekie i Sotsial'nye Peremeny. 2021. No. 2. P. 48-72. doi
- Chapter Biryukova S., Makarentseva A. Statistics on the Deinstitutionalisation of Child Welfare in Russia, in: Reforming Child Welfare in the Post-Soviet Space Institutional Change in Russia. L. : Routledge, 2021. doi Ch. 2. P. 23-46.
20182
- Chapter Gorina E., Biryukova S. Control of Social Spending, Russia, in: Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance (2018). Cham : Springer, 2018. doi P. 1-5. doi
- Chapter Ovcharova L., Biryukova S. Poverty and the Poor in Post-Soviet Russia, in: Poverty, Politics and the Poverty of Politics. BR Publishing Co., 2018. Ch. 6. P. 151-175.
20171
20162
- Preprint Biryukova S., Sinyavskaya O., Nurimanova I. Estimating effects of 2007 family policy changes on probability of second and subsequent births in Russia / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series SOC "Sociology". 2016. No. WP BRP 68/SOC/2016.
- Chapter Tyndik A., Biryukova S. The differences in cohort fertility of Russian women with and without migration experience: Census-based estimates, in: European Population Conference 2016. Demographic Change and Policy Implications. EAPS, 2016.
20153
- Article Biryukova S., Tyndik A. Prevalence and determinants of childlessness in Russia and Moscow // Genus. Journal of Population Sciences. 2015. Vol. 71. No. 1. P. 1-22. doi
- Article Biryukova S., Tyndik A. Registering a marriage and having a child in Russia: An analysis of individual biographies based on vital statistics data / Пер. с рус. // Демографическое обозрение. 2015. P. 25-49.
- Article Тындик А. О., Бирюкова С. С. География рождаемости в России // Демоскоп Weekly. 2015. № 635-636
20146
- Chapter Biryukova S., Tyndik A. Who prefers zero? Attitudes towards childlessness in Russia and in its capital city, in: European Population Conference 2014. Transitions: Opportunities and Threats. Budapest : EAPS, 2014.
- Book Антонова В. К., Бирюкова С. С., Тындик А. О., Романов П. В., Чернова Ж. В., Шмидт В. Р., Ярская-Смирнова Е. Р., Орозова Р., Резвушкина Т., Соломатина И., Гнедаш А., Щурко Т., Маммадзаде М., Каушилиене А., Лелиюгиене И., Саксонберг С., Хашкова Х., Остнер И., Матцке М. Политика семьи и детства в постсоциализме / Науч. ред.: В. Шмидт, Е. Р. Ярская-Смирнова, Ж. В. Чернова. М. : ООО «Вариант», ЦСПГИ, 2014.
- Article Бирюкова С. С., Тындик А. О. Регистрация брака и рождение ребенка в биографии россиян: анализ данных текущей статистики // Демографическое обозрение. 2014. Т. 1. № 3. С. 33-64.
- Chapter Бирюкова С. С. Смешанные союзы в России: о чем говорят данные регистрации браков и рождений // В кн.: Мигранты, мигрантофобии и миграционная политика / Под общ. ред.: В. И. Мукомель. М. : Academia, 2014. С. 99-110.
- Book Овчарова Л. Н., Бирюкова С. С., Попова Д. О., Варданян Е. Г. Уровень и профиль бедности в России: от 1990-х годов до наших дней / Сост.: Е. В. Шепелева; науч. ред.: Л. Н. Овчарова. Вып. 1. М. : НИУ ВШЭ, 2014.
- Book Овчарова Л. Н., Бирюкова С. С., Тер-Акопов С. А., Варданян Е. Г. Что изменилось в доходах, расходах и потреблении российского населения? / Сост.: Е. В. Шепелева; отв. ред.: С. С. Бирюкова; науч. ред.: Л. Н. Овчарова. Вып. 2. М. : НИУ ВШЭ, 2014.
20132
- Chapter Biryukova S., Choudinovskikh O. Migrants Input to Birth and Mortality Rates in Russia: Opportunities of Estimation on the Basis of Vital Statistics, in: The Effects of Migration on Areas of Destination: Papers submitted to Session 06-03 of the XXVII IUSSP International Population Conference, 26-31 August, South Korea, Busan. Scientific Series "International Migration of Population: Russia and the Contemporary World" Vol. 27. M. : Max press, 2013. Ch. 4. P. 77-85.
- Article Бирюкова С. С. Методология оценки вклада мигрантов в воспроизводство населения России на базе данных, основанных на записях актов гражданского состояния // Вопросы статистики. 2013. № 4. С. 38-44.
20111
20091
Conferences
- 2017
Population Days 2017 (Florence). Presentation: Motherhood penalty in Russia. Evidence from RLMS data
Population Days 2017 (Florence). Presentation: Stimulating fertility with monetary pro-natal policies - How effective is it? Evaluating recent Russian experience
XVIII Апрельская Международная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Новые оценки штрафа за материнство в России
- IX Валентеевские чтения «Демографическое образование и изучение народонаселения в университетах (к 50-летию кафедры народонаселения) (Москва). Presentation: Эволюция "штрафа за материнство" в доходах российских женщин. Динамика на уровне экономики и семьи
- 2016
Population Association of America 2016 Annual Meeting (Washington DC). Presentation: Getting Pregnant, Registering a Marriage: Still a Widespread Order of Life Events? An Analysis of Individual Biographies Based on Birth Certificates Data in Russia
XVII Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Оценка влияния новых мер семейной политики 2007 года на вероятность вторых и последующих рождений в России
European Population Conference 2016 (Mainz). Presentation: The differences in cohort fertility of Russian women with and without migration experience: Census-based estimates
- European Population Conference 2016 (Mainz). Presentation: More money — more births? Estimating effects of 2007 family policy changes on probability of second and subsequent births in Russia
- 2015
6-я Международная научно-практическая конференция студентов и аспирантов «Статистические методы анализа экономики и общества» (Москва). Presentation: Факторы, влияющие на вероятность вторых и последующих рождений в России
2d International Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey of HSE User Conference (Москва). Presentation: Assessing the Influence of Labor Market and Social Security Systems on Household Poverty in Russia
British Society for Population Studies Annual Conference 2015 (Leeds). Presentation: Impact of internal migration on cohort fertility: Case of Russia
British Society for Population Studies Annual Conference 2015 (Leeds). Presentation: Socio-demographic correlates of second and subsequent births. Estimates based on Russian Census data
- 2014XV Апрельская международная научная конференция «Модернизация экономики и общества». (Москва). Presentation: Семейное устройство детей-сирот: специфика российского подхода в сравнении с опытом европейских стран
European Population Conference 2014 (Будапешт). Presentation: “Who prefers zero? Attitudes toward childlessness in Russia and in its capital city”
Other presentations
2015: Presentation at the international workshop Poverty and Welfare in Contemporary Russia at the Queen Mary University, London: Poverty related statistics and dynamics in Post-Soviet Russia.
2013: Presentation at the Turkish Migration Studies Group at Oxford (TurkMis) seminar Towards New Migration Systems, Patterns and Policies in Eurasia: The Case of Turkey and the Russian Federation. The presentation: "Migration, Demography and Integration in Russian Federation".
Expertise
2017-2018: local partner for the Women, Business and the Law 2018 report (World Bank).
2013-2015: member of the Scientific Committee for Unicef CEE/CIS Social monitor. Full text available: Social monitor: Social protection for child rights and well-being in Central and Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
An article “Russian salaries caught up Romanian ones. A labor market monitoring” is published by the Kommersant newspaper
The salaries on the Russian labor market are higher than in the other CIS countries and are comparable with the ones in Central and Eastern Europe, claim the experts of the Higher School of Economics in the “Interstate comparison of the salary levels in 2011-2017” monitoring. The calculations are based on the purchasing power parity (PPP).
Who is the Head of the Household?
Domestic work in Russian families is still a woman's business.
Female Employees with Children Pay 'Motherhood Penalty'
Female employees with children tend to earn less than their childless colleagues, but the difference is usually small, at 4% on average.
Research seminar "Estimating effects of 2007 family policy changes on probability of second and subsequent births in Russia"
Speakers - Svetlana Biryukova and Oksana Sinyavskaya (Centre for Family Policy and Quality of Life Studies HSE)
3.25 million
Moscow residents are first-generation migrants from other regions of Russia, i.e., they were born outside the capital.