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Special Criteria for Student Research Papers Submitted for the HSE University NIRS Competition in Economics and Finance

Formatting

All research papers submitted to a NIRS competition in Economics or Finance must have a title page, which should only show the following:

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  • Title of research paper;
  • Competition: (Bachelor’s/Master’s category) Attention: Please only specify the Bachelor’s option if you are currently pursuing a Bachelor’s programme. In all other instances, indicate the Master’s competition.
  • Abstract (up 200 words);
  • Keywords (up to 7 words);
  • Subject: (select one subject from the list)
  • For economics: microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematical economics, applied economics, other (indicate the subject field);
  • For finance: banks, financial markets, financial firms, other (indicate the subject field).

JEL classifier (can be selected here: https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php)

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Recommended size for a student research paper without appendices and a bibliography: 40,000 symbols.