New trends and strategies in the economies of emerging markets discussed at RUDN
More than 180 researchers from 24 countries discussed more than 40 reports on new trends in the global economy, regional integration and global financial markets; BRICS: international instability, growth trajectories and structural transformations; innovative development, energy efficiency and digital economy; monetary policy, financial institutions and markets; and methods of quantitative analysis of the economy.
The program of the conference also included a master class from the chief editors of high-ranking scientific journals - International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies (Scopus, London); "Bulletin of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. Series of Economics "; International Journal of Emerging Markets (Scopus, Emerald), who gave practical recommendations on the formulation of research results.
The section of young researchers "World Trends and Prospects for the Development of Innovative Economy" brought together more than 50 students of the Economics faculty.
A compilation of extended abstracts of 84 reports selected by the Program is due to be published in English.
A RUDN agrotechnologist has identified wheat genotypes that are resistant to a dangerous fungal pathogen that infects plants even before the snow melts and reduces yields.
RUDN University engineers have calculated the parameters of a system that can prevent lunar power plants from overheating. These developments will be needed when planning for long-term lunar missions and colonizing the satellite.
Landfills are the third largest source of anthropogenic methane in the world. They account for ~11% of estimated global emissions. Methane is 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide and is the second largest driver of man-made climate change. Scientists from around the world met at Zhejiang University's Hangzhou campus to determine the best available technologies for recovering energy and materials from non-recyclable residual waste.