Prof. Alexey Makarin

Professor Makarin’s research areas are political economy, development economics, economics of digitization, and applied microeconomics. Some of Makarin’s most recent papers reflect socio-political issues in Russia. They include: “Divided we stay home: Social distancing and ethnic diversity,” which compared the degrees of COVID-19 social distancing in different Russian cities; and “Social Media and Protest Participation: Evidence from Russia,” which looked at the impact of Russia’s top online social network on protests. Makarin is also the co-author of a working paper on the mental health of college students and the relation of mental health to Facebook’s expansion on U.S. campuses.