Natalya M. Rimashevskaya

Adviser of the RAS , Correspondent member of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Education

Professional Experience

Main areas of scientific research:

• Development and reform of retirement systems;
• Causes, factors and consequences of demographic crisis in Russia; defining ways of overcoming of demographic crisis in Russia;
• Development of qualitative and quantitative methods for measuring human potential;
• Dynamics of individual and public health in modern Russia in order to overcome existing negative trends;
• Influence of gender stereotypes on demographic process;
• Role of a family in a modern social-demographic development;
• Defining ways of overcoming inequality and poverty in Russia;
• Health of children and young people: current condition, factors, main directions for radical improvement.

Other professional memberships

• Chair of the Gender scientific council of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Chair of the Dissertation Council D 002.091.01 at the Institute for Socio-Economic Studies of Population, Russian Academy of Sciences
• Member of the Dissertation Council D 002.088.02 at the Institute of Socio-Political Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
• Member of the Coordinating Council on social strategy under the Chair of the Council of Federation;
• The full member of Academy of natural sciences of the Russian Federation
• Chief Editor of the scientific magazine “Population”
• Member of editing boards for the scientific magazines “Economy and mathematical methods”, “Monitoring of public opinion”, “Economic and social change”, “Economist of the medical facility”, “Labor and social relations”, «Intellectual Economics» (Lithuania)
• Member of International organizations on studies of population: e xpert of the UN in population aging, member of the European Association of researches of the population (EAPS), member of the European Association of the demographic unions (EADU) etc.

Main scientific achievements:

• Internationally recognized as a specialist in the area of social demography and economic sociology N. Rimashevskaya has inititiated and participated in a unique for Russia longitude survey of conditions, level and quality of life of the population, proceeding the last third of the XX century - "The Taganrog project" and continued in XXI is carried out. The survey described forms, methods and mechanisms of transformation of the Russian society at periods of "post-Khruschev's thaw", "Brezhnev's stagnation", "Gorbachev reorganization", "Yeltsin destructions". Dr. Rimashevskaya offered essentially new methodologies and techniques of studying and penetration into an essence of the public phenomena, which resulted in practical application and have paramount importance in planning social and economic policy. Among them: a) rotational method of removal of information on the income and consumption of the families, opened possibilities of increasing efficiency in obtaining social information; b) the differentiated balance of the income and population consumption as a way of an agreement occurring at macro - and micro-level of processes; c) system of economic-mathematical models for the description of an assessment and forecasting of the main characteristics of a standard of living; d) methodology of measuring individual health potential for identification of factors of its formation and definition of ways of positive development; e) theoretical bases and practical estimates of quality human potential in a context of development of demographic processes, e) methodology of creation of typology of consumers and consumer behavior as the instrument of marketing; ) long-term forecasts of the population.
• Developed a system of knowledge describing social sphere and social policy in it’s practical implication
• All scientific research was conducted in a inter-discipline framework including economics, demography and sociology
• Created a scientific school in economic and social studies with 75 PH.D. and candidates in science from Russia, former soviet states and other countries
• Initiated gender studies in Russia
• Founder of the scientific magazine “Population”

Professional honors and awards:

1) Medal for labor difference. The decree of Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR of 20.07.1971 - For successful carrying out and the management of large scale sociological research of welfare of the population " Taganrog project".
2) Honor "Winner of socialist competition". Resolution of Presidium of Academy of Sciences of the USSR and Central Committee of Labor unions of 29.01.1974 - For the successful scientific activity
3) The certificate of honor in connection with the 250 anniversary of Academy of Sciences of the USSR.
The resolution of Presidium of Academy of Sciences of the USSR of 31.12.1974 No. 264 -   For carrying out researches and the successful management of scientific projects.
4) Sign drummer of the ninth five-years period. The resolution of Presidium of Academy of Sciences of the USSR and the Central Committee of Labor unions of 28.01.1976 No. 7/60.   -   For scientific achievements
5) Sign winner of socialist competition The resolution of Presidium of Academy of Sciences of the USSR of 20.10.1977 No. 187K.   -   For successful research work
6)   The certificate of honor in connection with the 275 anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The resolution of Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences of 08.06.1999 No. 37. - For outstanding scientific merits
7) Medal "For Labour Valour" Decree of Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR of 20.08.1986.-   For long-term research work and scientific achievements.
8) Certificate of honor of the Russian Academy of Sciences Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences in connection with 20 lithium of the basis of   ISESP RAS

Conferences presentations in 2008-2013:

• International conference “The Future of Civilizations Russia, Moscow, RASS,
  22-23 April 2008.

N.M. Rimashevskaya "Оn improving the methodology of forecasting of global civilization" (invited)

• XIV International Kondratieff Readings. International N. Kondratieff - P.Sorokin Foundation. Russia, Moscow. Institute of Economics RAS, November 19, 2008.

N.M. Rimashevskaya. “Quality of human potential” (invited)

• International conference “Social and Demographic Purpose of the Transition to a Market Economy” Armenia, Yerevan. Armenian Academy of Sciences. 1-3 October 2008.
  N.M.Rimashevskaya “Development of A.Karapetyan’s ideas in modern socio-economic studies” (invited)
• International scientific seminar “Integral Approach to Understanding of Health and Illness”Poland, Lublin. Lublin Catholic University. 24-26 July, 2009.

N.M. Riashevskaya "Factors influencing the health of the population" (invited)

• International conference “First Moscow Economic Congress” Russia, Moscow. Moscow State University. 17-18 December, 2009.

N.M.Rimashevskaya. “Radical reversing of the negative trend of the population health in Russia” (invited)

• Scientific and practical conference with international participation “Women and State on the Way to Civil Society” Russia, Moscow. RASS under President of RF, May 26, 2010.

N.M.Rimashevskaya Gender relations and gender policy under the present conditions (invited)

• International scientific and practical seminar “Population Health: Problems and the Ways to Their Solution”. Belarus, Minsk. National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. 19-21 May, 2011.

N.M.Rimashevskaya “Problems of population health and the demographic crisis in Russia” (invited)

• International scientific conference “New Findings in Population Studies”. Russia, Moscow, ISESP RAS. 28-29 May, 2012.

N.M.Rimashevskaya “New Findings in Population Studies” (invited)

• International seminar “Health, Interdisciplinary Aspects”. Poland, Lublin. Lublin Catholic University. 6-8 September, 2012.

N.M.Rimashevskaya “New studies of the population health problems” (invited)

• Anniversary conference devoted to the 25th anniversary of ISESP RAS “Population of Modern Russia: the State and Perspectives”. Russia, Moscow, ISESP RAS. 14 March, 2013.

N.M.Rimashevskaya “Results of the institute activities during a quarter of century” (invited)

Publications:

Author of over 480 scientific publications, including 19 monographs, among those are the following:

• N.M. Rimashevskaya, M.E.Baskakova, et al. Children of Reforms. 2011, 304 p., ISBN 978-5-93618- 1870. M.: Institute of Economic Strategies.
• Staff defines everything: wages and retirement plan for scientists // Population. 2010. # 3 (49). (Co-authors L. Zubova and O. Antropova)
• Methodological recommendations on forecast of social and demographic development of Russia until 2030 // Methodological recommendations on forecast of scientific and socio-economic development of Russia until 2030. M. 2010 (co-authors V. Dobrokhleb, L. Migranova)
• Gender stereotypes in dynamics of the society. Experience of complex social survey. M. “Science”. 2009
• Retirement for scientists: actualization and opportunities for resolving problems. Informational-analytical bulletin, 3, 2009, M.
• Individual and reforms. Secrets of survival. 2003
• A woman, a man, a family in Russia of the last third part of XX century. 2001
• Targeted social support. Theory, practice, experiment. 1999

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Russian Academy of Sciences

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