On 20 October 2025 at 2:00 PM, the Young Economists Society of Uzbekistan hosted a public lecture by Professor Ted Gerber at New Uzbekistan University. The session, titled “Market Transition and Social Stratification: Key Findings from More Than Three Decades of Comparative Research,” examined the profound social and economic transformations that accompanied the transition from state socialism to market economies in the late 20th century.
Professor Gerber, a leading scholar in social stratification, migration, and inequality in Russia and the post-Soviet region, presented insights from decades of comparative sociological and economic research. He highlighted how market transitions have shaped patterns of inequality, social mobility, and stratification across post-socialist societies, providing participants with a deeper understanding of the dynamics of social change.
Former Director of the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Professor Gerber continues to advance comparative research in Eurasia. This lecture offered students and attendees a unique opportunity to engage with a world-renowned expert and gain valuable perspectives on the interplay between economic transformation and social structure.
July 24, 2026 / 18:00
YESU Friday Talks · Episode 5 with Dilnovoz Abdurazzakova
How to Do Impactful Research: Insights from J-PALAs a Research Fellow at J-PAL Europe, Dilnovoz Abdurazzakova works on research that helps governments and organizations make better, evidence-based decisions. This Friday, she’ll share what it takes to conduct research with real-world impact and what students should know if they’re considering a career in applied research. → What makes research relevant for policy and society→ How J-PAL uses evidence to evaluate and improve public programs→ What it’s like to work as a Research Fellow at J-PAL Europe→ How students can prepare for careers in research and impact evaluationThis talk will be in English.Join us if you’re interested in research, economics, public policy, development, and evidence-based decision-making.Date: Friday, July 24Time: 6:00 PM TashkentLocation: New Uzbekistan University campus
July 17, 2026 / 18:00
YESU Friday Talks · Episode 4 with Ivan Reshetnikov
20 Years of Sociology: What We’ve Learned About SocietyFor more than two decades, Ivan Reshetnikov has explored these questions through sociological research. This Friday, he’ll share the key lessons, surprising insights, and enduring questions that have emerged from 20 years in the field.→ What sociology reveals that we often miss in everyday life→ How social norms are created, maintained, and transformed→ Why understanding society requires looking beyond the numbers→ What two decades of research have taught us about people, institutions, and social changeThis talk will be in Russian. Join us if you’re interested in sociology, social research, human behavior, and understanding the forces that shape our world.Date: Friday, July 17thTime: 6:00 PM TashkentLocation: New Uzbekistan University campus
July 10, 2026 / 18:00
YESU Friday Talks · Episode 3 with Munisa Djumanova
YESU Friday Talks · Episode 3 with Munisa DjumanovaFrom Tashkent to PhD at MIT: Building a Path into Research Munisa Djumanova started where many of you are now, at a university in Uzbekistan. She went on to Westminster International University in Tashkent, then to Johns Hopkins, and this fall she begins her PhD in Political Science at MIT, one of the strongest programs in the world. Along the way, she wrote a research paper that went on to win an award.On Friday, she's joining us to talk about how that path actually gets built, and the parts nobody explains until you're in it: → How to choose an advisor, and why it matters more than you think→ The hidden pitfalls in graduate admissions that trip people up→ What an RAship actually involves, and how to land one→ The research paper that earned her recognition, and what she learned writing it And what she'd tell anyone here weighing grad school, research, or a career in economics.This talk will be in Uzbek.Join us this Friday if you're interested in graduate school applications, funding, research life, and studying abroad. Date: Friday, July 10th Time: 5:00 PM Tashkent Location: New Uzbekistan University campus
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