Economics higher education in Russia: The current state of affairs and a forecast until 2015

Abstract

The article presents the results of a joint analysis of the labor market and the education system. It shows that the existing market structure is not appropriate for the tendencies to the innovative economy development. The authors have developed a scenario for the economics higher education in Russia. They make the following forecast: the complete saturation of the market by economists and managers will occur by 2010, then a decline of the market will follow, and the equilibrium will be achieved by 2015.