Market for Lemons in Academia: Adverse Selection with Dynamic Human Capital Formation and Policy Lock-in
Wed, Apr 15
|Red Hall
Language: English Organizer: Department of Student Recruitment
Time & Location
Apr 15, 2026, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Red Hall
About the event
You are cordially invited to a guest lecture by Alisher Aldashev, PhD, Professor at the International School of Economics, KBTU.
Lecture topic:
Market for Lemons in Academia: Adverse Selection with Dynamic Human Capital Formation and Policy Lock-in
The lecture will cover the following topics:
A dynamic theory of academic publishing and how evaluation metrics interact with researchers’ skill formation
The importance of differentiating between high- and low-scrutiny journals
The relationship between researchers’ publications and their skills
Policy errors in evaluation and their impact on research quality
We look forward to your participation!