Economic books by USUE authors are again in top ranks.

The social award "Economic Book of the Year 2025" was established by the Free Economic Society of Russia to recognize the best economic publications and reward their authors. It continues the traditions of the Imperial Free Economic Society. The award has been presented annually since 2018.

The nominees for the award are publications on economics written in Russian, as well as Russian translated ones originally written in foreign languages and published in print and/or digital and falling into one of the following categories: monographs, textbooks and teaching aids, analytical and popular science publications.

The books nominated for participation in the competition are publications on economics (both printed and electronic publication must be with ISBN), published between October 2024 and October 2025 inclusive, in Russian, as well as Russian translated originally written in foreign languages, came out in printed and/or electronic formats and included in one of the following three categories:

1. monographs;
2. textbooks and teaching aids;
3. publications of an analytical and popular science nature.

From July to September 2025, the Ural Branch of the Free Economic Society of Russia and Ural State University of Economics held the regional stage of the "Economic Book of the Year" social award. Following the qualifying round, 13 publications were nominated for the award:

Monographs:

1. Mokeeva N. N. Trends in the Formation of Russian Banks. Yekaterinburg: USUE, 2025, 160 p., ISBN 978-5-9656-0353-4
2. Yuzvovich L. I., Novikova N. Yu. Banking Corporate Underwriting: A Methodological Approach to Assessing Credit Risk. Yekaterinburg: USUE, 2024, ISBN 978-5-9656-0348-0
3. The Great Urals: Socioeconomic and Spatial Changes in the First Decades of the 21st Century. edited by Dr. of Economics Lavrikova Yu. G., Institute of Economics, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. - Yekaterinburg: Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2024. 607 p., ISBN 978-5-7691-2582-9.

Textbooks:

1. Tatyannikov V.A., Prokofieva E.N., Odinokova T.D., Gudoshnikova Yu.V., Reshetnikova T.V. Financial Products and Services. Yekaterinburg: USUE, 2024, 399 p., ISBN 978-5-9656-0351-0
2. Pyankova S.G. Fundamentals of the Noonomics Theory. Yekaterinburg: USUE, 2025, 197 p., ISBN 978-5-9656-0355-8;
3. Koksharov V.A. Economics of Electric Power Industry. Moscow: Knopus , 2025, 320 p., ISBN 978-5-406-15383-3
4. Nabokov V.I. Cross-Cultural Management. M., 2025, 219 p. ISBN 978-5-394-06121-9.

Teaching aids:

1. Gromova N. S. Analysis of the Practice of Considering Economic Disputes. Yekaterinburg: USUE, 2024, 219 p., ISBN 978-5-9656-0149-3
2. Rakhmeeva I.I., Komarova O.V., Lyaskin G.G., Joy E.S., Zagursky A.O., Tukhtarova E.Kh., Filatov D.V., edited by Zh. S. Belyaeva Behavioral Economics and Finance. Yekaterinburg: USUE, 2025, ISBN 978-5-16-112356-0
3. Belyaeva Zh. S., Lopatkova Ya. A., Starodubets N. V. Sustainable Development and ESG Transformation Management. Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, 2025, 162 p., ISBN 978-5-7996-3997-6
4. Goncharova N. V., Daineko L. V., Zaitseva V., edited by Zapariya V. V. Managing the Business Environment of an Organization. Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Ural Federal University. Yekaterinburg: Ural University Publishing House, 2024, 180 p. ISBN 978-5-7996-3872-6
5. Larionova V. A., Belyaeva Z. V., Daineko L. V., Stepanova N. R., Fedorov V., edited by A. M. Platonov. Construction Production Management: Legal, Organizational and Financial Aspects. Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, 2024, 252 p., ISBN 978-5-7996-3884-9
6. Tokareva Yu. A., Gasparovich E. O. Strategic Personnel Management. Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, 2024, 296 p., ISBN 978-5-7996-3846-7.

The award ceremony is planned as part of the All-Russia Economic Assembly dedicated to the professional holiday "Economist's Day" (November 11, 2025).

The material was prepared by Svetlana Grigoryevna Pyankova, Doctor of Economics, Vice President of the Ural Branch of the Free Economic Society.

The winners of the regional stage of the “Economic Book of the Year” social award for 2025 have been announced.