INFER Annual Conference 2001
Economics of
Transformation - Theory and Politics
Experiences and Challenges in
Eastern Germany, Europe and in a Worldwide Perspective
September 7 / 8, 2001, in Erfurt (Germany)
Firstly, we would like to thank our sponsors:
LEG: Landesentwicklungsgesellschaft Thüringen
VWF: Verlag für Wissenschaft und Forschung
Conference Objectives
The principle objective of the conference was to encourage economic research and to strengthen contact between applied and academic economics. Young researchers and professionals with a background of economics or related disciplines were invited to share their results, views and experiences.
Conference Topics
The various questions emerging around establishing working market conditions in order to improve allocation, growth and distribution are key issues for economic development in several regions across the world as well as on a supranational level. The conference offered a platform for new theories and experiences various regions of the world. Consequently, as the conference program demonstrates, the conference covered a wide range of aspects.
Pogramme
September 7
| 18.10h - 18.30h | Opening of the Conference Dr. Michael H. Stierle, Chairman of INFER |
| 18.30h - 19.15h | Introductory Lecture (1): Theories of transformation - plucking relevant elements from the history of economic thought Prof. Dr. Jürgen Backhaus, Universität Erfurt |
| 19.15h - 20.00h | Introductory Lecture (2): Auf steinigem Weg bergauf – die Erfolge in Thüringen werden sichtbar Reinhold Stanitzek, Chairman of the Landesentwicklungsgesellschaft Thüringen |
| 20.00h | Dinner |
Afterwards (approx. 21.30h) there was the possibility to meet in an informal manner at the pub "Presseclub", Karl-Marx-Platz, in the city centre of Erfurt.
September 8
| 10.00h - 11.30h | Sessions |
| 11.30h - 11.50h | Coffee break |
| 11.50h - 12.50h | Sessions |
| 12.50h - 13.50h | Lunch break with a small snack (lunch in a restaurant is possible on your own expense) |
| 13.50h - 15.20h | Sessions |
| 15.20h - 15.40h | Coffee break |
| 15.40h - 16.40h | Sessions |
| 16.40h - 17.00h | Closing Plenary |
Additionally we offered:
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18.00h |
Guided tour through the historic city of Erfurt. |
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19.30h – 00:00 |
Organ concert in the historic dome of Erfurt: Saxonian Organ Night in the cathedral of Erfurt, a concerts of the "Music Days of Erfurt 2001": Hansjürgen Scholze, Dreden, Hansjörg Albrecht, Dresden, Arvid Gast, Leipzig, Johannes Unger, Leipzig played works of Johnann Sebastian Bach et al. |
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20.00h |
There was also the option to meet informally. |
Parallel Sessions
Session I: General Considerations and Structural Change
Chair: Thomas Birringer, Bundesverband deutscher Banken, Berlin, Germany
The Passing (Transition) of the Central
and East European Countries to te Market Economy – an Evolution at Dramatic Rates
Prof. Dr. Dan Popescu, University of Sibiu, Romania
Romania - An European Country
Dr. Tiberiu Foris, Transilvania University, Brasov, Romania
Modernisation for Engeneering Enterprises
in Economies under Transition: Example of Russia and Ukraine in the context of regional
innovation systems
Prof. Dr. Axel Sell and Tobias Schauf, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Trader Tourism in the transformation
process
Henrik Egbert, Landesamt für Datenverarbeitung und Statistik NRW, Düsseldorf, Germany
Business Efficiency of the 400 Biggest
Croatian Enterprises: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
Nidzara Osmanagic-Bedenik PhD., Mirna Valdevit PhD. and Mislav Ante Omazic, University
of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Export Orientation of Manufacturing in the
Transformation of East German Economy: A Panel Data Approach
Dr. Brigitte Loose and Dr. Udo Ludwig, Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle, Halle,
Germany
The Market Reaction to Reported Country
Risk in India
Dr. Geeta Lakshmi and Ephraim Clark, Middlesex University Business School, London, UK
Session II: Political Issues and Labour Markets
Chair: Dr. Lothar Funk, University Birmingham, United Kingdom
Towards a New Way? The Impact of
Globalisation, Transformation and the New Economy in Germany
Dr. Lothar Funk, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Corporate Governance and
Mass-Privatisation: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of Transformation in Legal
and Economic Relationships
Frank H. Stephen, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom and Prof. Dr.
Jürgen G. Backhaus, University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
"Pitfall of private property" as
market institutional transition failure
Maksym Bilousenko, Donetsk State Technical University, Donetsk, Ukraine
A New Survey Based-Approach to Assess the
Institutional Environment and Performance in the Public Organizations of the Transition
Economies
Dr. Omer Gokcekus, North Carolina Central University and World Bank, Washington, United
States of America and Ranjana Mukherjee, World Bank; Washington, United States of America
The Role of Tax Culture in Transformation
Process: The Case of Russia
Birger Nerré, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Current Account Performance and Fiscal
Policy: Evidence on the Twin Deficits in Central and Eastern Europe
Dr. Aleksander Aristovnik and Katja Zajc, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Unemployment as a transition problem:
Experiences of active labour market policy in the new Länder
Dirk Hannovsky, University of Rostock, Germany
Economic growth, urban disorder and
unemployment: A case study from Vanuatu
Anita Jowitt, University of the South Pacific, Porta Vila, Vanuatu
Session III:
EU Enlargement:
Enlargement Strategy, Trade, Migration and Exchange Rate Regimes
Chair: Dr. Michael H. Stierle, Sal. Oppenheim, Cologne, Germany
Transformation in East Europe and
Implications for the Enlargement Strategy
Philipp von Carlowitz, University of Trier, Tier, German and Miami University,
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
EU Enlargement and Environmental Policy
Andreas Löschel, University of Mannheim and Centre for European Economic Research,
Mannheim, Germany and Marian Mraz, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
Transition, EU Accession, and the Changing
Geography of European Trade
Dr. Holger Flörkemeier, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
A Trade Tale of Two Peripheries: Southern
EU versus Eastern Applicants
Helena Marques, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
EU Enlargement: The Effects of Migration
on the EU Labour Markets
Michael Böhmer, Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen
Entwicklung, Wiesbaden, Germany
The Choice of Exchange Rate Regimes: An
Empirical Analysis for Transition Economies
Porf. Dr. Jürgen von Hagen and Jizhong Zhou, Centre for European Integration Studies,
Bonn, Germany
Fundamental determinants of real
equilibrium exchange rates for transition countries
Dr. Laurent Maurin, University of the Méditerranée, Marseille, France
Exchange Rate-Monetary Policy Regime in EU
Acceding Countries
Dr. Andrzej Gonciarz, Universtity of Frankfurt, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Exchange Rate Volatility in a Target Zone:
The Czeck Experience
Katja Funke and Georg Stadtmann, WHU Koblenz, Koblenz, Germany
Some Arguments against Unilateral Adoption
of the Euro
Cezary Wójcik, Österreichische Nationalbank, Vienna, Austria and Polish Academy of
Science, Warshaw, Poland
Abstracts
You may download all abstracts of the papers and the final programme here.
Publication of papers
The papers presented at the conference are published as INFER Research Edition Vol. 6
Conference Committee
Dr. Michael H. Stierle and Dipl.-Volkswirt Thomas Birringer.