SITE ACADEMIC CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ANd PRESENTATIONS
This year's SITE Academic conference was devoted to transition economics and the noteworthy fact that this year marked the 25 year anniversary of the breakup of the Soviet Union. Looking back on transition during the last 25 year period, countries in the region display wide variety in their progress towards market economies with democratic political systems and strong and independent judicial institutions. There are many reasons brought up in the literature for these differences in outcomes, such as initial conditions, a history of democracy and EU integration. The main point, though, is that transition is still an unfinished business in parts of the region.
Furthermore, the lessons learned from the region鈥檚 experience, and the subfield of economics that emerged from the transition experience, is also increasingly seen as relevant for understanding global challenges with economic and political transitions, as for instance seen in the Middle East and North Africa region. The consequences of the unfinished transition is particularly pertinent today, with economic, political and demographic challenges also spilling into global geo-political tensions and frictions within the European Union.
During the conference distinguished economists and scholars in the field of transition economics gathered to contribute to a scholarly debate on the current state of transition, transition economics and the implications for the future of the region and its global implications.
Anders 脜slund, Senior Fellow, from the Atlantic Council gave a talk 鈥淪ITE and the Post-communist Transition鈥.
Konstantin Sonin, John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor, from the University of Chicago gave a talk 鈥淓conomic Transition and the Rise of Alternative Institutions鈥.
Ruben Enikolopev from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra presented a paper 鈥漇ocial Media and Protest Participation: Evidence from Russia鈥.
John Earle from George Mason University presented a paper 鈥漃olitical Connections and Economic Outcomes: Evidence from Oligarchs and the Orange Revolution鈥.
Pamela Campa from the Calgary University presented a paper 鈥淧olitico-economic Regimes and Attitudes: Female Workers under State-socialism鈥.
Erik Meyersson from the 海角社区下载 Institute of Transition Economics presented a paper 鈥淚ndustrial Espionage and Productivity鈥.
Helena Schweiger from the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development gave a presentation 鈥淎re science cities fostering firm innovation? Evidence from Russian regions鈥.
Guido Friebel from the Goethe University Frankfurt gave a presentation 鈥淢aking managers matter: Evidence from a retail firm in a transition country鈥.
Leonid Polischuk from the Higher School of Economics and Uppsala University presented a paper 鈥淐hronicles of a Democracy Postponed: Cultural Legacy of the Russian Transition鈥.
Elena Paltseva moderated a panel on the future of CIS and CEE countries:
- Helena Schweiger, European Bank of Reconstruction and Development
- Igor Livshits, University of Western Ontario
- Tymofiy Mylovanov, Kiev School of Economics
- Torbj枚rn Becker, SITE
- Bas Bakker, IMF
Torbj枚rn Becker, Director of 海角社区下载 Institute of Transition Economics, gave a presentation "25 Years of Transition鈥擫essons for the future?".
Bas B. Bakker from the International Monetary Fund gave a presentation "Remaining Challenges for Faster Growth".
Gerard Roland, E. Morris Cox Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science, from Berkeley gave a talk 鈥淭he Evolution of Post-communist Economic systems鈥.
Monika Oczkowska from the Centre for Economic Analysis presented a paper 鈥淪hocked by therapy: employment patterns across the socioeconomic transition threshold in Poland鈥.
Charles Becker from the Duke University presented a paper 鈥淏ride Abduction in Kyrgyzstan: social rationale and personal consequences鈥.
Olga Kupets from the Kiev School of Economics gave a presentation 鈥淚nvestment in human capital in post-Soviet countries: Why are firms not training more?鈥.
Lukas Kleine-Rueschkamp from the University of Oxford gave a talk 鈥淭he Impact of Transition on Well-Being鈥.
