June 25 − June 29, 2008
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
            SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
- Mr. Željko Rohatinski, Chairman, Governor of the Croatian National Bank
- Mr. Boris Vujčić, Vice Chairman, Assistant Professor, Deputy Governor of the Croatian National Bank
- Mr. Mario I. Blejer, Member, Director of the Centre for Central Banking Studies (former), Bank of England
- Mr. Paul Wachtel, Member, Professor, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business
- Mr. Randall K. Filer, Member, President, CERGE-EI Foundation
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
- Mr. Tomislav Presečan, Chairman, Vicegovernor of the Croatian National Bank, Chairman of the Committee
- Ms. Nina Srkalović, Head of the Office of the Governor, Deputy Chairwoman of the Committee
- Ms. Mirjana Šipić, Senior Advisor in the Accounting Department, Member of the Committee
- Ms. Vanja Orešković, Associate in the Office of the Governor, Secretary of the Committee
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
(participation by invitation only)
PANEL DISCUSSION − INFLATION OUTLOOK
Chairman:
- Boris Vujčić (Croatian National Bank)
Participants:
- Hank Brouwer (The Netherlands Bank) − Inflation developments in the eurozone
- Júlia Király (Hungarian National Bank) − Monetary policy and global inflation
- Samantha Dart (Goldman Sachs) − Commodities − The fundamental factors behind rising food and fuel prices
PAPERS DEC
Session I − KEYNOTE TALK
Session II − STRUCTURAL REFORMS IN EUROPE
- Alberto Heimler: Regulatory Reform and Competition: How to Push the Agenda Forward
 Presentation
 Discussion by Inci Ötker Robe
- Annabelle Mourougane and Lukas Vogel: The Impact of Selected Structural Reforms: Speed of Adjustment and Distributional Effects
 Presentation
 Comments by Maroje Lang
Session III − IMPACT OF STRUCTURAL REFORM
- Werner Röger, Janos Varga, Jan in´t Veld: Modeling the Lisbon Strategy: Analysing Structural Reforms in the EU, using the QUEST III Model
 Presentation
 Comments by Vedran Šošić
- Simon Commander and Katrin Tinn: Explaining the Performance of Countries and Firms: What Role Does the Business Environment Play?
 Presentation
Session IV − TFP GROWTH
- Michael Burda and Battista Severgnini: "TFP Growth in Old and New Europe"
 Presentation
 Discussion by Boštjan Jazbec
- El-hadj M. Bah and Josef Brada: Total Factor Productivity Growth and Structural Change in Transition Economies
 Presenatation
 Discussion by Athanasios Vamvakidis
Session V − RECENT BANKING ISSUES
- Sylvia Heuchemer, Stefanie Kleimeier and Harald Sander: The Determinants of Cross-Border Lending in Euro Area
 Presenatation
 Comments on by Evan Kraft
- Lana Ivičić, Davor Kunovac and Igor Ljubaj: Measuring Bank Insolvency Risk in CEE Countries
 Presentation
 Comments on by Neven Mates
Session VI − TRADE AND FINANCIAL ISSUES
- Jeffrey Frankel: The Estimated Effects of the Euro on Trade: Why are They Below Historical Evidence on Effects of Monetary Unions Among Smaller Countries?
 Presentation
 Discussion by Paul Wachtel
- James R. Barth: U.S. Subprime Mortgage Market Meltdown
 Presentation
 Comments on by Randall K Filer
PAPERS YES
- Darko Pongrac: A Mathematical Model and Decision Support System for Determination of the Value of the Marginal Reserve Requirement as Instrument of Monetary Policy
 Presentation
- Saša Žiković: Friends or Foes: A study of Value at Risk and Expected Tail Loss
 Presentation
 Discussion by Iftekhar Hasan
- Saša Drezgić: The Effects of Public Sector Investments on Economic Growth of Croatia
 Presentation
- Ivica Urban: Income Redistribution in Croatia: The Role of Individual Taxes and Social Transfers Financial Theory and Practice
 Presentation
- Petar Sorić: On the Impact of the Kuna Exchange Rate on Croatian Foreign Trade Results: Elasticity Approach
 Presentation
- Ana Maria Čeh and Ivo Krznar: Optimal Foreign Reserves: The Case of Croatia
 Presentation
 Discussion by Iftekhar Hasan
 Discussion by Robert J. Gordon
