Program
9.30–10.00 – registration (Third floor foyer), coffee break (room 300)
10.00–10.30 – Greetings and Introduction (room 311)
Plenary meeting one: Way to market economy (room 311)
10.30–11.00 – A. Aslund: Conclusions from the Financial Crisis in Eastern Europe
11.00–11.20 – discussion
11.20–11.50 – P. Sutela: Baltic countries–did the strategy of deep integration fail in the financial crisis?
11.50–12.10 – discussion
12.10–12.40 – M. Dabrowski: The role of external institutional factors in the transformation
12.40–13.00 – discussion
13.00–14.10 – lunch (room 300)
Plenary meeting one continued (room 311)
14.10–14.40 – E. Gurvich: Pension reforms in the CIS and Eastern Europe
14.40–15.00 – discussion
15.00–15.30 – T. Frye: Privatization as Scapegoat: Three Theses
15.30–15.50 – discussion
15.50–16.20 – E. Yasin: Russian Economy: 20 years ago and 20 years ahead
16.20–16.40 – discussion
16.40–17.00 – coffee break (room 300)
Plenary meeting two: Way to democracy (room 311)
17.00–17.30 – P. Tamas: Success and failure in National Systems – Change Strategies: Impact of the EU Eastern Enlargement
17.30–17.50 – discussion
17.50–18.20 – K. Bendukidze (by videolink): Georgian reform–questions and answers
18.20–18.40 – discussion
18.40–19.10 – I. Klyamkin: The Russian political system: the emergence, evolution and prospects of transformation
19.10–19.30 – discussion
19.30–21.00 – dinner (room 300)
9.30–10.00 – registration (Third floor foyer), coffee break (room 300)
Session 1 (room 311)
10.00–10.40 – Economic and political development of Hungary
Speaker: P. Tamas: Hungary: Legitimation Crisis of 1989 and the Delayed Revolt of Masses
10.40–11.20 – Economic and political development of East German
Speaker 1:M. Titze: East Germany’s Economy on the Path from Transition to European Integration: Achievements, Shortcomings and Challenges
Speaker 2: S. Tamm: Good living vs. bad feelings
11.20–12.00 – Economic and political development of Poland
Speaker: A. Smolar: Economics and politics in the Polish transition
12.00–12.40 – Economic and political development of Czech Republic
Speaker: J. Schwarz
Report 1: Czech Republic: Economic Development 1991-2011
Report 2: Czech Republic: Report on Current Reforms
12.40–14.10 – discussion
14.10–15.40 – lunch (room 300)
Session 2 (room 311)
15.40–16.20 – Economic and political development of Latvia
Speaker 1: V. Dombrovskis: The Political Economy of Latvia's Economic Development: The Twin Roles of the Natural Resource Curse and Ethnic Divisions
Speaker 2: R. Kilis: The evolution of institutional trust in a post communist society: a challenge of running a country themselves
16.20–17.00 – Economic and political development of Lithuania
Speaker 1:R. Vainiene: Lithuanian way to (and out) the market economy
Speaker 2:А. Medalinskas: Lithuania: uneasy way out of the post soviet space
17.00–17.40 – Economic and political development of Estonia
Speaker: K. Liik: From a "brotherly Soviet republic" to a "boring Nordic Country": Estonia's political and economic path
17.40–19.10 – discussion
9.30-10.00 – registration (Third floor foyer), coffee break (room 300)
Session 3 (room 311)
10.00–10.40 – Economic and political development of Bulgaria
Speaker 1: K. Stanchev: De-communization of Bulgaria's Economy: 1987-2011
Speaker 2: I. Krastev: The rise of populism in Central Europe and its Impact-the case of Bulgaria
10.40–11.20 – Economic and political development of Serbia
Speaker: B. Begovich:
Report 1: Political transition in Serbia: from competitive authoritarianism to hiccup democracy
Report 2: Economic transition in Serbia: from market socialism to non-market capitalism
11.20–12.00 – Economic and political development of Slovenia
Speaker: J. Mencinger:
Report 1: Transition to a national and a market economy: a Slovenian gradualist approach
Report 2: From Yugoslavia to EU and EMU
12.00–13.30 – discussion
13.30–15.00 – lunch (room 300)
Session 4 (room 311)
15.00–15.40 – Economic and political development of Belarus
Speaker 1: L. Zlotnikov: Post-Soviet Belarus: the failure of archaic
Speaker 2: S. Shushkevich: Belovezh consensus and Belarus today
15.40–16.20 – Economic and political development of Georgia
Speaker: P. Sheshelidze: Why is easy-to-do-business in Georgia?
16.20–17.00 – Economic and political development of Ukraine
Speaker 1: V. Dubrovskiy: The Political Economy of unwanted reforms: lessons of transformation in Ukraine
Speaker 2: A. Haran: Orange Revolution and Thermidor: Causes, Consequences and Prospects
17.00–17.30 – coffee break (room 300)
Session 4 continued (room 311)
17.30–19.00 – discussion and summing up