2016 ECONOMIC FREEDOM NETWORK Conference Posted by Mark Breznik in Drugi dogodki, Gospodarstvo, Politični sistem, Pravni red, Trgovina, Zunanja politika 05 Sep 2016 This year’s Economic Freedom of the World Network meeting was held on the beautiful lake Bled. The lake is situated in a picturesque environment, surrounded by mountains and forests. The medieval-era Bled Castle, which was first mentioned in a 22 May 1011, stands above the lake on the north shore. The lake surrounds Bled Island. The island has several buildings, the main one being the pilgrimage church dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, built in its current form near the end of the 17th century. Bled is located on the southern foot of the Karawanks mountain range near the border with Austria, about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of the state capital Ljubljana. CONFERENCE LOCATION The conference was held at Best Western Premier Hotel Lovec, Ljubljanska cesta 6, Bled, Slovenia. CONFERENCE AGENDA Saturday, September 3, 2016 Afternoon 19:00-21:00 Arrival of Participants RECEPTION (Jezero Lounge, Grand Hotel Toplice, Cesta svobode 12, Bled*****) Sunday, September 4, 2016 SESSION 1 (9.00-10:00) … … 10:00-10:15 SESSION 2 (10:15-12:15) … … … 12:30-14:00 SESSION 3 (14.30-16:00) … … … 16:00-16:15 SESSION 4 (15:45-17:15) … … 18:45-20:00 20:00-22:00 An Introduction: Tanja Porčnik A Brief History of the Economic Freedom Project: Dr. Michael Walker Overview of the Economic Freedom Project: Fred McMahon Coffee Break Dr. Kamal Al-Basri: The Paradox of Natural Resources: The Impact on Economic Freedom Dr. Hajar Mostafaee: How do freedom fundamental factors affect real exchange rate misalignments in selected OPEC Dr. Morteza Sameti: Free Market is Necessary for Economic Growth in Iran Dr. Ünsal Çetin: Turkey’s Great Moderation after 2002 Lunch (Best Western Premier Hotel Lovec, Ljubljanska cesta 6, Bled****) Dr. Andrzej Kondratowicz: New Political Trends in Europe and their Impact on Economic Freedom. A Long Shadow of the Non-Democratic Past? Dr. Jure Stojan: Economic Freedom in Light of Central Bank Independence: The case of Slovenia Jens Hertha: Why Regional Trade Agreements Could Jeopardize Global Free Trade in the Future Coffee Break Dr. Eszter Nova: Good Is Better Than Better: The Two Concepts of Competition Nataliya Melnyk: Economic Freedom: Ukraine’s Perspective Gia Jandieri: Economic Freedom in the Southern Caucasus Visit of Bled Castle Dinner at Bled Castle Monday, September 5, 2016 SESSION 5 (9.00-12:00) … Afternoon The Economic Freedom of the World–Future Steps: Dr. Robert Lawson 2016 ECONOMIC FREEDOM NETWORK CONFERENCE ENDS (Optional) Excursions to Bled Island and the Vintgar Gorge CALL FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS This year’s paper contest theme was “Which Way to the Economic Freedom Revolution?” Authors were invited to present their ideas for a visible increase of economic freedom in their country, or in a certain group of countries, and to analyse consequences that will follow. The papers should contain a brief overview of the topic and the methodology employed in the paper, followed by the recommendations and analysis of the impact of an increase of economic freedom. The papers presented at the 2016 EFN conference were published in The Visio Journal, Volume 1. no comments
