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5-6 April 2017, Skopje, Holiday Inn

6th RESEARCH CONFERENCE
CENTRAL BANKING UNDER PROLONGED GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY: THE LATEST LESSONS WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE "NEW NORMAL"

Program                                                                                              Print version of Program 

5 April 2017 (Wednesday)

16.00-16.30     Registration

16.30-16.45     Dimitar Bogov, Governor of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia, Welcome speech

16.45-17.00     Kiril Minoski, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Macedonia, Opening remarks

17.00-17.20     Poul Thomsen, Director, European Department, International Monetary Fund, Keynote lecture

17.20-18.30     High Level Policy Panel

                           Chair: Gligor Bishev, former Deputy Governor of the NBRM 

                           Poul Thomsen, Director, European Department, International Monetary Fund 

                           Peter Sanfey, Deputy Director for Economics, Policy and Governance, 
                           European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 

                           Vassilis Monastiriotis, Associate Professor, London School of Economics, 
                           LSEE - Research on South Eastern Europe

                           Dimitar Bogov, Governor, National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

18.30-18.45     Questions from the audience

18.45     Open buffet reception

6 April 2017 (Thursday)

8.30-9.00     Registration

9.00-9.30     Opening of the Conference
 
                       Turalay Kenc, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, 
                       Keynote lecture

9.30-10.45     Session I: Monetary policy under prolonged global uncertainty: what has changed during the last global crisis?

                          Chair: Anita Angelovska Bezhoska, Vice Governor, National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

9.30-9.50     Altin Tanku, Bank of Albania, Has the crisis changed the monetary transmission mechanism in Albania? An application of kernel density estimation technique   (presentation PDF)

9.50-10.10     Leo de Haan, De Nederlandsche Bank: The signalling content of asset prices for inflation: Implications for Quantitative Easing (presentation PDF)

10.10-10.30     Goran Petreski, Faculty of Economics, Skopje, Discussant   (presentation PDF)

10.30-10.45     Discussion

10.45-11.15     Coffee break

11.15 - 12.30     Session II: Financial stability and financial system reforms    

                             Chair: Maja Kadievska Vojnovic, Vice Governor, National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

11.15-11.35     Yannick Lucotte, Paris School of Business, Competition and credit procyclicality in European banking   (presentation PDF)

11.35-11.55     Bernard H. Casey, London School of Economics, Pension funds and their contribution to long-term investment: the case of the (Western) Balkans and CEE   (presentation PDF)

11.55-12.15     Viktorija Atanasovska Noveski, Financial Stability and Banking Regulation Department, National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia, Discussant    (presentation PDF)

12.15-12.30     Discussion

12.30-13.30     Lunch

13.30-14.45     Session III: Dealing with external and internal shocks    

                           Chair: Ana Mitreska, Head of the Monetary Policy and Research Department, 
                           National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

13.30-13.50     Sebastian Beer, Austrian Central Bank, The costs and benefits of interest rate exposure – evidence from a panel of CESEE countries    (presentation PDF)

13.50-14.10     Gani Ramadani, National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia, Firms’ responses to shocks by price, wage and employment in Macedonia   (presentation PDF) 

14.10-14.30     Biljana Jovanovic, Monetary Policy and Research Department, National Bank     of the Republic of Macedonia, Discussant   (presentation PDF) 

14.30-14.45     Discussion

14.45-15.15     Coffee break

15.15 - 16.30     Session IV: Some old and new central banking challenges

                             Chair: Aneta Krstevska, Chief Economist, National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia     

15.15-15.35     Ana Martinis, Croatian National Bank, De-euroisation in Croatia: Mission (Im)Possible?   (presentation PDF)

15.35-15.55     Neda Popovska Kamnar, National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia, Monetary policy communication: Evidence from Survey Data   (presentation PDF) 

15.55-16.15     Piotr Zuk, European Central Bank, Discussant    

16.15-16.30     Discussion

16.30     Closing of the Conference

LSEE Conference on Social Cohesion in SEE

Programme                                                                                                               Print version of Programme

Venue: Holiday Inn Hotel, Skopje

Thursday 6 April

12.30 – 13.30     Lunch and registration

13.30 – 14.45     Plenary session: Growth and unemployment

14.45 – 15.15     Coffee break

15.15 – 17.15     Plenary session: Decentralisation

17.30 – 18.15     Business meeting (By invitation only)

Friday 7 April

09.00 – 09.30     Formal welcome

09.30 – 11.00     Parallel sessions A: Education & skills; Social models & policy; Governance & integration

11.00 – 11.30     Coffee break

11.30 – 13.00     Parallel sessions B: Migration & remittances; Education & inclusion; Welfare states & growth

13.00 – 14.00     Lunch

14.00 – 16.00     Parallel sessions C: Youth labour markets; Inclusion and minorities; Governance & society

16.00 – 16.30     Coffee break

16.30 – 18.00     Parallel sessions D: Gender issues; Public and private sectors

18.15 – 19.00     Keynote address: Welfare States and Income Inequalities

Thursday 6 April

Time
12.30 – 13.30	LUNCH AND REGISTRATION
13.30 – 14.45	PLENARY SESSION: GROWTH AND UNEMPLOYMENT Chair: Vassilis Monastiriotis (LSEE) Ileana Tache, Florin Teodor Boldeanu – Economic growth in South Eastern Europe: An Investigation for six EU potential candidates Cesar Cancho – Ten Messages about Youth Unemployment in South East Europe
14.45 – 15.15	COFFEE BREAK
15.15 – 17.15	PLENARY SESSION: DECENTRALISATION Chair: Will Bartlett (LSEE) Marjan Nikolov – Trends in Macedonian Decentralization Katarina Đulić, Sanja Kmezić – Political economy of decentralisation in Serbia from 1990 until 2016 Lejla Lazović-Pita, Nina Branković, Halko Basarić – An investigation into the level of fiscal decentralisation in Bosnia and Herzegovina Olimpija Hristova Zaevska – Decentralized and kind of democratized in ethnically divided Macedonia: the case of Struga and Strumica
17.30 – 18.15	BUSINESS MEETING	(By invitation only)
18.15 – 19.30	FREE TIME

 

Friday 7 April

	Labour markets and skills	Social policy and inclusion	Economy and governance
09.00 – 09.30	FORMAL WELCOME Vassilis Monastiriotis, Director, LSE Research on Southeast Europe Ibrahim Ibrahimi, Minister of Labour and Social Policy Charles Edmund Garrett, British Ambassador to Macedonia (tbc)
09.30 – 11.00	PARALLEL SESSIONS A
	Education and skills Chair: Nikica Mojsoska Blazhevski	Social models & policy Chair: Esmeralda Shehaj	Governance & integration Chair: Tena Prelec
	Will Bartlett, Ivana Prica – Skill gaps in the Western Balkans: are they holding back economic development and growth? Jadranka Kaluđerović; Milika Mirković – Mobility between VET and higher education in Montenegro- factors affecting students’ decisions Bekim Syla –Entrepreneurial ability of graduates in Kosovo	Jovan Pejkovski – Poverty, Inequality and Models of Social Protection in the SEE Countries    Maja Gerovska Mitev – Social Protection of Workers with non- standard employment contracts in Macedonia Besnik Fetahu – Albanian and Kosovo Social Model in a Comparative Context	Arlind Rama – Economic Governance in Western Balkans: How does it affect Region's European Integration? Dorina Ndoj – The Model of “EU member’s Mentorship for Candidate Countries” within Regional Cooperation: The Case of Albania with Italy &Greece Emilija Tudzarovska Gjorgjievska – The effects of corruption risks in the business sector on the progress of EU2020 strategy

 

11.00 – 11.30	COFFEE BREAK
11.30 – 13.00	PARALLEL SESSIONS B
	Migration & remittances Chair: Will Bartlett		Education and inclusion Chair: Jovan Pejkovski		Welfare states & growth Chair: Ileana Tache
	Ertila Druga – Intention to Stay and Labor Migration of Albanian Doctors and Nurses Nermin Oruc – Migration and Remittances in the Western Balkans: What do we know? Esmeralda Shehaj, Adrian Hackaj – Back to basics: Determinants of Albanian migration in 2014-2015		Valbona Nathanaili – Teacher-teacher and teacher-principal collaborations in the public schools of Albanian educational pre-university system Aleksandra Zhivkovikj, Sanja Bozovikj – Inequality in higher education: Accessibility at University Ss. Cyril and Methodius- Skopje		Azis Pollozhani, Fatmir Besimi – Education and Human Capital: Growth and Social Cohesion in Macedonia Besa Xhaferi, Jehona Musliu – Testing Wagner's Law for Macedonia: Evidence from Causality Analysis Vladimir Dimkovski, Maja Parnargieva-Zmejkova – Financial sustainability of the Macedonian health system
13.00 – 14.00	LUNCH
14.00 – 16.00	PARALLEL SESSIONS C
	Youth labour markets Chair: Vassilis Monastiriotis		Inclusion and minorities Chair: Maja Gerovska Mitev		Governance and society Chair: Marjan Nikolov
	Tijana Angjelkovska, Viktorija Atanasovska Noveski, Jorge Davalos – Unemployment spell and vertical skills mismatches: The case of Macedonia’s youth Nermin Oruc, Nina Branković – Transition from University to Employment of Youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Duration Analysis Nikica Mojsoska Blazhevski – Youth survival on the labour market: Comparative evidence from three Western Balkan economies		Vesna Garvanlieva, Deniz Selmani, Marjan Nikolov – Enterprenuership and othering analysis for Roma inclusion in Macedonia Biljana Chavkoska – EU Disability Policy in the Area of Employment and the Challenges for the republic of Macedonia Selma Muhic Dizdarević – Roma Parents´ Reaction to New School Law in the Czech Republic		Despina Tumanoska, Blagica Petreski, Jorge Davalos – Simulation of a voucher policy for improving the social condition of remittance receivers in Macedonia    Stefan Chichevaliev – Social Entrepreneurship: A Second Chance for Social Policies Tena Prelec – The transition game: informal practices and networks in the Western Balkans
16.00 – 16.30	COFFEE BREAK
16.30 – 18.00	PARALLEL SESSIONS D
			Gender issues Chair: Jadranka Kaluđerović		Public and private sectors Chair: Nermin Oruc
			Mimoza Agolli, Esmeralda Shehaj – Dynamics in Women's Participation in Labour Market under recessive economic conditions in Albania Ajtene Avdullahi, Vjosa Fejza – Gender inequality in Kosovo Vassilis Monastiriotis –Gender-based biases in the Greek labour market during the crisis		Ermira Qosja, Roland Sahatçia, Anxhela Ferhataj – Impact of Managerial Skills on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Organizations Fatmira Kola – The role of ICT in economic growth and social development in Albania Vojin Golubović, Edlira Narazani, Marko Vladisavljević – Public- private Wage Differences in the Western Balkans
18.15 – 19.00	KEYNOTE LECTURE ‘The Role of Welfare State Trajectories on Income Inequalities in Former Yugoslavia’ Dr Jelena Žarković Rakić, University of Belgrade and Director, FREN Chair: Aneta Krstevska, Chief Economist, NBRM
		Conference ends

 The 3rd LSEE Research Network Conference on Social Cohesion in SEE is organised jointly with the 6th Annual Research Conference of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia:

Central Banking under Prolonged Global Uncertainty:

The Latest Lessons while Searching for the “New Normal”.

For more information, visit the NBRM website.