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EPIN 2008 Yearly meeting was held in Minsk, Belarus
December 17, 2008 11:07

The annual EPIN meeting was held as planned on Dec 9-11, 2008, in Minsk and was hosted by IPM Research Center, EPIN member institution from Belarus.

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CER announced the release of new publications
January 5, 2009 12:13

Center for Economic Research announced the release of the following publications: "Uzbekistan Almanac 2008" - a new statistical reference for important country statistics. The annual publication provides the most complete data on demographic situation, employment, education and others. Special focus is given to highlight the indicators, characterizing the regions and current developments of the major branches of the economy.

The latest issue of "Uzbekistan Almanac" is available in three languages (Russian, English, Uzbek).

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IDIS “Viitorul” - Guide book “Gagauzia: opportunities for investment” released
January 5, 2009 12:04

IDIS “Viitorul” in partnership with Gagauz-Yeri local authorities released a Guide “Gagauzia: opportunities for investment” on December 24, 2008. The Guide is a key-component of the program “Developing economies locally through action and alliance (DELTA) Gagauzia”, co-sponsored by Soros Foundation Moldova and implemented by IDIS “Viitorul”.

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IDIS “Viitorul” - “Social Monitor-2008” released
January 5, 2009 11:58

IDIS “Viitorul” released a report “Social Monitor-2008” based on a national opinion poll, on December 17, 2008. The following indicators were identified as social pressures in 2008: political life and its actors in country, expected support for political parties, political ideas associated with parties, neighbors and external routes.

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IDIS “Viitorul” - Report on migration released
January 5, 2009 11:53

IDIS “Viitorul” released a trilateral report “Migration Trends and Policies in the Black Sea Region: cases of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine” on December 23, 2008. This report is an outcome of the project “Managing Migration in the Black Sea Region: Improving the Implementation of National Policies in Ukraine, Moldova and Romania through Regional Cooperation between NGOs”.

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CASE launched a study for UNICEF
January 5, 2009 11:32

CASE undertakes a study for UNICEF covering a policy and institutional mapping trends in public financial management (PFM) reforms in 19 countries in the following three regions: Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

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CASE— Fiscal Stimulus Packages: Can They Rescue the Economy?
January 5, 2009 11:27

Leszek Balcerowicz, a member of CASE's Supervisory Council and  Andrzej Rzonca, an adjunct professor at the Warsaw School of Economics were interviewed for the Financial Times newspaper. They argue that Fiscal stimulus packages do not necessarily boost the confidence of consumers, especially in countries where the ratio of public debt to gross domestic product is already high. The full version of the article is available here.

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CASE completed the study of knowledge-based enterprises
January 5, 2009 11:24

In December 2008, CASE has completed a project implemented in partnership with the School of Slavonic and East European Studies of University College London (SSEES UCL) aimed at studying over 300 knowledge-based enterprises (KBEs) in six transition countries—Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland and Romania.

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Consultant: Network Facilitator (Human Development Policy and Research Network)
December 18, 2008 11:45

The Human Development Policy and Research Network (HDPN) – an expansion of the Economic Policy Institute Network (EPIN) - seeks to support and promote initiatives aimed at improved understanding of the economic aspects of human development, social inclusion and strengthening regional cooperation in Eurasia. At the moment, the Network is looking for a Facilitator to support the implementation of the activities related with the Human Development Umbrella project and will be responsible for the online facilitation of HDPN.

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CASE - Seminar on the euro and process in EMU
December 1, 2008 14:31

On November 19, 2008, CASE held a Policy Research Seminar where Dr. Przemyslaw Wozniak argued that contrary to the general belief that the introduction of the euro raised the general price level in the EMU, the euro had a price-dampening effect, especially on consumer goods. This argument is based on the conclusions that one currency enables greater price transparency, fosters cross-border trade, and increases competition in the EU market. The presentation is available here.

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CASE - Publication on FDI in CIS
December 1, 2008 14:29

CASE published a new research work “The Motives and Impediments to FDI in the CIS” that investigates the motivations of foreign-owned companies to invest in non-oil economies of the Commonwealth of Independent States, mainly in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan on the basis of three types of incentives: market-seeking, resource-seeking and efficiency-seeking.

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IDIS “Viitorul” assisted in Opening Events
December 1, 2008 14:26

IDIS “Viitorul” assisted in several Opening Events that took place on November 5-19, 2008. The events were aimed at sharing the following best practices: modernizing local management, using modern technologies, involving citizens in decision-making process, building social partnerships and fund-raising, delivering social services to children with special necessities to local and national public, building European partnerships through twinning to local and national public.

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IDIS “Viitorul” - Meeting on Black Sea Security held
December 1, 2008 14:22

IDIS "Viitorul" in cooperation with Middle East Technical University (METU) and Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) hosted an international event on the evaluation of the Black Sea Security Threats and Solutions on November 21, 2008.

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IDIS “Viitorul” - Training on NATO Handbook
December 1, 2008 14:19

On November 24, 2008, IDIS “Viitorul” conducted a training on NATO Handbook addressed the representatives of political parties in Moldova.

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IES—Discussion by Prof. Carliner held
December 1, 2008 14:13

On November 5, 2008, IES hosted a follow-up discussion on "Economic Integration and the Global Financial Crisis" presented earlier by Prof. Carliner. The follow-up discussion was enriched with the comments of listeners made earlier.

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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Economics, University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
November 27, 2008 14:42

The Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies (OxCarre), Department of Economics is seeking to appoint a number of core research staff to join the Centre in Autumn 2009 and invite applications from suitably qualified individuals who wish to advance the research agenda of OxCarre. Application deadline is Jan 9, 2009.

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Researcher in Economics, Osteuropainstitut at the University of Regensburg (Germany)
November 27, 2008 14:10

Positions exist for researchers in the fields of money and finance, labor markets, and international trade. The Osteuropa-Institut Regensburg, Germany, is a non-profit research institute and works in the fields of applied empirical economic research and history. It focuses on the economic and historical developments in Eastern Europe und the countries of the former Soviet Union.

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EPIN annual meeting to be held in Mink, Belarus
November 11, 2008 13:25

The annual EPIN meeting is planned to take place on Dec 9-11, 2008, in Mink, Belarus. IPM Research Center, EPIN member institution from Belarus, will be a hosting organization. The presentation of all eight completed research works conducted under EPIN Small Grants Scheme is planned to take place. The research works were conducted by the junior researchers at the EPIN member institutions and are published here. Another important event to take place during the meeting is a presentation of the Human Development Research and Policy Network (HDPN), the next, more advanced, stage of EPIN.

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CER - Training for staff members organized
October 31, 2008 16:11

On October 14-17, all CER staff participated at the training on “Methodology of conducting marketing researches” conducted by one of the leading specialists in this area, Olga Egina member of the Russian Guild of Marketing Specialists, founder of the “Lad” consulting company and the moderator of the famous marketing forum “Marketing Researches”.

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CER - Round table held
October 31, 2008 16:07

On September 30, 2008, the Center for Economic Research (CER) held a discussion on the policy brief on “Improving the land use system in the Republic of Uzbekistan”, developed by the Center experts. The representatives of interested ministries, institutions, international organizations and CER staff took part in the discussion. 

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