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"Towards European Integration"
Network for Integration of Central and Eastern
European
Countries into the European Union
A joint event of the Bertelsmann Foundation,
Gutersloh,
The Center for the Study of Democracy, Sofia
The World Bank, Washington, D. C.
Sofia, 18-19 April 2002
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Boyana Conference Center
16 Vitoshko Lale St.
1618 Sofia
Tel.: (+3592) 5680345
Fax: (+3592) 562865
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conference language: English
April 18, 2002
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16:00 h - 16:30 h
Boyana Conference
Center
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Opening
Cornelius Ochmann
Project Director Central and Eastern Europe, Bertelsmann
Foundation, Gutersloh
Dr. Ognian Shentov
President, Center for the Study of Democracy, Sofia
Franz Kaps
Senior Partnership Adviser, Office of the Vice President
Europe and Central Asia, World Bank, Budapest Office
Address of a representative of the Bulgarian
Government
TBC
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19:00 h |
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Size and Scope of the Informal Economy: Methods of
Assessment
Chair:
Boyan Belev
Coordinator, Economic Program, Center for the Study of
Democracy, Sofia
The Size and Development of the Informal Economy in Eastern
Europe
Friedrich Schneider
Vice Director for Foreign and External Relations, Johannes
Kepler University, Linz
The Informal Economies in the 1990s: Theoretical
Assessment
Tania Chavdarova
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Sofia
University "St. Kl. Ochridski", Sofia
Going Formal: Costs and Benefits
Tatiana Nenova
Financial Economist, Financial Sector Strategy and Policy, The
World Bank, Washington, D.C.
Comment
Andrei Yakovlev
Director, Institute for Industrial and Market Studies at
State University - Higher School of Economics, Moscow
DISCUSSION
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20:00 h - 22:00 h
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DINNER
Dinner Speech
Aspects of Informal Economy in Southeastern Europe
Dr. Erhard Busek
Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern
Europe, Brussels; Former Vice-Chancellor of the Republic of
Austria
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April 19, 2002
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The Informal Economy in Eastern Europe:
General View and Cross-Country Comparisons
Chair:
Franz Kaps
Hiding in the Shadows: Size, Estimation Methods, and
Implications of the Growth of the Shadow Economy
Dominik Enste
Economic Policy Researcher, Project Manager, Gerling Group,
Cologne
Why People Evade Taxes in the Czech and Slovak Republics: A
Tale of Twins
Jan Hanousek
CERGE-EI, Prague
Informality and Poverty
Zeynep Kudatgobilik
Consultant, Europe and Central Asia, Private and Financial
Sectors Development Sector,
The World Bank, Washington, D.C.
Alexandre Marc
Sector Manager, Europe and Central Asia, Environmentally and
Socially Sustainable Development Sector Unit, The World Bank,
Washington, D.C.
Comment
Andras Inotai
Director General, Institute for World Economics, Hungarian
Academy of Sciences, Budapest
DISCUSSION
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COFFEE BREAK |
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Size and Scope of the Informal Economy: Cases
from Central Europe and the Baltics
Chair:
Andras Inotai
Director General, Institute for World Economics, Hungarian
Academy of Sciences, Budapest
Informal Labor Market and Informal Economy
- the Polish Experience
Maciej Grabowski
Vice-President, Institute for Market Economies,
Gdansk
- the Hungarian Experience
Laszlo Kallay
Director, Institute of Small Business Development,
Budapest
Behind the Informal Economy: Estimating, Explaining and
Counteracting
Guoda Steponaviciene
Vice President, Lithuanian Free Market Institute,
Vilnius
Comment
Filip Palda
Senior Fellow, The Fraser Institute, Montreal;
University of Quebec
DISCUSSION
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Size and Scope of the Informal Economy: Cases
from the Balkans
Chair:
Ion Sturza
Former Prime Minister, Vice President, Fin Com Bank, J.S.,
Chisinau
Economic Cooperation in Southeast Europe
Daniela Elena Stefanescu
Vice President, National Institute of Statistics of
Romania, Bucharest
Tax Avoidance in Bulgaria: The Human Capital Approach
Andrey Zahariev
Academy of Economic, Svishtov
The Informal Sector in Albania: Its Impact and Government
Policies to Reduce it
Genc Ruli
President, Institute for Contemporary Studies,
Tirana
The Underground Economy in Croatia
Predrag Bejakovic
Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb
Use of Households Survey Data to Estimate the Size of the
Informal Economy in Romania
Mariana Nicolae
Senior Researcher, Romanian Center for Economic Policies,
Bucharest
Comment
Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic
Research Fellow, London School of Economics and Political
Science, London
DISCUSSION
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COFFEE BREAK |
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Risk Reporting and Early Warning for Good
Governance and Against Corruption
Chair:
Wim van Meurs
Senior Researcher, Bertelsmann Group for Policy Research,
Center for Applied Policy Research, Munich
Case Study Romania
Alina Mungiu-Pippidi
Executive Director, SAR, Romanian Academic Society,
Bucharest
Case Study Serbia
Danijel Pantic
Secretary General, European Movement in Serbia,
Belgrade
Comment
Atanas Gotchev
Professor, University of National and World Economics,
Sofia
DISCUSSION
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| 19:00 h - 19:30 h
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Summary and
Conclusions |
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End of conference |
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