TWELFTH DUBROVNIK ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

last update June 28, 2006

PROGRAM
of Pre-Conference Paper Presentations to
12th Dubrovnik Economic Conference

Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Hotel "Grand Villa Argentina"
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Organised by Croatian National Bank

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

9:00-9:15 a.m. Opening session

A word from Pre-Conference Mentors

Session I

Chairperson: Boris Vujčić (CNB)

9:15-10:30 a.m.

Session I – part a

Tomislav Galac (CNB), Ilija Zovko (CNB), Danijela Mladinović (CNB), Ante Burić (CNB) and Ivan Huljak (CNB)

"Modelling Foreign Exchange Market in Croatia"

Discussants: Ali Kutan (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) and Boštjan Jazbec (Bank of Slovenia, Faculty of Economics - Ljubljana)

10:30-11:00 a.m. Coffee Break

11:00-12:15 a.m.

Session I – part b

Maroje Lang (CNB), Silvio Basač (CNB), Željka Štaudinger (CNB) and Davor Kunovac (CNB)

"Modelling the Daily Series of Currency Outside Banks in Croatia"

Discussants: Paul Wachtel (New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business) and Mario I. Blejer (Center for Central Banking Studies, Bank of England)

12:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30-4:00 p.m.

Session II

Chairperson: Tomislav Presečan (CNB)

Igeta Vrbanc (CNB)

"Estimating Potential Output Using Production Function Method"

Discussants: Krešimir Žigić (CERGE – EI) and Randall Filer (CERGE – EI)

Goran Vukšić (Institute of Public Finance – Zagreb)

"FDI & Export Performance"

Discussants: Evan Kraft (CNB) and Krešimir Žigić (CERGE – EI)

4:30-4:45 p.m. Coffee Break

4:45-7:15 p.m.

Session III

Chairperson: Evan Kraft (CNB)

Maruska Vizek (Economics Institute – Zagreb) and Iva Čondić-Jurkić (Economics Institute – Zagreb)

"Integration of CEE and EU -15 Money Markets"

Discussants: Mario I. Blejer (Center for Central Banking Studies, Bank of England) and Ali Kutan (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)

Tanja Broz (Economics Institute – Zagreb) and Tomislav Ridzak (Intercapital securities Ltd.)

"The Croatian Equity Market in the Perspective of European Integration"

Discussants: Paul Wachtel (New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business) and Randall Filer (CERGE – EI)