Academic Lessons in Economic Policy (12. 5. 2010)
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of estabilishing politically independent economics education at Charles University, our Institute of Economic Studies organized a conference titled Academic lessons in economic policy. The conference is a starting event in a series of special events devoted to the anniversary. The speakers were distinguished economists and practitioners who are also regular lecturers at Charles University. More than 100 experts from academia, the government, the Czech National Bank and professional associations took part.
Date: Wednesday 12, May 2010
Program:
12:50 – 13:00 Opening
13:00 – 14:20 Session 1: Barriers to economic growth (Chairman: Prof. Michal Mejstřík)
Michal Mejstřík: Competitiveness and public sector efficiency
Zdeněk Tůma: Price stability or financial stability?
Vladimír Dlouhý: Outlook of CR in the context of the world economy
Daniel Münich: The reform of research, development and innovation policy
Jiří Havel: Education and school policy
14:20 – 14:40 Coffee break
14:40 – 16:00 Session 2: Lessons from the financial crisis (Chairman: Doc. Pavel Mertlík)
Doc. Pavel Mertlík: Institutional failures of the financial sector
Mgr. Michal Skořepa, PhD: Instructing consumers on the financial market
PhDr. Tomáš Sedláček: Confidence in the financial markets
Prof. Oldřich Dědek: Europe's common currency
16:00 – 16:15 Discussion
16:15 Closing
Media: The conference was broadcasted online on z1tv.cz and covered in I-Forum and other media.
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