PCPE 2007 Schedule
Memorial Lectures
The highlights of the PCPE are named lectures commemorating the heritage of two towering statures of economic science whose lives are bound with the city of Prague: Franz Cuhel and Friedrich Wieser.
The Cuhel Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Prof. Richard Ebeling - formerly Ludwig von Mises Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College in Michigan, the President of the Foundation for Economic Education since 2003.In 1996 he discovered the "lost papers" of Ludwig von Mises in a formerly secret KGB archive in Moscow.
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The Wieser Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Prof. Boudewijn Bouckaert - professor at the Law School of Ghent University. His main fields of interest are the economic analysis and the history and theory of law. He is also co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Law and Economics.
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Friday, April 20 - Program held at Prague University of Economics (sessions open to public)
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Registration at University of Economics, Prague | |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Welcoming drink | |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Josef Sima - Openning of the Conference | |
| 14:15 - 15:15 | Richard Ebeling - Cuhel Memorial Lecture | |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | IREF Essay Contest Winners Presentation  l'Institut de Recherches Economiques et Fiscales (http://www.irefeurope.org) |
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| 15:45 - 16:15 | Refreshment Break | |
| 16:15 - 17:15 | Boudewijn Bouckaert - Wieser Memorial Lecture | |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Henry Hazlitt Prize 2007 Announcement Julian Simon Prize 2007 Gary Becker Prize 2007 Announcement Best Scholarly Student Paper writen at the Faculty of Economics Announcement |
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| 17:30 - 17:45 | Closing Remarks |
Saturday, April 21 Program held at Prague University of Economics (parallel sessions)
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Coffee and pastries at University of Economics, Prague |
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Panel Sessions A Economics and the Law ITomáš Richter: Abolishing Security Interests Globally: An Agenda for the next UNCITRAL ProjectStefan Voigt: Econ effects of the judiciary Petr Kuhn: A Law and Economics Perspective on Harmonization of Company Law in EU Money and Finance IAmin Forji: Bilateral investment treaties as instruments of economic hegemonyIbrahim Awad: Towards Measurement for Political Pressure on Central Banks in The Emerging Economics: The Case of The Central Bank of Egypt Markus H. Schiml: Alternative Money Experiments and Current Approaches to Reform Julius Jablecki: Regional currencies: a fulfillment of a Hayekian or Gesellian dream? Political Economy IStephania Bonilla: The Political Economy of Odious DebtsTomas Otahal: Problem of Corruption in Governmental Organization Jean-Christian Drolet: Playing it rough; the training compensation problem of professional ice hockey and the attempts of the Russian Federation to play the market Marta Chudyk: Home education as a contemporary alternative to public schools |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Panel Sessions B Reforms and DevelopmentOndřej Schneider: Reforming pensions in Europe: Economic fundamentals and political opportunitiesJonathan BeVille: Regime Type, Stability, and Economic Growth In Sub-Saharan Africa Hans Schaefer: Elements of Legal Reform in Developing and Transition Countries Economics and the Law IIMartin Leroch: Impartial Spectator, Moral Community and Legal ConsequencesIdo Baum: Can You Keep a Secret? The Economics of the Reporter's Privilege Juan Ramón Rallo: Law as an spontaneous institution Economics and EnvironmentPetr Šauer: TBASilvia Aguilar Bobadilla: Brownfields and economics: How clean is clean enough? Ondřej Vojáček: TBA |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch at the University of Economics Academic Club |
| 14:30 - 16:30 | Panel Sessions C Economic Theory IJosef Menšík: Wieser on MoneyAmadeus Gabriel: The Influence of German Economists on Ludwig von Mises' "Theory of Money and Credit" Wladimir Kraus: Money, Net-Saving, and Time-Preference in an Expanding Economy: A Critique of Rothbard Miroslav Svoboda: History and Troubles of Consumer's Surplus Political Economy IILukasz Szostak: The Economics of the Internet - a Framework for a Global Private Road SystemKoen Swinkels: Political economy of ideas Judit Kapás, Pál Czeglédi: Economic Freedom: Theory First, Empiricism After Mauricio Armellini: Do rich countries overinvest in education? |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Coffee Break |
| 17:00 - 19:00 | Panel Sessions D Money and Finance IIPeter van Maanen: Inflation: Theory and Euro PracticePhilipp Bagus: The "hoarding myth": demand for money and price deflation Štěpán Onder: Risk Based Capital and Regulation Economic Theory IIAnna Gruhn: Does anything go in economics? - theoretical anarchism vs. rationalism of Austrian School of EconomicsMarek Hudík: Economics and Mathematics: Reinterpretation of the Austrian Position Michal Kvasnička: Rothbard's Welfare Theory - A Critique Teaching Environmental Economics (session in Czech)Round-table discussion: Petr Šauer - Chairman |
| 20:00 - 23:00 | Dinner |
Sunday, April 22 - Program held at CEVRO institute [school of political studies] (sessions open to public)
Special Workshop on Economics and Politics of Transition| 09:45 - 10:00 | Welcome at CEVRO |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Dušan Tříska - Introductory remarks |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Panel discussion by Central-European scholars on the successes and failures to de-socialize |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Josef Sima - Closing of PCPE 2007 |
| 12:15 - 13:00 | Small Refreshment |
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CEVRO institute [school of political studies] is a newly established private college aiming at providing quality education for future policy-makers at local, regional and national level in two programs - "public administration" and "politics and international relations". Lectures provided in both programs are taught by most skilled Czech specialists in relevant academic branches. |
