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Economics through a Macrofying Glass
During the seminars the selected participants will have the opportunity to interact with prominent economists from private companies and from institutions such as the World Bank, IMF and the National Bank of Romania. The following list includes a list of intended speakers.
The projected list of guests includes : Lajos Bokros, PhD, Blair Labarge, Lucian Croitoru, Valentin Lazea, Mugur Tolici, Anca Paliu Dragu, Tony Lybek, Niels Schnecker, Bogdan Baltazar, Matei Paun, Florin Citu.
- Lajos Bokros teaches macroeconomics and public policy at CEU and he is our key guest since 2002. Prof Bokros has a vast experience in the fields of macroeconomics and public finance, which he gained as Director at The World Bank, Economic adviser to the DPM of Poland, Minister of finance in Hungary, Chairman and CEO at Budapest Bank, Chairman and CEO at Budapest Stock Exchange. His fields of interest include Macroeconomic Issues and Policies, Inter Governmental Fiscal Relations and Economic Policy Alternatives.
- Tony Lybek - senior economist in the Monetary and Financial Systems Department (MFD) of the IMF. He joined the Danish central bank, where he worked in the Foreign Department (managing international reserves) and the Monetary Policy Department. In 1992 he joined the Fund, where he has worked in the Fiscal Affairs Department, European II Department and MFD. He specialises in central bank legislation and payment systems, but covers a broad range of financial sector issues.
- Florin Citu works as Head of Sales / Deputy Head of Financial Markets for ING Romania. He received his PhD from Iowa State University and started his professional experience within The Reserve Bank of New Zealand. He was Chief Economist at ING Bank Romania, and a member of The Economists European Association. On the 10th of May 2008 he held a seminar for Econosofia on: "NBR's monetary policy framework, from the current stance to Euro adoption".
- Valentin Lazea - National Bank of Romania, chief economist. He studied at Sussex University in Brighton and at IMF Institute In Washington DC. Since 1999 he is Chief Economist at the National Bank of Romania. He was also state secretary in the Ministry of Finance. For Econosofia, he held a seminar about the advantages and disadvantages of adopting the Euro.
- Bogdan Baltazar - former president of BRD 1998-2004, having received a PhD in Economics from the City University of New York, he is presently an independent financial consultant. Among several important positions he occupied, he was President of BRD and manager for the Departments of North and South America in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Mugur Tolici is currently the main advisor to the governor of the National bank of Romania. He published papers on Balance of payments financing in Romania and The role of foreign remittances. At Economics through a Macrofying Glass he held a seminar on nominal convergence versus real convergence.
- Anca Paliu Dragu - graduated in Finance and Banking from the Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, in Economics and International Business from the George Washington University, Washington DC, USA, and in Public Policy and European Integration from the National School of Political Studies, Bucharest. Mrs. Paliu Dragu has been an economist at the IMF office since 2001. Prior to that she was an economist of the National Bank of Romania, Refinancing and Open Market Operation Department, and Regulation Department, which she joined in 1996.
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