Friday, October 22
8:00-9:00 a.m. Registration and Welcome
9:00-9:30 a.m. Opening Addresses:
Prof. Wojciech Bienkowski, director, U.S. Economy Research Center, Warsaw School of Economics
Prof. Marek Rocki, director of the Warsaw School of Economics
Radek Sikorski, executive director, New Atlantic Initiative; resident fellow, AEI
Dr. Krzysztof Rybinski, vice chairman, National Bank of Poland
9:30-10:00 a.m. Keynote Speech
Prof. Steve H. Hanke, professor of applied economics, Johns Hopkins University; former member of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Reagan administration
10:00-11:00 a.m. Plenary Session: THE SOURCES OF U.S. ECONOMIC SUCCESS
Moderator: Radek Sikorski, executive director, New Atlantic Initiative; resident fellow, AEI
Speakers:
Dr. Steven F. Hayward, F. K. Weyerhaeuser Fellow, AEI
Dr. Claude E. Barfield, resident scholar and director of science and technology policy Studies, AEI
Danny McCoy, senior research officer, Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Panels
Room A, Panel 1A--THE U.S. ECONOMY and POLICY AND THE WORLD ECONOMY
Moderator: Prof. Mark Kramer, director, Cold War Studies Institute, Harvard University
Speakers:
David Lipton¸ former U.S. under secretary of the Treasury
"Is IFI an Instrument to Promote the U.S. Model Worldwide?"
Dr. Claude E. Barfield, director of science and technology policy studies, AEI
"U.S. Position in International Trade and its Economic Relations with the European Union"
Prof. Edward Halizak, director, Institute of International Relations, Warsaw University
"Is Growing China's Economic and Trade Power a Threat to the U.S. Position in Far East Asia?"
Prof. Michal Dobroczynski, Warsaw University
"Non-economic Factors of the Exceptional U.S. Position in the World"
Respondent: Prof. Josef Brada, executive secretary, Association for Comparative Economic Studies
Room B, Panel 1B: FOUNDATIONS OF THE U.S. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MODEL
Moderator: Prof. Walter D. Connor, Boston University; fellow, Harvard University
Speakers:
Prof. Clifford A. Bates, American Studies Center, Warsaw University
"Constitutional Foundations of American Capitalism"
Dr. Krzysztof Lazarski, Lazarski School of Law and Trade
"Lord Acton on the Origins of American Liberty and Prosperity"
Malgorzata Durska, American Studies Center, Warsaw University
"The Cultural Roots of the American Business Model"
Commentator: Prof. Padma Desai, Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Comparative Economic Systems; director, Center for Transition Economies, Columbia University
12:45-1:45 p.m. Luncheon
1:45-3:15 p.m. Panels
Room A, Panel 2A--U.S. ECONOMIC POLICY SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION TO THE PRESENT
Moderator: David Lipton¸ former U.S. under secretary of the Treasury
Speakers:
Dr. Steven F. Hayward, F. K. Weyerhaeuser Fellow, AEI
"The Causes of Evolution of the U.S. Economic and Social Policy in the 1980s"
Prof. Wojciech Bienkowski, director, U.S. Economy Research Center, Warsaw School of Economics
"Is the Economic Policy of George W. Bush a Continuation of Reaganomics?"
Respondent: Prof. William A. Niskanen, chairman, Cato Institute; acting chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Reagan administration
Room B, Panel 2B--MICROECONOMIC DIMENSION OF THE U.S. ECONOMIC MODEL
Moderator: Prof. Zofia Sawiczewska, Gdansk University
Speakers:
Prof. Peter J. Sloane, director WELMERC, University of Wales
"Role of Human Capital in Economic Development"
Prof. Terasa Slaby and Rafal Kasprzak, Warsaw School of Economics
"Cultural Industry--An American Idea and Its Opportunities for Poland"
Prof. Henryk Cwiklinski and Dr. Anita Szymanska, Gdansk University
"Comparison of Economic Policy Impact on the Ability to Create Jobs in the U.S. and in Poland"
Dr. Kris Bulcroft, professor of sociology, Western Washington University
"Financing Public Higher Education in the U.S.: Current Trends and Social Outcomes"
Commentator: Prof. Mark Kramer, director, Cold War Studies Institute, Harvard University
1:20-4:40 p.m. Panels
Room A, Panel 3A--SECTORAL DIMENSION OF THE U.S. ECONOMIC MODEL
Moderator: Prof. Walter D. Connor, Boston University; fellow, Harvard University
Speakers:
Prof. Myron Levine, Albion College
"Why the U.S. Has No Urban Policy"
Prof. Zofia Wysokinska, chair of World Economy and European Integration, University of Lódz
"Is the U.S. Environmental Policy Worse Than the EU's?"
Prof. Marek Bryx, Warsaw School of Economics, former Polish deputy minister for infrastructure
"U.S. Housing Policy and Its Influence on Economic Growth"
Prof. Jerzy Wilkin, Warsaw University
"The U.S. vs. the EU Agricultural Policy: Causes of Unexpected Convergence"
Prof. Teresa Slaby, Rafal Kasprzak, Warsaw School of Economics
"Show Business: The American Experience and the Situation in Poland"
Commentator: Prof. Steven Rosenfielde, University of North Carolina
Room B, Panel 3B--APPLICABILITY OF THE U.S. MODEL FOR THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Moderator: Prof. John Bradley, Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin
Speakers:
Danny McCoy, senior research officer, Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin
"Ireland's Delayed but Spectacular Convergence"
Prof. Josef Brada, executive secretary, Association for Comparative Economic Studies
"The Czech and the American Economic Models"
Dr. Boguslaw Grabowski, former member of Poland's Monetary Policy Council
"Is U.S. Monetary Policy a Good Guideline for Poland's Monetary Policy?"
Prof. Ruslan Hasbulatov, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences; former speaker of the Russian parliament
"Opportunities and Restrictions of Application of the American Experience in National Economic Policy: the Russian Experiment"
Prof. Katarzyna Zukrowska, head, International Security Department, Warsaw School of Economics
"U.S. vs. EU Member States' Budgetary Policies: Comparative Study"
Commentator: Prof. W. Stan Siebert, University of Birmingham
4:40-5:30 p.m. Opening Exhibition "Prof. Andrzej Strumillo's Photograms from the USA" followed by a small reception
5:30-6:00 p.m. Plenary Session: Reports from Panel Sessions
7:30-10:00 p.m. Dinner hosted by the chairman of the National Bank of Poland at the Westin Hotel (by invitation only)
Dinner speaker: Prof. William A. Niskanen, chairman, Cato Institute; former acting chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Reagan administration
Saturday, October 23
9:00-9:45 a.m. Keynote speaker
Prof. Leszek Balcerowicz, chairman, National Bank of Poland
9:45-11.15 a.m. Plenary Session: IS AN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO (THE ASSESSMENT OF) THE LONG TERM PROSPECTS FOR EUROPEAN MONETARY UNIFICATION?
Moderator: Prof. Stanislaw Gomulka, London School of Economics
Speakers:
Prof. Jacek Rostowski, professor of economics, Central European University, Budapest.
"Is the EMU a Premature Monetary Union?"
Dr. Alicja Kornasiewicz, board member of CA IB Corporate Finance, London; chairwoman and CEO of CA IB Group in Poland
"Venutre Capital as a Factor of Economic Development:Is the U.S. Experience a Useful Guide for European Countries?"
Prof. Lajos Bokros, former Hungarian minister of finance and former governor of the Hungarian Central Bank
"FIG Financial Model in Comparison to the U.S. Model: Lessons for Central and Eastern European Countries"
Prof. Slawomir Bukowski, Economic Faculty, Technical University of Radom
"Does the EU Need Fiscal Federalism? Pros and Cons from the U.S. Experience Perspective"
Commentator: Prof. Steve H. Hanke, Johns Hopkins University; former member of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Reagan administration.
11:30-1:00 p.m. Panels
Room A, Panel 4A--APPLICABILITY OF THE US MODEL CASE OF THE EU ECONOMIC POLICY
Moderator: Prof. Lajos Bokros, former Hungarian minister of finance and former governor of Hungarian Central Bank, Budapest
Speakers:
Prof. John Bradley, research professor, Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin
"Is the EU Concept of 'Cohesion' Compatible with the Anglo-Saxon Model?"
Prof. Jadwiga Staniszkis, professor, Warsaw University
"Americanization of Europe--Proceduralization: Beyond the Nation State and Politics"
Dr. Mariusz-Jan Radlo, associate professor, Warsaw School of Economics; vice president for research, Polish Lisbon Strategy Forum, Gdansk Institute for Market Economics
"Economic Reform in the European Union: Will the EU Learn the American Lesson?"
Prof. W. Stan Siebert, University of Birmingham
"To Centralize or Not to Centralize: Toward Efficient Labor Market Model in an Enlarged Union"
Commentator: Dr. Boguslaw Grabowski, former member of Poland's Monetary Policy Council
Room B, Panel 4B--APPLICABILITY OF THE U.S. MODEL WORLDWIDE?
Moderator: Prof. Janusz Golebiowski, director, World Economy Research Institute, Warsaw School of Economics
Speakers:
Prof. Padma Desai, Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Comparative Economic Systems; director, Center for Transition Economies, Columbia University
"Was the Washington Consensus Really Effective? The Case of Latin American Countries"
Prof. Jeffrey B. Miller, editor, Comparative Economic Studies, University of Delaware, and Stojan Tenev, International Finance Corporation, World Bank
"State and Ownership Reforms in Transition Economies: China vs. the Orthodoxy"
Prof. Steven Rosefielde, University of North Carolina
"Round Peg/Square Hole: Why Russia Cannot Abide By the American Economic Model"
Prof. Tadeusz Kowalik, Polish Academy of Sciences
"Is the World going to Be More American?"
Prof. Wojciech Morawski and Prof. Piotr Jachowicz, Warsaw School of Economics
"Is Monetarism an American Invention?"
Commentator: Prof. Marshall Goldman, associate director, Harvard's Davis Center
1:00-1:45 p.m.
1:45-3:45 p.m. Final Plenary Session---IS THE U.S. ECONOMIC EXPERIENCE A USEFUL GUIDE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY CHOICES IN EUROPE?
Moderator:
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, former prime minister of Poland; chairman, Pekao SA
Prof. John Bradley, Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin
Prof. Marshall Goldman, associate director, Harvard's Davis Center
Prof. Stanislaw Gomulka, London School of Economics
Prof. Ruslan Hasbulatov, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences; former speaker of the Russian parliament
Prof. Andrzej Kozminski, rector, Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management
Prof. W. Stan Siebert, University of Birmingham
Slawomir Sikora, president, Citibank Handlowy
3:45-4:00 Closing Remarks by the Organizer
Prof. Wojciech Bienkowski
