Conference Materials 2012

XI Annual Conference from the series of Leontief Readings "State and Economic Freedom: Friends or Foes?"

Programme
Materials
Mass Media (rus)
Photo report
Short report (rus)

Presentations of Speakers and Articles published in the Book according to the Conference Results

Section 1

Section 1. Political, Economic Freedoms and Development: what the World Experience Says?

The relationship between political and economic freedoms in the world and in the countries with transitional economies

Marek Dabrowski

Center for Social and Economic Research, CASE Fellow
Conception

The political economy of the Russian power vertical

Rustem Nureev

State University – Higher School of Economics, Head of the Department of Organizations and Markets Analysis

The economic consequences of the criminal repression of entrepreneurs

Leonid Grigorievv

Russian Energy Agency, Deputy Director General - Scientific Supervisor
Conception

Section 2. Political, Economic Freedoms and Development: what the World Experience Says?

CIS custom union – protectionist fortress or space of opportunities?

Sergey Afontsev

Institute for World Economy and International Relations, Head of Department
Conception

The economy of pure gold standard vs. economics of fiduciary medium of exchange

Pavel Usanov

Friedrich von Hayek Institute of Economics and Law, Director
Conception

Political economy of modern social planning

Yury Latov

Academy of Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Leading Research Fellow
Conception

Section 3. Political, Economic Freedoms and Development: what the World Experience Says?

Populism, liberalism, democracy

Kiyanka Irina

Lviv Regional Institute of Public Administration of National Academy of Public Administration the President Ukraine, Docent of Cathedra of Political Science and Philosophy
Conception

Democracy as a primary cause of economic freedoms restriction

A. Rakviashvili

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics, Professor
Conception

The experience of post-socialist countries: Does economic freedom need democracy?

Andrey Zaostrovtsev

ICSER "Leontief Centre", Leading Research Fellow; St. Petersburg branch of the National Research University - Higher School of Economics, Professor
Conception

Section 2

Session 4. The Russian Economy in the XXI Century: Stabilization after Chaos or the Escape From Freedom?

Antitrust in Russia: To be or not to be?

Andrey Shastitko

Moscow Lomonosov State University, Faculty of Economics, Head of Laboratory of the problems of competition and competition policy
Conception

Two faces of economic freedom

Yakov Gilinsky

Juridical Institute of the Academy of General Prosecutor’s Office RF, Professor
Conception

Alexander Skorobogatov

St. Petersburg Branch of State University – Higher School of Economics, Associate Professor
Conception

Section 3

Session 5. Economics of Prohibitions and Social Capital

Prohibited markets: public norms against freedom

AndreyZaostrovtsev

ICSER "Leontief Centre", Leading Research Fellow; St. Petersburg branch of the National Research University - Higher School of Economics, Professor
Conception

Drivers and citizens: The role of social capital in the prevention of traffic jams and road accidents

Leonid Polischuk

National Research University - Higher School of Economics, Head of the Applied Analysis Laboratory of Institutions and Social Capital
Conception

State and trust: Аn analysis of the relationships

Marina Lukmanova

Rudnyi Industrial Institute, Associate Professor
Conception

Petr Stolypin and the problem of authoritarian reform

Dmitry Travin

Section 4

Session 6. Economic Freedom and its Foes

Economic freedom in Russia: who are against?

Vitaliy Tambovtsev

Moscow State Lomonosov University, Head of Laboratory
Conception

Economic policy and the measurement of economic freedom

Evsey Gurvich

Economic Expert Group (EEG), Head of EEG

Section 5

CEREMONY OF REWARDING LAUREATES 2010-2011 WITH THE INTERNATIONAL LEONTIEF MEDAL “FOR CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC REFORMS", The Mikhailovsky Castle

When policies are wrong: the Euro debt crisis

Charles Wyplosz

Professor of International Economics at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Director of the International Centre of Money and Banking Studies (Geneva) Professor of International Economics at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Dir Professor of International Economics at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Director of the International Centre of Money and Banking Studies (Geneva)

Institutionalism - a bright future for all mankind

Vitaliy Naishul

President of the Institute of national model of economy (Moscow)