Ministry of Economy

1. World Economy Research Institute
Annual Conference
The Role Of Foreign Direct Investment in
shaping Competitive Advantages
Warsaw June 22, 2007
Organized under the auspices of the Polish Ministry of Economy
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
9:30-10:00 REGISTRATION
10:00-10:15 OPENING SESSION
WELCOME ADDRESS
Professor Adam Budnikowski, Rector
Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
POLAND COMPETITIVENESS REPORT 2007
10:15-10:30
Professor Marzenna Weresa, Director of WERI
Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
10:30-11:00 KEYNOTE LECTURE
Competitiveness as a new research area of economics
Professor Steve H. Hanke
The Johns Hopkins University, USA
11:00-11:15 COFFEE BREAK
11:15-12:45 SESSION
THE COMPETITIVNESS OF THE DOMESTIC ECONOMY: THE ROLE OF FDI
INTRODUCTION TO THE SESSION AND CHAIR
Professor Ryszard Rapacki
Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
FDI as Signal for Competitive Advantage: Does Financial Sector FDI Attract Real
Sector FDI, Portfolio Investment and Trade?
Prof. Peter R. Haiss, Asst. Prof. Petra Roessel
University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria
The Role of Corporate Governance in Attracting Foreign Direct Investment
Dr Chiara Talamo
Università di Palermo, Italy
Dr Giorgio Fazio
Università di Palermo, Italy and University of Glasgow, UK
Foreign Direct Investment and the Promotion of Competitive Intelligence
Ph.D. Research Scholar Ceyhun Elci
London South Bank University, UK
A Strategic Approach to Invigorating the Eurasian Economy Under the Changing
Economic Environment Worldwide
Prof. Weon Jae Kim
City College of Incheon, Korea
12:45-13:00 COFFEE BREAK
World Economy Research Institute
02 - 551 Warsaw, Rakowiecka St. 24, building. A,
tel.: +48 (22) 564 93 70, fax.: +48 (22) 564 86 74
e-mail: weri@sgh.waw.pl , WWW: http://akson.sgh.waw.pl/igs/

2. World Economy Research Institute
Annual Conference
The Role Of Foreign Direct Investment in
shaping Competitive Advantages
Warsaw June 22, 2007
13:00-14:30 SESSION
FDI AND ECONOMY GROWTH: SELECTED ISSUES
INTRODUCTION TO THE SESSION AND CHAIR
Dr Oskar Kowalewski
WERI, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
tba
Robert Seges
Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency, Poland
Foreign direct investment and productivity spillovers in the Central and Eastern
European countries
Adam Gersl, Tina Zumer
Czech National Bank, Czech Republic
Ieva Rubena
European Central Bank, Germany
Has Foreign Direct Investment Worked Wonders in Post-Reform India?
Prof. Peter Nunnenkamp, Prof. Rudi Stracke
Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany
The Impact of FDI on Human Resources/Employment. The Case of
Manufacturing Sector in Romania
Asst. Prof. Romana Cucuruzan, Asst. Prof. Camelia Moraru,
Asst. Prof. Ancuta Ratiu, Asst. Prof. Nicoleta Racolta-Paina, Ph.D.
Faculty of European Studies, Babes Bolyai University, Rumania
The Role of FDI in Quality-based Competitiveness
Doc. Ing. Ph.D. Anna Kaderabkova
Centre for Economic Studies, Czech Republic
14:30-15:15 LUNCH
15:15-16:30 PANEL DISCUSSION
HOME COUNTRY EFFECTS OF FDI
Introduction and Chair
Professor Wojciech Bieńkowski
Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
PANELISTS:
Piotr Woźniak, Minister of Economy, Poland (tbc)
Professor Steve H. Hanke, The Johns Hopkins University, USA
Professor Stanisław Gomułka, London School of Economics, UK
Professor Józef Misala, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
Professor Charbel Macdissi, University of French Antilles and Guyana, Guadeloupe
Professor Krzysztof Kalicki, CEO, Deutsche Bank Polska S.A., Poland
Armand J. Klein, Director, DuPont Central Europe, Poland
16:30-16:45 CONCLUDING REMARKS BY ORGANIZERS
World Economy Research Institute
02 - 551 Warsaw, Rakowiecka St. 24, building. A,
tel.: +48 (22) 564 93 70, fax.: +48 (22) 564 86 74
e-mail: weri@sgh.waw.pl , WWW: http://akson.sgh.waw.pl/igs/