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Conference Website: WCO’S 10Th ANNUAL PICARD CONFERENCE in Collaboration with Azerbaijan Customs Want to contribute to research on Customs, borders, and trade? Interested in the latest analysis from leading academics and policymakers? Join us at the Conference website: www.etouches.com/picard2015 WCO’S 10th ANNUAL PICARD CONFERENCE in collaboration with Azerbaijan Customs and make your voice heard 8-10 September 2015 Baku, Azerbaijan See you there! Register at: http://tinyurl.com/picard2015 Photo courtesy of Serbian Customs / Design by Myriam Boyer SubscribeWCOWCO online newsnews www.wcoomd.org a point of reference for WCO activities, instruments, and standards a source of information on Customs and international trade a medium for exchanging views and expressing opinions a place where researchers can publish summaries of their work Available free of charge in English and French WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome message from the WCO 4 Welcome message from the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee 5 Keynote speakers 6 Conference agenda 8 PICARD 2015 Scientific Board 11 3 WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE WCO are numerous as facts and hypotheses are enduring question is sought by many, and examined from different perspectives. It this Conference will generate answers. is only through the adoption of such an It is incumbent upon us all to seek an- interdisciplinary, inclusive approach that swers, and research can provide respons- more accurate and impactful knowledge es to our questions. Knowledge is power, can be generated. and Customs must use it wisely! In the 16th century Sir Francis Bacon said “Knowledge is power”, and in our evolv- ing world knowledge based on objective, evidence-based research is a critical re- source. Public officials need quality in- formation and reliable analysis on which they can base their decision-making to manage change and guide their organiza- Dr. Kunio Mikuriya tions. Knowledge gained from research Secretary General is also the basis for capacity building as it World Customs Organization It gives me great pleasure to welcome inspires Customs managers with empir- you to the 10th anniversary of the WCO ical data which can be transformed into PICARD Conference. I would like to policy. begin by expressing my gratitude to the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan The WCO conducts, produces, and com- for hosting the PICARD Conference this municates research with Customs admin- year. I would also like to thank the Korea istrations, policymakers, and the media. Customs Service for generously funding The WCO operates as a knowledge net- the participation of many speakers. And work, sharing its findings internationally. most importantly, I would like to thank The WCO considers that knowledge the authors who had the courage to put sharing has a multiplier effect in guiding pen to paper. policymaking. The annual WCO PICARD Conference As part of my efforts to create a WCO has gone from strength to strength and knowledge-based center of excellence, 2015 is emblematic of this. The WCO I established the WCO Research Unit received over 65 submissions for consid- in 2009. The outcome of our research eration this year, which is a new PICARD is accessible on the WCO website and Conference record. Over the course of published in well-renowned journals such the next few days, you will hear from the as the World Customs Journal, the Global authors of about 20 of these papers. Trade and Customs Journal, and the Journal of Borderland Studies. In addition, the first This year, the PICARD Conference ex- WCO research book, Reform By Numbers, panded its research network which led was published in partnership with the to the successful inclusion of new aca- World Bank in 2013. demic partners, including anthropologists, economists, and political scientists. In my A key objective for the WCO during this view, interdisciplinary, robust interaction 10th PICARD Conference is to ask our- between Customs officials and academics selves and our research partners: where is vital. The benefits of such interaction do we go from here? The answer to this 4 WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE AZERBAIJANI STATE CUSTOMS COMMITTEE The Azerbaijan Customs Service was Customs Academy, hosting of the Region- established on 30 January 1992 after al Office for Capacity Building for the Azerbaijan regained its independence fol- Europe Region as well as the first INCU lowing the collapse of the USSR. Despite office in the Republic of Azerbaijan are being established in 1992, its sustainable bright examples of our achievements in development phases started with the re- awareness raising of the importance of turn of the National Leader Heydar Ali- Customs education for the past years. yev to power. Over the past years Azer- baijan Customs Service has gone through Taking into account the challenges lying many challenges and achievements. It is ahead for Customs administrations, it driven by its ultimate goal to be an ef- goes without saying how important the fective, efficient, transparent and modern timely sharing of information and best Customs service that contributes to the practices among the global research com- economic growth of the country and the munity is today, as it has an important social welfare of its citizens. The adoption role in informing decision-makers about of a new Customs Code based on the the research findings that promise to principles of the Revised Kyoto Conven- lead to effective solutions. In this context, The tremendous growth of internation- tion, introduction of new concepts and through academic research and debate, al trade over the past years has brought practices such as “Single Window”, re- the PICARD Conference strives to help about new challenges for Customs admin- construction of all border crossing points decision-makers in Customs to formulate istrations worldwide. Ever growing trade in line with international standards and strategies and policies. volumes, new trading patterns, increased requirements, development of the Single threats and the introduction of new prac- Automated Management System, estab- It is a privilege for the State Customs tices, combined with the advancement of lishment of the Customs Academy and so Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan information and communication technol- on, is the result of our commitment to to host the 10th WCO PICARD annual ogies, necessitate Customs moderniza- align Customs procedures with interna- Conference. I would like to convey my tion. The modern Customs administra- tionally accepted best practices. All this, best wishes to all the participants. tion needs to be more efficient, effective, no doubt, would have not been possible, service-oriented and transparent in or- had there not been a strong and continu- der to be able to meet the requirements ous political will. of trade and the public in general. Academic research provides a broad vi- Consequently, as trade patterns change, sion for Customs in the 21st century, the support traders need from Cus- which is to support international devel- toms become more and more multifac- opment, security and peace by securing eted. From this perspective, innovation and facilitating international trade. Ful- fostered by knowledge remains the key ly realizing the importance of academic Professor Aydin Aliyev driver for a successful Customs adminis- research and education and its benefits, Chairman tration. The application of innovation is a the Azerbaijan Customs Service has tak- State Customs Committee of challenge for Customs administrations. It en steps towards the promotion of Cus- the Republic of Azerbaijan stems from the simple desire to provide toms education. The Azerbaijan Customs Honorary lawyer of the a better service, and to make beneficial Service has consistently paid significant Republic of Azerbaijan changes through creative thinking. Inno- attention to capacity building. As stated Honorary fellow of the vation requires a collaborative working by the National Leader Heydar Aliyev: International Network of environment, creative endeavors and “The Customs officer should be knowl- Customs Universities knowledge-based management. Innova- edgeable, masters of their trade, morally tion alone will not suffice, it is necessary pure, loyal to their profession, the native to innovate efficiently and with a certain land, the country, and wish to strengthen level of quality. the economy of independent Azerbaijan”. Thus, the establishment of the Azerbaijan 5 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Finn Kydland Finn Kydland is the Jeffrey Henley Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Richard P. Simmons Professor of Economics (part-time) at Carnegie Mellon University Qatar. Professor Kydland received his B.A. from the Norwegian School of Econom- ics (abbreviated NHH in Norwegian), and his Ph.D. from CMU. After previous appointments at NHH, CMU, and the University of Texas at Austin, he joined the UCSB faculty in 2004, where he is also the director of the Laboratory for Aggregate Economics and Finance. He is a Research Associate for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Professor Kydland was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2004 jointly with Professor Ed- ward Prescott of Arizona State University. Professors Kydland and Prescott received the Prize for their research on business cycles and macroeconomic policy, specifically, the driving forces behind business cycles and the time inconsistency of economic policy. More recently, Professor Kydland has conducted research on the role of monetary policy, domestically as well as interna- tionally, and on the implications of variable- vs fixed-rate mortgages for the aggregate economy. Eric Maskin Eric Maskin is Adams University Professor at Harvard. He received the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics (with L. Hurwicz and R. Myerson) for laying the foundations of mechanism design theory. He also has made contributions to game theory, contract theory, social choice theory, political economy, and other areas of economics. He received his A.B. and Ph.D. from Harvard and was a postdoctoral fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge University. He was a faculty member at MIT from 1977-1984, Harvard from 1985- 2000, and the Institute for Advanced Study from 2000-2011.
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