Preliminary program of the

10th International Conference

“Economic Integrations, Competition and Cooperation”: Accession of the Western Balkan region to the European Union

1 WEDNESDAY, April 22th, 2015

17.00 – 21.00 REGISTRATION

THURSDAY, April 23th, 2015

08.00 – 09.00 REGISTRATION

09.00 – 09.15 OPENING AND CONFERENCE GREETINGS

09.15 – 11.00 PLENARY SESSION

Speakers:

Andrej Kumar, Chair Jean Monnet, ECSA Slovenia Vinko Kandžija, of Rijeka, Faculty of , Rijeka, EU TRADE STRATEGY AND THE BALKANS

Mario Pines, , Trieste, Italy MACROECONOMICS, STRUCTURAL REFORMS: RECONSIDERING THE BANKING MISSION, BETWEEN FINANCIAL RESTRAINTS, SHAREHOLDERS, EXPECTATIONS AND MONETARY POLICIES, LESSONS IN A SINGLE CURRENCY MARKET

Ádám Török, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary NEW INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN THE CATCHING UP NEW MEMBER STATES

Maria Negreponti-Delivanis, CEDIMES Komotini, Grèece VERS UN RENVERSEMENT DE MONDILISATION EN FAVEUR DE LA DĖMONDIALISATION ?

Evrard Claessens, University of Antwerp, Europacentrum Jean Monnet, Antwerp, Belgium Christophe Boogaerts, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium Vesna Stavrevska, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium INFORMATION THEORY, GLOBAL TRADE AND THE BALKANS

11.00 – 11.30 BREAK

11.30 – 14.00 SESSIONS – AS DESCRIBED IN THE INDIVIDUAL AGENDA

14.00 – 16.00 LUNCH

16.00 – 19.00 SESSIONS – AS DESCRIBED IN THE INDIVIDUAL AGENDA

20.00 – 20.15 WELCOME DRINK

20.15 GALA DINNER

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FRIDAY, April 24th, 2015

09.00 – 11.30 SESSIONS – AS DESCRIBED IN THE INDIVIDUAL AGENDA

11.30 – 12.00 BREAK

12.00 – 13.00 CLOSING SESSION

13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH

3 SESSION 1 Economic Integrations - Theory and Practice

Thursday, April 23, 2015

11.30 – 14.00 – Grand hall of Hotel Ambasador

Chair Persons and Reporters: Igor Cvečić, , Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Vera Bornonenko, Center of Social Research, University of Daugavpils, Daugavpils, Latvia

Ion Cucui, Valahia University of Târgovişte, Târgovişte, Romania Ioana Panagoreţ, Valahia University of Târgovişte, Târgovişte, Romania THE ROLE OF THE MARSHALL PLAN IN THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL STABILITY OF AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Vera Boronenko, Center of Social Research, University of Daugavpils, Daugavpils, Latvia Vladimirs Mensikovs, Center of Social Research, University of Daugavpils, Daugavpils, Latvia Alina Ohotina, Center of Social Research, University of Daugavpils, Daugavpils, Latvia RETHINKING TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION IN THE GLOBAL WORLD

Igor Cvečić, University of Rijeka, faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Petra Adelajda Mirković, University of Rijeka, faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia FREE MOVEMENT OF LABOUR IN EU28 AND ITS IMPACT ON CROATIAN LABOUR MARKET

Daniel Butyter, Wroclaw University, Wroclaw, Poland COOPERATION BETWEEN UKRAINE AND EUROPEAN UNION IN THE FIELD OF TRANSPORTATION

Iskra Christova Balkanska, Institute of Economics, ABS, Sofia, Bulgaria THE CHALLENGES TO THE BANKING SECTOR IN BULGARIA WITH REGARD TO THE PROSPECTS OF THE EMU

SESSION 2 Western Balkans and the European Union. Lessons from past enlargements, challenges to further integrations (I) – Part of the project BALKINT

Thursday, April 23, 2015

11.30 – 14.00 – Room A

Chair Persons and Reporters: Xavier Richet, University Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, France Srdjan Redžepagić, University Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France

4 Albert Marouani, University Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS OF THE BALKAN COUNTRIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EURO-MED

Nikolay Nenovsky, University Picardie Jules Berne, Amiens, France THE FUTURE OF THE EURO AT THE BALKANS. CRITICAL REFLEXIONS INSPIRED BY THE CURRENT CRISIS

Horst Brzezinski, TU Bergakademie, Freiberg, Germany A GERMAN VIEW ON EASTERN ENLARGEMENTS IN THE LIGHT OF THE GREEK CRISIS

Ozer Mustapha, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey EXPECTED BENEFITS OF DEEPER LINKS WITH THE EU

Antonio Portugal Duarte, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal GETTING OUT FROM THE CRISIS: AN ASESSMENT OF THE PORTUGUESE POLICIES

Vladimir Matyushok, RUDN, Moscow, Russia ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN THE EU AND RUSSIA IN THE LIGHT OF THE UKRAINIAN EVENTS

SESSION 3 Western Balkans: Challenges of the EU enlargement on business environment and economic development

Thursday, April 23, 2015

11.30 – 14.00 – Room B

Chair Persons and Reporters: Igor Živko, , Faculty of Economics, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina Boban Stojanović, University of Niš, Faculty of Economics, Niš, Serbia

Anita Radman Peša, University of , Department of Economics, Zadar, Croatia Jurica Bosna, University of Zadar, Department of Economics, Zadar, Croatia Josipa Grbić, University of Zadar, Department of Economics, Zadar Croatia THE ROLE OF THE FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES IN CROATIA

Anita Radman Peša, University of Zadar, Department of Economics, Zadar, Croatia Jurica Bosna, University of Zadar, Department of Economics, Zadar, Croatia Tena Peša BLACK SWANS AS THE NEWS-BASED MEASURES OF FINANCIAL INTEGRATION ON THE EXAMPLE OF CROATIAN STOCK MARKET

Nataša Zrilić, Environment Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Biljana Jošić-Bajić, Banja Luka City Government, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanel Jakupović, Paneuropean University Apeiron, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EUROPEAN UNION ASSISTANCE IMPACT ON ITS ABSORPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION

5 Boban Stojanović, University of Niš, Faculty of Economics, Niš Serbia Srdjan Redžepagić, University Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice France INTEGRATIONS ENGINEERING – CHALLENGES FOR WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES IN ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION

Mirko Tatalović, Croatian Civil Aviation Agency, Zagreb, Croatia Ivan Mišetić, Atlantic Group, Zagreb, Croatia Jasmin Bajić, Croatia Airlines, Zagreb, Croatia SOUTHEAST EUROPE AIR TRANSPORT IN THE LIGHT OF GLOBAL MARKET CHANGES – CHALLENGES FOR CROATIA

Mila Gadžić, University of Mostar, Faculty of Economics, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina Branimir Skoko, University of Mostar, Faculty of Economics, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina Igor Živko, University of Mostar, Faculty of Economics, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina CHANGES IN BANKING STRUCTURE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AND INTEGRATION IN EU BANKING MARKET

SESSION 4 Micro and macro dimensions of structural and institutional changes in Balkan countries

Thursday, April 23, 2015

11.30 – 14.00 – Room C

Chair Persons and Reporters: Leon Olszewski, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland Davor Vašiček, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia

Urban Šejban, , Faculty of Economics and Business, Maribor, Slovenia Polona Tominc, University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Maribor, Slovenia ENTERPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS IN CHANGING ECONOMIC AND CULTURE ENVIRONMENT IN SLOVENIA AND CROATIA

Olena Sologub, The National University of Food Technologies, Kiev, Ukraine Mariana Striznova, The National University of Food Technologies, Kiev, Ukraine Volodymyr Sologub, The National University of Food Technologies, Kiev, Ukraine MACROECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE HUMAN CAPITAL COMPETITIVENESS IN UKRAINE

Marko Tomljanović, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Dragan Mišetić, Auro Ltd, Zagreb, Croatia Ivan Kožul, University of Vitez, Faculty of Business Economics, Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina THE SYSTEM OF LAND REGISTRY AND MANAGEMENT OF COMPANIES: CASE STUDY AQUA ALFA LTD.

Djorde Mitrović, , Faculty of Economics, Belgrade, Serbia DIGITAL DIVIDE DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS OF WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES – BROADBAND ADOPTION PERSPECTIVE

6 Pawel Dobrzanski, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland Leon Olszewski, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland FDI IMPACT ON STRUCTURAL INDUSTRIAL CHANGES OF TRANSITION COUNTRIES. THE CASE OF CENTRAL EUROPE.

Davor Vašiček, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Josip Čičak, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Ana Marija Sikirić, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia THE REFORM OF THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING OF NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Davor Vašiček, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Gorana Roje, State Property Management Office, Zagreb, Croatia GOVERNMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT AS AN ELEMENT OF THE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN WESTERN BALKANS: CROATIA’S UNDERGOING REFORM EXAMPLE

Yoji Koyama, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan CROATIA'A CHALLENGES: NECESSITY FOR CONVERSION OF ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MODEL

SESSION 5 Western Balkans and the European Union. Lessons from past enlargements, challenges to further integrations (II) – Part of the project BALKINT

Thursday, April 23, 2015

16.00 – 19.00 – Room A

Chair Persons and Reporters: Nikolay Nenovsky, University Picardie Jules Berne, Amiens, France Albert Marouani, University Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France

Zoran Grubišić, Belgrade Banking Academy, Belgrade, Serbia EXCHANGE RATE RISK, CAPITAL INFLOW AND CREDIT ACTIVITY IN WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES

Iskra Christova Balkanska, Institute of Economics, ABS, Sofia, Bulgaria BULGARIA AND ROMANIA EU INTEGRATION PROCESS: CONVERGENCE OR DIVERGENCE?

Tatiana Houbenova-Delisivkova, Institute of Economics, ABS, Sofia Bulgaria PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF THE INTEGRATION OF BULGARIA TO THE EMU

Boban Stojanović, University of Niš, Faculty of Economics, Niš, Serbia Jovan Zafirovski, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia GEOPOLITICAL FRAMEWORK OF EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION

7 But Dedaj, , Pristina, Kosovo STRUCTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES IN BALKAN COUNTRIES: CASE OF KOSOVO

Bekir Cinar, , Tirana, ALBANIAN INTEGRATION PROCESS: THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Nenad Smokrović, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences & Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Vinko Kandžija, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Nebojša Zelić, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Rijeka, Croatia POSIBILITIES OF DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY IN B&H

SESSION 6 Cooperation challenges after the EU Accession of Croatia – Part of the Jean Monnet project (ECSA Slovenia)

Thursday, April 23, 2015

16.00 – 19.00 – Room B

Chair Persons and Reporters: Andrej Kumar, Chair Jean Monnet, ECSA Slovenia Katja Zajc Kejžar, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ivan Tolić, Zagreb Holding, Zagreb, Croatia Igor Živko, University of Mostar, Faculty of Economics, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina Jelena Hrnkaš, Zagreb Holding, Zagreb, Croatia THE IMPACT OF THE ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION

Marino Golob, Colegium Fluminense Polytechnic of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia Martin Golob Tomislav Kandžija, Primorsko-goranska County, Rijeka, Croatia CROATIAN INSURANCE MARKET OVERVIEW AFTER EU ACCESSION

Nebojša Balaban, , Faculty of Economics, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Stevo Pucar, University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Economics, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina COOPERATION OF AND ECONOMY AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR ECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA INTO EU

Branka Topić Pavković, University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Economics, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina FISCAL AND MONETARY ASPECTS OF ACCESSION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA TO THE MONETARY UNION

Valerija Botrić, The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia INDUSTRY WAGE PREMIUM AND EU TRADE EFFECTS IN CROATIAN MANUFACTURING SECTOR

8 Darja Peljhan, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, Ljubljana, Slovenia Katja Zajc Kejžar, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, Ljubljana, Slovenia Nina Ponikvar, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, Ljubljana, Slovenia EFA BASED MEASURE OF CREDIT CONSTRAINTS AND ITS APPLICATION TO FIRM MARKET EXIT MODEL

Jiří Dušek, The College of European and Regional Studies, České Budějovice, Czech Republic Lubomír Pána, The College of European and Regional Studies, České Budějovice, Czech Republic THE USE OF PPP PROJECTS ON THE LEVEL OF STATES, REGIONS AND MUNICIPALITIES UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN REGION

Jiří Dušek, The College of European and Regional Studies, České Budějovice, Czech Republic THE PROBLEM AREA OF CZECH REPUBLIC'S USE OF EU STRUCTURAL FUNDS IN THE PROGRAMME PERIOD OF 2007/2013

Ernest Dautovic, Université de Lausanne,UNIL Dorigny, Lausanne, Switzerland Lucia Orszaghova, Národná banka Slovenska, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Willem Schudel, De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, Netherlands CONVERGING IN DIVERGENT WAYS: EXPLAINING TRADE INTEGRATION BETWEEN CESEE COUNTRIES AND THE EU-15

Alen Host, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Katja Zajc Kejžar, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, Ljubljana, Slovenia Vinko Zaninović, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia INTENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE EXPORT MARGINS OF CROATIAN MANUFACTURING FIRMS DURING GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN

SESSION 7 Changing global competitive environment – theory and practices (I)

Thursday, April 23, 2015

16.00 – 19.00 – Room C

Chair Persons and Reporters: Evrard Claessens, University of Antwerp, Europacentrum Jean Monnet, Antwerp, Belgium Davor Galinec, Croatian National Bank, Zagreb, Croatia

Marco Galdiolo, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy CHANGING GLOBAL COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT. EVOLUTION OF THE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS OF THE EU TOWARDS MODELS MARKET – ORIENTED AND ROLE OF ASSET MANAGEMENT

Ljubomir Drakulevski, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Economics, Skopje, Macedonia Leonid Nakov, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Economics, Skopje, Macedonia BUSINESS MODEL FOR DIAGNOSING AND CHANGING THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

9 Nataša Žunić Kovačević, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, Rijeka, Croatia Stjepan Gadžo, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, Rijeka, Croatia ENQUIRITY INTO THE PROPOSALS FOR REFORM OF THE PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT CONCEPT: A PATHWAY TOWARDS EXPANDING THE TAXING RIGHTS OF SOURCE COUNTRIES

Josipa Mrša, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Tomislav Jeletić, Istarska kreditna banka Umag, Umag Croatia APLICATION OF HEDGE ACCOUNTING ON THE CRUDE OIL MARKET

Zerife Yıldırım, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Izmir Turkey. Şenay Üçdoğruk, Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Izmir, Turkey FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION POLICIES AND EFFECTS IN TURKEY

Kâmil Tüğen, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Izmir, Turkey Ayşe Atılgan Yaşa, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Izmir, Turkey Fatma Yapıcı, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Izmir, Turkey THE EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL TAX COMPETITION ON CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET IN TURKEY

Stere Stamule, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania CONSUMER ATTITUDES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TOWARDS DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED GOODS. REWIEV OF THE THEORETICAL AND EMIPRICAL LITERATURE OF THE CETASCALE AND OF CONSUMER ETHNOCENTRISM.

Michele Bertoni, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy Bruno De Rosa, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy Alessio Rebelli, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria “Ospedali Riuniti” of Trieste, Trieste, Italy Fabrizio Zanconati, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy AN ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED COST ACCOUNTING TECHNIQUES IN HEALTHCARE ACTIVITIES

Ehizuelen Michael Mitchell Omoruyi, Xiamen University, School of Economics, Xiamen, China HOW FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT CAN FACILITATE ECONOMIC GROWTH: IS INFRASTRUCTURE SIGNIFICANT?

Edo Duran, Belgrade Banking Academy, Belgrade, Serbia Zoran Grubišić, Belgrade Banking Academy, Belgrade, Serbia Srdjan Redžepagić, Belgrade Banking Academy, Belgrade, Serbia APPLICATION OF MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY ON THE INTERNATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION OF INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

Davor Galinec, Croatian National Bank, Zagreb, Croatia Jasminka Šohinger, , Faculty of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia THE EFFICIENCY OF THE EXCESSIVE DEFICIT PROCEDURES IN REDUCTION OF THE EU MEMBER STATES FISCAL DEFICIT AND EU DEBT

10 SESSION 8 Théorie de l’intégration économique / La coopération économique entre les pays du Maghreb et l’UE

Thursday, April 23, 2015

16.00 – 19.00 – Room D

Chair Persons and Reporters: Maria Negreponti-Delivanis, CEDIMES Komotini, Grèece Alain Redslob, Université Paris Panthéon-Assas (Paris 2), Paris, France

Fatma Zohra Souak, Ecole nationale supérieure en statistique et en économie appliquée, Alger, Algérie Arezki Souak, Ecole nationale supérieure en statistique et en économie appliquée, Alger, Algérie L’ACCORD D’ASSOCIATION ALGERO EUROPEEN : ANALYSE RETROSPECTIVE ET BILAN

Vinko Kandžija, Université de Rijeka, Faculté d’economie, Rijeka, Croatie Igor Cvečić, Faculté d’economie, Rijeka, Croatie Tomislav Kandžija, Comté de Primorsko-goranska, Rijeka, Croatie L`ÉQUILIBRE ENTRE LES NIVEAUX DE POUVOIR DANS L`UNION EUROPÉENNE

Hana Horak, Université de Zagreb, Faculté des sciences économiques, Zagreb, Croatie Kosjenka Dumančić, Université de Zagreb, Faculté des sciences économiques, Zagreb, Croatie L’ INFLUENCE DE CADRE RÉGLEMENTAIRE SUR L’IDENTITÉ D’ORGANISATION DE L’ENTREPRISE

Joanna Brzezińska, Université de Wroclaw, Faculté de Droit et d’Administration, Wroclaw, Pologne LES PHASES ET METHODES DU BLANCHIMENT DE L’ARGENT – EXPERIENCES ET STATISTIQUES DES PAYS DE L’UE

Eric Djamakorzian, Centre Hospitalier du Haut Bugey, France LES ADMINISTRATIONS EN EUROPE : UNE OBLIGATION D’EFFICIENCE SOCIO- ECONOMIQUE

Stepantсhouk Svetlana, L’Université nationale des teсhnologies alimentaires, Kiev, Ukraine LES METHODS DE MENSURATION DU POTENTIAL INTELLECTUEL

Mohamed Boussetta, Faculté des sciences juridiques, économiques et sociales, Massira, Kénitra Maroc Fatima Boutaleb, Faculté des sciences juridiques, économiques et sociales, Massira, Kénitra Maroc L’ INTÉGRATION RÉGIONALE SUD – SUD : L’EXPERIENCE DE L’UNION DU MAGHREB

Mohamed Boussetta, Faculté des sciences juridiques, économiques et sociales, Massira, Kénitra Maroc LES POLITIQUES D’INTÉGRATION SUD-SUD : LE CAS DES PAYS DE LA DÉCLARATION D’AGADIR

Alain Redslob, Université Paris Panthéon-Assas (Paris 2), Paris, France CANDIDATURES ACTÉES ET CANDIDATURES POTENTIELLES Á L’UNION EUROPÉENNE : ÉTAT DES LIEUX EN 2015

11 Ahmed EL Moutaouasset, CEDIMES Maroc, Maroc POLITIQUE D’OUVERTURE DES PAYS SUD-MÉDITERRANÉENS ET RELATIONS AVEC L’UNION EUROPÉEN : CAS DU MAROC

SESSION 9 Western Balkans and the European Union. Lessons from past enlargements, challenges to further integrations (III) – Part of the project BALKINT

Friday, April 24, 2015

09.00 – 11.30 – Room A

Chair Persons and Reporters: Violaine Delteil, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, France Csuka Gyöngy, University of Veszprem, Veszprem, Hungary

Xavier Richet, University Sorbonne nouvelle, Paris, France FDI AND IMPACT ON THE REGIONAL VALUE CHAIN IN BALKAN COUNTRIES

Srdjan Redžepagić, University Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France WESTERN BALKANS ON THE ROAD TO THE EU: PERSPECTIVES VS. FACTS

Bernard Casey, University Warwick & LES, UK PENSION REFORMS IN THE BALKANS AND THEIR NEIGHBOURS

Jean-Paul Guichard, University Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France LES PERSPECTIVES D’ENTRÉES DES PAYS BALKANIQUES DANS L’UE Á LA LUMIÉRE DES EXPÉRIENCES DU PORTUGAL ET DE LA GRÉCE

Tena Prelec, London School of Economics, London, UK SOCIAL COMPROMISES, TRANSPARENCY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICIES

Xavier Gallègue, University of Orléans, Orléans, France DIVERSITY OF CAPITALISM AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION: WHAT LESSONS FOR WEST BALKAN COUNTRIES?

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WORKSHOP for Doctoral Students of Central and South- East European PhD Network (CESEENET)

Friday, April 24, 2015

09.00 – 11.30 – Room B

Chair Persons and Reporters: Josef Windsperger, , Vienna, Austria Helena Blažić, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia

Bogdan Copcea, West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Timisoara, Romania INTEGRATION AND INEQUALITIES IN THE EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Helena Bešter, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, Ljubljana, Slovenia THEORETICAL AND EMIPRICAL CHALLENGES OF RISK MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE SLOVENCY II REGIME

Hatidza Jahic, , School of Economics and Business, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina EDUCATION SYSTEM, HUMAN CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TRANSITION COUNTRIES

Josef Windsperger, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria Sonja Horvath, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria Christian Hamböck, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF INTERNATIONAL JOIN VENTURES-PROPRETY RIGHTS AND TRANSACTION COST EXPLANATIONS

Alin Emanuel Artene, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Faculty of Management in Production and Transport, Timisoara, Romania Aura Emanuela Domil, West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Timisoara, Romania Moise Domil, West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Timisoara, Romania Adrian Cosmin Caraiman, West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Timisoara, Romania CONSIDERATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS REGARDING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC ENTITIES IN THE WEST REGION OF ROMANIA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IAS 38

Alexandru Dronca, West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Timisoara, Romania Ana-Maria Arjocu, West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Timisoara, Romania THE IMPACT OF FISCAL AND BUDGETARY POLICIES ON THE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE EU MEMBER STATES

Boris Vujčić, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business, Zagreb, Croatia Sanja Gongeta, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, Zagreb, Croatia BANK RECOVERY AND RESOLUTION DIRECTIVE– KEY COMPONENT OF BANKING UNION

13 SESSION 10 Changing global competitive environment – theory and practices (II)

Friday, April 24, 2015

09.00 – 11.30 – Room C

Chair Persons and Reporters: Dunja Škalamera Alilović, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Mario Pines, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

Nicholas Olenev, Dorodnicyn Computing Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Department of Mathematical Modeling of Economic Systems, Moscow, Russia Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Department of Management and Applied Mathematics (FUPM) CEDIMES-Russie occidentale A RAMSEY TYPE MODEL WITH AN ENDOGENOUS PRODUCTION FUNCTION FOR STUDY OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

Dunja Škalamera-Alilović, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Mira Dimitrić, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia OVER-INDEBTEDNESS MANAGEMENT IN EUROPEAN UNION: COMPETITIVENESS OF NATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS IN ENFORCING CONTRACTS

Dara Ljubić, , Department of Economics and Business Economics, Dubrovnik, Croatia Josipa Mrša, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Josip Čičak, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia ACCOUNTING FOR EXPECTED CREDIT LOSSES

Josipa Mrša, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Nino Serdarević, , Faculty of Economics, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina DOES HEDGE ACCOUNTING CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCING ACCOUNTING INFORMATION ASYMMETRY AND Z-SCORE BIAS?

Heri Bezić, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Petra Adelajda Mirković, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia Tomislav Galović, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Rijeka, Croatia R&D AND INNOVATION ACTIVITY OF THE EU CHEMICALS

Jurica Vukas, Croatian National Bank, Zagreb, Croatia Ivana Ružić, Zagreb, Croatia THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UNCONVENTIONAL MONETARY POLICY MEASURES AND ITS IMPACT ON GLOBAL COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT

Karolina Olszewska, University of Wrocław, Wrocław , Poland THE ICT SECTOR STRATEGY AS A DRIVING FORCE OF POLAND’S ECONOMY

Urszula Banaszczak- Soroka, University of Wroclaw, Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics, Wroclaw, Poland Piotr Soroka, University of Wroclaw, Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics , Wroclaw, Poland CONSUMERS SAFETY ON THE FINANCIAL SERVICES MARKET

14 Ivana Dražić Lutilsky, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business, Zagreb, Croatia Jagoda Osmančević, University of Bihać, Faculty of Economics, Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT IN HEALTHCARE INSTUTUTIONS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Verica Budimir, Polytechnic in Požega, Požega, Croatia Ivana Dražić Lutilsky, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business, Zagreb, Croatia Svjetlana Letinić, Polytechnic in Požega, Požega, Croatia PERFORMANCE INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT IN FUNCTION OF CROATIAN'S HOSPITALS EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY MONITORING

SESSION 11 Legal environment of the EU

Friday, April 24, 2015

09.00 – 11.30 – Room D

Chair Persons and Reporters: Edita Čulinović Herc, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, Rijeka, Croatia Dionis Jurić, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, Rijeka, Croatia

Edita Čulinović Herc, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, Rijeka, Croatia Nikolina Grković, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, Rijeka, Croatia CROWFUNDING REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IN CERTAIN EU MEMBER STATES

Ivana Kunda, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, Rijeka, Croatia Danijela Vrbljanac, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, Rijeka, Croatia JURISDICTION IN INTERNET DEFAMATION AND CJEU’S POLICY CHOICES

Dionis Jurić, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, Rijeka, Croatia LEGAL FORMS FOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN COMPANIES IN CROATIA

Jan Gola, University of Wrocław, Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics, Institute of Administrative Sciences, Wrocław, Poland THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIZATION ON JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DECISIONS BY EUROPEAN UNION REGULATORY AUTHORITIES. SELECTED ISSUES

Kristijan Poljanec, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business, Zagreb, Croatia SUBSTANTIVE, PROCEDURAL AND CONFLICT –OF-LAWS ISSUES OF IMPLEMENTATION OF PROVISIONS ON COMERCIAL AGENTS RIGHTS ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTIVE 86/653/EEC ON THE COORDINATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO SELF-EMPLOYED COMMERCIAL AGENTS

Wojciech Szydło, University of Wrocław, Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics, Wrocław, Poland JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADHERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLE OF TRANSPERENCY IN EUROPEAN UNIONM PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW

Katarzyna Andrzejczak, Poznan University of Economics, Poznań, Poland EUROPEAN UNION REGULATIONS ON BIOTECHNOLOGY USE IN AGRICULTURE

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CLOSING SESSION Findings, ideas and suggestions

Friday, April 24, 2015

12.30 – 13.15 – Grand hall of Hotel Ambasador

Chair Persons: Evrard Claessens, University of Antwerp, Europacentrum Jean Monnet, Antwerp, Belgium Vinko Kandžija, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics, Ad Personam Jean Monnet Chair, Rijeka, Croatia Andrej Kumar, Chair Jean Monnet, ECSA Slovenia

Reports by sessions.

Closing remarks and statement: Andrej Kumar, Chair Jean Monnet, ECSA Slovenia

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