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Ebes 2011 Conference - Zagreb EBES 2011 CONFERENCE - ZAGREB OCTOBER 13-15, 2011 UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB ZAGREB, CROATIA www.ebesweb.org Email: [email protected] DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS List of Institutions Represented Number of Institution Country Authors 1 Abant İzzet Baysal University Turkey 1 2 Academy of Economic Studies Romania 16 3 Adiyaman University Turkey 1 4 Anadolu University Turkey 1 5 Ankara University Turkey 1 6 Ariel University Center Israel 1 7 Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki Greece 3 8 Asia University Taiwan 2 9 Atilim University Turkey 1 10 Babes-Bolyai University Romania 2 11 Balıkesir University Turkey 1 12 BBVA Compass Bank USA 1 13 Bentley University USA 2 14 Bilkent University Turkey 1 15 Bocconi University Italy 2 16 California State University -East Bay USA 1 17 Centre for Management Studies Portugal 1 18 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 1 19 College of Business Administration Kuwait 1 20 Cukurova University Turkey 2 21 Ekonomski Institut Zagreb Croatia 1 22 ETCOP Austria 1 23 European Commission Spain 1 24 FGV – FCE Brasil 1 25 FHOV NRW Germany 1 26 IZA Germany 1 27 DIW Germany 1 28 FHWien University of Applied Sciences Austria 1 29 Georgia State University USA 1 30 Hacettepe University Turkey 4 31 Halic University Turkey 1 32 Harokopio University of Athens Greece 1 33 HDO-Croatian Assotiation for Maintenance Croatia 1 34 Higher School of Economics Russia 20 35 IDTECH Italy 1 36 Institute for Advanced Studies Austria 1 37 Institute of Economics of RAS Ural Branch Russia 1 38 Institute of Economics RAS Russia 1 39 International University in Moscow Russia 1 40 Is Bankasi Turkey 1 41 ISEG/UTL Portugal 1 42 Isik University Turkey 1 43 ISM University of Management and Lithuania 2 Economics 44 Istanbul Bogazici University Turkey 1 45 Istanbul Medeniyet University Turkey 1 46 Istanbul University Turkey 5 47 Kadir Has University Turkey 2 48 Kansai University Japan 1 49 Klagenfurt University Austria 2 50 Kyiv National Economic University Ukraine 1 1 51 London South Bank University UK 1 52 Mahidol University Thailand 1 53 Massey University New Zealand 3 54 Middle East Technical University Turkey 4 55 National Research University Russia 9 56 National School of Political Studies and Public Romania 1 Administration 57 Nevsehir University Turkey 2 58 New York Institute of Technology USA 1 59 NLB Razvojna Banka Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 60 North-West University South Africa 3 61 Norwegian School of Economics Norway 2 62 Nottingham Trent University UK 1 63 NSIT, Delhi University India 1 64 Okan University Turkey 1 65 Osaka Gakuin University Japan 1 66 Pan-European University Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 67 Prince of Songkla University Thailand 1 68 Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Kuwait 1 Resources 69 Purdue University Calumet USA 1 70 Riga International School of Economics and Latvia 1 Business Administration 71 RMIT Australia 2 72 Romanian Academy of Science Romania 2 73 RTTEMA Latvia 1 74 Russian Academy of Sciences Russia 1 75 School of Economics and Business Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 76 Silesian University in Opava Czech Republic 1 77 South East European University Macedonia 3 78 Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville USA 1 79 Spin Italy 1 80 Staffordshire University UK 1 81 TEI Piraeus Greece 1 82 Texas A&M University Commerce USA 1 83 Texas Christian University USA 1 84 The Institute of Economics Croatia 1 85 TIS Praha Czech Republic 1 86 Tirana University Albania 1 87 Turkish Competition Authority Turkey 1 88 Turku School of Economics Finland 1 89 Universidad de La Coruna Spain 4 90 Universita' di Salerno Italy 1 91 Universite d'Orleans USA 1 92 Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium 1 93 University American College Macedonia 2 94 University Montesquieu Bordeaux IV France 1 95 University of Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 96 University of Calabria Italy 3 97 University of Defence Czech Republic 1 98 University of Economics Czech Republic 1 99 University of Finance and Administration Czech Republic 2 100 University of Gaziantep Turkey 4 101 University of Genoa Italy 1 102 University of Haifa Israel 1 2 103 University of Jyvaskyla Finland 3 104 University of Kent UK 1 105 University of Latvia Latvia 3 106 University of Ljubljana Slovenia 3 107 University of Massachusetts Amherst USA 1 108 University of Minho Portugal 1 109 University of Orleans France 1 110 University of Petra Jordan 1 111 Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania 1 112 University of Pittsburgh (SUA) USA 1 113 University of Primorska Slovenia 2 114 University of Rome Tor Vergata Italy 2 115 University of Salerno Italy 3 116 University of Salford UK 5 117 University of Sannio Italy 2 118 University of Sheffield UK 1 119 University of Siena Italy 1 120 University of Southampton UK 2 121 University of Zagreb Croatia 27 122 Ural Federal University Russia 2 123 Vienna University of Technology Austria 1 124 VTT Finland 1 125 Vytautas Magnus University Lithuania 2 126 West University of Timisoara Romania 4 127 Yalova University Turkey 2 128 Yeditepe University Turkey 1 129 Zirve University Turkey 1 3 List of Countries Represented Number of Country % Authors 1 Albania 1 0.39% 2 Australia 2 0.78% 3 Austria 6 2.33% 4 Belgium 1 0.39% 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 2.33% 6 Brasil 1 0.39% 7 Croatia 30 11.63% 8 Czech Republic 6 2.33% 9 Finland 5 1.94% 10 France 2 0.78% 11 Germany 1 0.39% 12 Greece 5 1.94% 13 India 1 0.39% 14 Israel 2 0.78% 15 Italy 17 6.59% 16 Japan 2 0.78% 17 Jordan 1 0.39% 18 Kuwait 2 0.78% 19 Latvia 5 1.94% 20 Lithuania 4 1.55% 21 Macedonia 5 1.94% 22 New Zealand 3 1.16% 23 Norway 2 0.78% 24 Portugal 3 1.16% 25 Romania 26 10.08% 26 Russia 35 13.57% 27 Slovenia 5 1.94% 28 South Africa 3 1.16% 29 Spain 5 1.94% 30 Taiwan 2 0.78% 31 Thailand 3 1.16% 32 Turkey 41 15.89% 33 UK 12 4.65% 34 Ukraine 1 0.39% 35 USA 12 4.65% TOTAL 258 100% 4 List of Conference Participants Author Institution Country A. Avramenko University of Salford UK A. Catalani University of Salford UK A. Heinze University of Salford UK A. Klosova TIS Praha Czech Republic Aaron L. Jackson Bentley University USA Abdelmoneim Youssef University of Rome Tor Vergata Italy Abdulaziz Mohamed Ateeqi Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Kuwait Resources Ahmet Yereli Hacettepe University Turkey Aino Mensonen VTT Finland Alexander Karminsky Higher School of Economics Russia Alexander Kolesnichenko Higher School of Economics Russia Alexander Kornev Higher School of Economics Russia Alexander Redlein Vienna University of Technology Austria Alexandra Horobet Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Romania Alexandra Popescu University of Orleans France Ali Haluk Erlat Middle East Technical University Turkey Ali M. Kutan Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville USA Alina Draghici Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Romania Alka Obadic University of Zagreb Croatia Alparslan Basaran Hacettepe University Turkey Alptekin Erkollar ETCOP Austria Altug Koktas Ankara University Turkey Anastasia Stepanova National Research University Russia Anastasiya Redkina National Research University, “Higher School Russia of Economics” - Perm Andrada Maria Georgescu National School of Political Studies and Public Romania Administration Andreea Semenescu Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies Romania Andres Faina Universidad de La Coruna Spain Andrey Aistov Higher School of Economics Russia Andrey Shulgin Higher School of Economics– Nizhny Russia Novgorod Anita Pavkovic University of Zagreb Croatia Anna Evtyugina Institute of Economics RAS Russia Anna Fedyunina Ural Federal University Russia Antonio Fasano Universita' di Salerno Italy Arman Aziz Karagul Anadolu University Turkey Ayca Suer Istanbul University Turkey Barbara Moerec University of Ljubljana Slovenia Bilal Fayiz Omar University of Petra Jordan Birgit Oberer Kadir Has University Turkey Blazenka Knezevic University of Zagreb Croatia Bogdan Dima West University of Timisoara Romania Bora Selcuk Kadir Has University Turkey Boris Cota University of Zagreb and Chancellor of the Croatia President of the Republic of Croatia Boris Kuznetsov Higher School of Economics Russia Bozidar Jakovic University of Zagreb Croatia Branka Topic-Pavkovic NLB Razvojna Banka Bosnia and Herzegovina Burcu Buyuran University of Gaziantep Turkey C. Kakderi Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki Greece Can Simga-Mugan Middle East Technical University Turkey Can Tansel Kaya Yeditepe University Turkey 5 Can Tansel Tugcu Nevsehir University Turkey Carike Claassen North-West University South Africa Casimir Barczyk Purdue University Calumet USA Catarama Delia Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania Cecilia Anis West University of Timisoara Romania Chi Keung Marco Lau Zirve University Turkey Claudio Boido University of Siena Italy Claudiu Botoc West University of Timisoara Romania Cornelia Pop Babes-Bolyai University Romania Cosmin –Gabriel Bolea Universidad de La Coruna Spain Cristina Badarau University Montesquieu Bordeaux IV France D S. Zygiaris Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki Greece D. deTommaso Spin Italy Dan Gabriel Dumitrescu Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest Romania Davor Labas University of Zagreb Croatia Defne Akdeniz Okan University Turkey Despoina Brini TEI Piraeus Greece Dmitri Blueschke Klagenfurt University Austria Dmitry Kokorev National Research University Russia Dmytro Sharaievskyi Kyiv National Economic University Ukraine Doris Duncan California State University -East Bay USA Dragota Ingrid-Mihaela Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania Durdana Ozretic-Dosen University of Zagreb Croatia E. Vasilieva University of Salford UK Ebru Ozgur Guler Cukurova University Turkey Ekaterina Dorodnykh University of Rome Tor Vergata Italy Eketerina Krekhovets Higher School of Economics – Nizhny Russia Novgorod Ekin Oyan Altuntas Abant Izzet Baysal University Turkey Elena Loseva Institute of Economics of RAS Ural Branch Russia Elsabe Loots North-West University South Africa Estefania Espasandin Universidade da Coruña Spain Evica Delova-Jolevska University American College Macedonia Fahri Apaydin Yalova University Turkey Fawzi Laswad Massey University New Zealand Ferda Nakipoglu University of Gaziantep Turkey Fuad Aleskerov Higher School of Economics Russia Fu-Hsiang Huang Asia University Taiwan G.
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