The Second Annual Conference on Current Issues in Economic Governance was held at Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey, April 2-3 , 2008. The purpose of the conference is to bring together leading research economists from among business leaders, government officials, academics, economic development practitioners and researchers. This web site contains the video, simultaneous translations in five languages and text or visuals of the sessions if available. Clicking the picture will start the video in its original language. Translations into other languages can be selected by clicking the corresponding language.
Welcoming Addresses
Prof. İhsan Doğramacı Founder and President, Bilkent University
Chair: James Mirrlees Trinity College, University of Cambridge, Nobel Laureate
Finn Kydland University of California, Santa Barbara, Nobel Laureate
Speech Title: On the Importance of Long-Run Policy Consistency Duration: 30:40
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Mehmet Yörükoğlu Vice Governor, Central Bank of Turkey
Speech Title:
Economic Convergence and Decoupling in Monetary Policy Duration: 27:24
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Refet Gürkaynak Bilkent University
Speech Title: Policymaking in Small Open Economies: It Is Not The Global Factors, It Is You
Duration: 15:25
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Questions and Answers
Duration: 21:00
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Session V
Chair: Heydar Babayev Minister of Economic Development
Donald Johnston Former Secretary General of OECD
Speech Title: Bubbles: Are We Condemned To See Them Repeated? Duration: 19:04
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Ahmet Tıktık Director, Strategic Development Unit, State Planning Organization of Turkey
Speech Title: Competition Policy, Implementation and Macroeconomic Performance: The Prospects for Turkey
Duration: 20:16
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Ahmet Kesik Director of Strategic Development Unit, Ministry of Finance
Chair: Finn Kydland University of California, Santa Barbara, Nobel Laureate
James Mirrlees Trinity College, University of Cambridge, Nobel Laureate Speech Title: Moral Hazard and Regulating Lenders Duration: 25:10
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Selin Sayek Böke Bilkent University
Speech Title: Differential Effects of Capital Flows Duration: 20:16
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Ahmed İbraihi Ali Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Iraq
Speech Title: Capital Investment Policy of the Central Bank of Iraq Duration: 08:59
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