The First Annual Conference on Current Issues in Economic Governance was held at Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey from April 3 through 4, 2007. The purpose of the conference is to bring together leading research economists from business leaders, government officials, academic institutions and economic development practitioners and researchers. The conference format included technical presentations with question-and-answer and discussion periods for the entire group. This web site contains the video, audio and written presentations of the sessions.

Welcoming Addresses
 

  Prof. İhsan Doğramacı
Founder and President, Bilkent University

Speech / 14:25
Presentation

  Durmuş Yılmaz
Governor, Central Bank of Turkey

Speech / 16:25

  Kemal Unakıtan
Minister of Finance, Turkey

Speech / 40:34
Presentation

 

Economic Development
Chair: Kemal Unakıtan
Minister of Finance, Turkey
 

  Elman Rustemov
Chairman, National Bank of Azerbaijan

Speech Title: Current Issues in Macroeconomic Policy of Azerbaijan
Language: RUS
Speech / 25:20
Presentation

  Donald Johnston Former
Secretary General of OECD (1996-2006)

Speech Title: Governance and Investment: Keys to Economic Growth and Prosperity
Language: ENG
Speech / 20:13

  Finn E. Kydland
University of California-Santa Barbara, and Carnegie Mellon University,Nobel Laureate in Economics

Speech Title: Economic Policy and Growth
Language: ENG
Speech / 26:20
Presentation
  Questions and Answers

Language: ENG/TR
Speech / 12:39

 

Central Banks and Monetary Policies
Chair: Robert Mundell
Columbia University, Nobel Laureate in Economics
 

  Adib Mayaleh
Governor, Central Bank of Syria

Speech Title: Developments in the Monetary Policy of Syria
Language: ARAB
Speech / 22:19

  Anwar Saidenov
Governor, National Bank of Kazakhstan

Speech Title: Current Issues in the Practice of Monetary Policy in Kazakhstan
Language: ENG
Speech / 12:25
Presentation

  Tarek Amer
Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Egypt

Speech Title: Egypt's Banking Sector Reform and Monetary Policy Developments
Language: ENG
Closed Session


  Refet Gürkaynak
Department of Economics, Bilkent University

Speech Title: Interactions between Central Bank Staff and Policy Makers
Language: ENG
Speech / 18:48
Presentation
  Questions and Answers

Language: ENG/ARAB
Speech / 11:55
  Ali Babacan
Minister of State in Charge of Economy, Turkey

Speech Title: Keynote Speech
Language: TR
Speech / 32:22

 

Taxes, Fiscal Policies and Implementation
Chair: Finn E. Kydland
University of California-Santa Barbara, and Carnegie Mellon University, Nobel Laureate in Economics
 

  James Mirrlees
University of Cambridge, Nobel Laureate in Economics

Speech Title: Tax Structure and its Implementation
Language: ENG
Speech / 27:52
Presentation

  Samir Sharifov
Minister of Finance, Azerbaijan

Language: ENG
Speech / 30:15

  Hasan Basri Aktan
Undersecretary, Ministry of Finance, Turkey

Speech Title: Public Financial Management and Revenue Policies in Turkey
Language: TR
Speech / 36:43
Presentation
  Questions and Answers
Language: ENG

Speech / 08:06



Exchange Rate Policies and Implementation
Chair: James Mirrlees
University of Cambridge, Nobel Laureate in Economics
 

  Robert Mundell
Columbia University, Nobel Laureate in Economics

Speech Title: Optimal Currency Areas
Language: ENG
Speech / 39:39
Presentation

  Erdem Başçı
Vice Governor, Central Bank of Turkey

Speech Title: Monetary Policy Challenges Under Perfect Capital Mobility
Language: ENG
Closed Session

  Sübidey Togan
Department of Economics, Bilkent University

Speech Title: Current Account Sustainability: A Methodological Framework
Language: ENG
Speech / 20:07
Presentation
  Questions and Answers
Language: ENG

Speech / 30:15

 

Policies for Emerging Economies
Chair: Roman Gotsiridze
President, National Bank of Georgia
 

  Mehmet Yörükoğlu
Vice Governor, Central Bank of Turkey

Speech Title: Macroeconomic Policy in an Emerging Economy
Language: ENG
Speech / 24:40
Presentation

  Osman Arıoğlu
Commissioner of Revenue Administration, Turkey

Speech Title: Restructuring of Revenue Administration and Implementation in Turkey
Language: TR
Speech / 29:33
Presentation
  Questions and Answers
Language: RUS/ENG/FRE

Speech / 12:30

 

Panel on Education of Economics
Moderator: Sübidey Togan
Bilkent University
 

  Donald Johnston
Former Secretary General of OECD (1996-2006)

Language: ENG
Speech / 06:40

  Finn E. Kydland
University of California-Santa Barbara, and Carnegie Mellon University, Nobel Laureate in Economics

Language: ENG
Speech / 12:27
Presentation

  Fatma Taşkın
Department of Economics, Bilkent University

Language: ENG
Speech / 08:59
Presentation

  Gregory L. Eastwood
President, Case Western Reserve University

Language: ENG
Speech / 05:11
  Discussion
Language: ENG

Speech / 13:47



Real Economy
Chair: Ali Doğramacı
Rector, Bilkent University
 

  Binali Yıldırım
Minister of Transport, Turkey

Speech Title: Public Private Partnership Projects Implemented in Transport Sector and Economy
Language: TR
Speech / 30:36
Presentation

  İbrahim Halil Çanakçı
Undersecretary of the Treasury, Turkey

Speech Title: Performance of the Turkish Real Economy and Policies
Language: TR
Speech / 21:33
Presentation

  Ahmet Tıktık
Undersecretary, State Planning Organization of Turkey

Speech Title: Turkish Real Economy : Challenges Ahead
Language: TR
Speech / 16:58
Presentation
  Questions and Answers
Language: TR

Speech / 06:24

 

Structuring the Conference for
April 3, 2008
Moderator: Ali Babacan
Minister of State in Charge of Economy, Turkey
 

  James Mirrlees
University of Cambridge, Nobel Laureate in Economics

Language: ENG
Speech / 18:52

  Robert Mundell
Columbia University, Nobel Laureate in Economics

Language: ENG
Speech / 13:14
Presentation

  Ali Doğramacı
Rector, Bilkent University

Language: ENG
Speech / 09:29
  Discussion (Russian translated to English)
Language: ENG
Speech / 21:38