International Conference
About Skopje
Practicalities
Accomodation
Fee
Publication
Conferenceprogram
About Skopje
Skopje is situated in the Skopje valley, on the banks of the Vardar, the biggest Macedonian river, and has an average height of 240 m to 350 m above the sea level. The valley occupies a surface area of 1,840 km?.
Skopje is the capital of Macedonia, having about 506,926 (census 2002)inhabitants. It is located in the south of Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula. It is one of the important traffic focal point, an intersection of the roads of South Europe.
Skopje is the capital of Macedonian culture, education, science and economy. As a result of its tumultuous history, many nations live in Skopje for centuries, and the majority of the population make Macedonians (86%) of Orthodox persuasion. The official language is Macedonian, while foreigners are recommended to use English in communication.
How to reach:
Most convenient way to reach Skopje is by plane at the International Airport Alexander the Great, only 20 km far to the east of Skopje, where flights arrive from and depart to almost all European capitals. From the airport the most convenient way to arrive at the hotel or city centre is by taxi (it costs around 20EUR). Upon your requirement we can organize taxi from the airport to the hotel.
Practicalities
The registration and academic program of the conference will start formally at 9.00h on Friday, November 12, and is scheduled to end at approximately on Saturday, November 13.
Venue
The main conference is held at the
University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Economics - Skopje
Blvd. Krste Misirkov bb, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Please find here a map indicating the Conference venue and the suggested hotels mentioned here below.
Accomodation
Several hotels within walking distance are recommended and listed below. We strongly advise you to make a reservation at one of the hotels as soon as possible, but no later than October 20, 2010.
Important: In order for a special discount to be applied to the price, please mention ECCF Conference when making a reservation by email .
Hotel Square
http://www.hotelsquare.com.mk/
Email: hotelsquare@mt.net.mk
Address: Nikola Vapcarov 2, 6th floor, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Tel: +389 (0)2 3225 090
Fax: +389 (0)2 3225 077
Single: EUR 45
Double: EUR 63
Triple: EUR 81
Hotel Holiday Inn
http://www.holiday-inn.com/skopje
Email: hi@holiday-inn.com.mk
Address: Mosa Pijade 2, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Tel: +389 (0)2 3292 929
Fax: +389 (0)2 3115 503
Single: EUR 109
Double: EUR 139
Hotel Best Western
http://www.bestwestern-ce.com/turist
Email: bestwestern@hotelturist.com.mk
Address: Gjuro Sturgar 11, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Tel: +389 (0)2 3289 111
Fax: +389 (0)2 3289 100
Single: EUR 104
Double: EUR 136
Hotel Arka
http://www.hotel-arka.com.mk/
Email: info@hotel-arka.com.mk
Address: Bitpazarska 90/2, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Tel: +389 (0)2 3230 603
Fax: +389 (0)2 3238 781
Single: EUR 80
Double: EUR 110
Hotel Pelister
http://
www.pelisterhotel.com.mk
Address: Plostad Makedonija bb, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Email: dalmetfu_hotel@yahoo.com
Tel.: +389 2 3239 584
Single: EUR 59
Double: EUR 69
Hotel Premier
http://www.hotel-premier.com.mk
Address: Josif Josifovski Svestorod 36, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Email: info@hotel-premier.com.mk
Tel.: +389 2 3223 572
Fax: +389 2 3290 980
Single: EUR 65
Double: EUR 110
Fee
The fee of EUR150 has to be paid no later than October 15, 2010. The fee includes the attendance to the conference, the conference documents, the early bird reception, the lunches, the morning and afternoon refreshments and the conference dinner. After the conference guided tour will be organized to visit Skopje.
Payments should be made by transfer into the ECCF bank account: IBAN: MK07 1007 0100 0020 928 with the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia, Blvd. Kuzman Josifovski Pitu No. 1, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia, BIC/SWIFT-address: NBRM MK 2X. (In case of bank charges, they should be paid by the payor). The full name and address of the beneficiary, i.e. Faculty of Economics – Skopje is:
University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius”
Faculty of Economics – Skopje
Blvd. Krste Misirkov bb
1000 Skopje
Republic of Macedonia
Publication
The best eight papers presented at the Conference will be published in the special issue of the International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies (IJEPEE) in 2011.
This year, the Faculty of Economics in Skopje, Macedonia celebrates its 60th anniversary. Throughout these six decades, we worked hard to distinguish ourselves as a top academic institution in Macedonia in the field of economics and business. Building on our respectable tradition of excellence in education and research, we announce the International Conference on:
The Challenges to Economic Theory and Policy in the Aftermath of the Global Economic Crisis
Undoubtedly, the global financial and economic crisis of 2008-2009 represents the most important episode in the economic history of the world after World War II. What initially began as a pure financial turmoil, later on, it turned out to be a worldwide disaster, forcing prominent financial institutions to collapse, causing countries to become virtually bankrupt and prompting governments to engage in massive interventionism of unprecedented scale and form. As such, the crisis provides an exciting topic for scholars, businessmen and policy makers to discuss and to share their ideas on both the crisis causes and consequences.
Specifically, the Conference will cover the following broad themes:
Economic theory and key macroeconomic policies
- Is the modern macroeconomics in crisis?
- New challenges of the modern macroeconomics:
- The search for a new consensus or a paradigm shift?
- In search for new microeconomic foundations of macroeconomics
- The role of monetary and fiscal policies in deep recessions
- The rules versus discretion debate revisited
- The economic policy response to crisis in transition economies
Microeconomic issues
- Resource allocation: the quest for optimal combination of markets and government intervention
- The areas of market failures and the approaches to their regulation
- Regulation, deregulation and re-regulation
- Economic institutions and the importance of their efficiency and quality for the business climate
The role of the financial markets and institutions in the financial and economic crisis
- Banks, credit markets and interest rates
- The future of non-bank financial institutions and capital markets
- The global financial crisis and the patterns of company finance
- Investment decision-making before and after the crisis
- The impact of the crisis on financial reporting, accounting and auditing
The global financial and economic crisis and the business sector
- Company restructuring in the aftermath of the crisis
- The crisis and the corporate strategic response
- Organisational change, human resource and knowledge management
- Innovative business models and crisis management
- Networked enterprises, IT governance and e-business
- The impact of the crisis on the small and medium enterprises
General Information:
Location: Skopje, Macedonia
Date: November 12-13, 2010
Official language: English
Conference fee: 150 Euros
Important dates:
Abstracts: April 30th
Notification of acceptance: May 15th
Submission of full papers: September 15th
Final acceptance: September 30th
Registration and Payment: October 15th
Call for papers
Submission guidelines
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