Saturday, April 9 KSE International Student and Teaching Conference 1 on REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SMALL PIECES OF A BIG SUCCESS Saturday-Sunday, April 9-10, 2011 (KSE, vul. Yakira 13, Lukyanivs ka metro station) 2 nd floor STUDENT CONFERENCE 9.00-10.00 Registration and collecting documents for the tickets reimbursement. Welcome coffee & snacks 2 nd floor, room 207 JOINT SESSION 10.00-10.30 Opening remarks by Denys Nizalov, KSE Academic Director Welcome from sponsors by Outi Isotalo, Second Secretary, Embassy of Finland to Ukraine 1 Participants of the conference are students and faculty from the universities of Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. 1
Conference overview by Hanna Vakhitova, KSE Assistant Professor and Conference Director PARALLEL SESSIONS 10.30-12.00 Essay Session (10 minutes per presentation and Q&A) Chair: Hanna Vakhitova, KSE Assistant Professor Innovative Development of the Region as a Mechanism for Increasing the Competitiveness of Ukraine Ann Derenutsa, Taurida National V.I.Vernadsky University The Freedom of Air or How Development of Regional Air Traffic and Airports Can Increase Business and Tourist Potential of Ukraine Iryna Khitrun, DNU named after O. Gonchar Fostering Innovations and High-tech Sector Development in CIS Countries: How to Create Effective Regional Policy? Oksana Moiseeva, Belarusian State Economic University Room 208 Vague Differences of Ukrainian Regions' Competitiveness as the Proof of Priority of National Competitiveness Analysis against Regional Vladyslav Berestenko, Odessa National Mechnikov University Innovation for Economic Growth: Capabilities and Constraints Elena Barkun, Belarusian State Economic University 10.30-12.00 Research Papers Session (15 minutes per presentation and Q&A) 12.00-12.15 Coffee-break Chair: Olena Nizalova, KSE Assistant Professor Factor Analysis of Mortality Problem in Ukraine: Regional Diversities Ievgeniia Iarmosh, Sumy State University Distribution of Crime across Ukraine: Panel Analysis Pavlo Iavorskyi, KSE Determinants of Educational Performance: A perspective of Ukraine Oleg Tkhoryk, KSE How to Decide Healthcare Problems in Sumy Region? Statistic Approach Alexander Putimcev, Ukrainian Academy of Banking (Sumy) Sergey Zagorulko, Sumy State University 2
PARALLEL SESSIONS 12.15-13.45 Essay Session (10 minutes per presentation and Q&A) Room 208 Chair: Pavlo Prokopovych, KSE Assistant Professor Difficulties in the external commerce of Republic of Moldova Andrei Romancenco, Academy of Economic Studies (ASEM) Trade Liberalization as a Key to Regional Development Liliya Maliauka, Belarusian State Economic University FEZ in Donetsk Region: Achievements and Future Opportunities Nina Syniakova, Donetsk National Technical University Regional Variation in Economic Development Anton Vorush, Donetsk National Technical University Regional Peculiarities of Attracting Foreign Direct Investment to Ukraine s Economy Volodymyr Levkivskyi, Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University 12.15-13.45 Research Papers Session (15 minutes per presentation and Q&A) Chair: Elena Besedina, KSE Assistant Professor The Investment Component of Cooperation between Ukraine and the CIS Countries Victoria Kovalenko & Svitlana Makukha, Kharkiv National University of Economics Econometric Analysis of Population's Incomes of Republic of Belarus in Inter-regional Context Aleksandra Bezborodova, Belarusian State University Differences in Regional GDP per Capita Oleksii Khodenko, Ukrainian Academy of Banking (Sumy) Creative Approach to Determining Regional Economic Development in Belarus Denis Marmysh & Yuliya Zavodnik, Belarusian State University 14.00-15.00 Lunch ( Primavera, Melnikova 6) 3
PARALLEL SESSIONS 15.15-16.45 Essay Session (10 minutes per presentation and Q&A) Room 208 Chair: Kateryna Bornukova, BEROC Senior Researcher Impact of the Development of the Region on the Budget Deficit Iuliia Pisotska, Odessa National I.I. Mechnikov University Comparative Analysis of Credits for Education in the USA and Ukraine (in Ivano-Frankivsk region) Mykhailo Prokopiv, Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas Why Norwegians Can and Ukrainians Can Not? Or Social Capital and Regional Development Iuliia Bondarenko, NaUKMA 15.15-16.45 Research Papers Session (15 minutes per presentation and Q&A) Chair: Tom Coupe, KSE Associate Professor Dependents Moldavian Economy from Remittances Egor Cusmaunsa, Moldovan Academy of Economic Studies The determination of regional wage inequality in Ukraine Vira Semenova, National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and Kyiv T. Shevchenko National University The Economic Reasonableness Estimate of Gas Charges for Households and Industrial Enterprises Denis Klochkov, Taurida National V.I.Vernadsky University Project Financing as an Alternative Banking Product for Investment Projects Svetlana Sivitskaya, Poltava National Technical University named after Uriy Kondratyuk Research of Territorially-Distributed Regional Systems on the Base of Statistical Rates Kateryna Zaslavska, Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University 16.45-17.30 Tickets reimbursement (office 332) 4
KSE OPEN LECTURE 1 st floor, Aula Magna Conference Room 17.30-18.00 Registration 18.00-18.05 Opening remarks by Denys Nizalov, KSE Academic Director 18.05-18.20 Announcing the winners of the KSE International Student Conference Regional Development Small Pieces of a Big Success by Hanna Vakhitova, KSE Conference Director 18.20-19.20 Policy Frictions in Managing Regional Economic Development by Howard Ockman, Chief of Party, Local Investments and National Competitiveness USAID project 19.20-19.30 Q&A 2 nd floor 19.30-20.30 Reception 5
Sunday, April 10 9.30-10.20 Coffee & snacks (KSE, 2 nd floor) 10.30-13.30 Sightseeing tour for students participants (from KSE) 2 nd floor TEACHING CONFERENCE 9.30-10.00 Registration. Welcome coffee & snacks JOINT SESSION 10.00-10.10 Opening remarks by Denys Nizalov, KSE Academic Conference 10.10-10.30 EERC Research Network presentation by Irina Sobetska, Competition Coordinator, GDN Regional Window Coordinator 10.30-12.45 Local development projects in teaching, presentations by faculty Using Case-method in Teaching Specialized Courses for Future Economists Aliona Dymchuk, Chernivtsi Trade and Economic Institute of Kyiv National Trade and Economic University Case Study as Teaching Technique in Microeconomics Tetyana Nestorenko, Azov Regional Institute of Management of Zaporozhye National Technical University Training: Specifics of Combining Knowledge of Financial Courses and Courses on Regional Development Natalia Vnukova, Kharkiv National Economic University International Investments of "Cargill" to Donetsk Region: the History of Successful Cooperation Daur Zuhba, DonNTU Mind Mapping in International Economics Course Sergey Mazol, Belarus State Economic University Case-study: Impact of LINK Project on Regional Economic Development in Policy Analysis Course Denys Nizalov, KSE Academic Director 13.00-14.30 Lunch ( Primavera, Melnikova 6) JOINT SESSION 14.30-15.30 Open discussion Сlosing remarks by KSE Director, Oleksandr Rohozynsky 6