50 Court Of Sciences, CS 50
Los Angeles, CA 90095
9:30-10:00 AM
INTRODUCTION
The Economic Factor
Richard G. Hovannisian
AEF Chair, UCLA
The Contributions of Armen Alchian to Economic Theory
Harold Demsetz
Department of Economics, UCLA
10:00 AM-12:30 PM
GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN ARMENIA:
ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES
(IMF BOOK PRESENTATION)
Moderator: Michael Intriligator
Department of Economics, UCLA
Presenter: Enrique Gelbard
Deputy Division Chief and Former Mission Chief to Armenia,
International Monetary Fund
Refreshment Break: 10:45-11:00
Discussants:
William Ascher
Donald C. McKenna Professor of Government and Economics,
Claremont McKenna College, and AIPRG Advisory Board
Daniel A. Mazmanian
Bedrosian Chair in Governance and Director, Judith and John Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Public Enterprise, School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California
Ara Khanjian
Department of Economics, Ventura College and AIPRG
12:30—1:30 PM
Lunch Recess
1:30—4:00 PM
SELECTED TOPICS ON ARMENIA'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Moderator: Lee Ohanian
Department of Economics, UCLA
Tax Potential vs. Tax Effort: Factors Behind the Stubbornly Low
Tax Collection in Armenia
David Grigorian
International Monetary Fund and AIPRG
Remittances, Poverty, and Growth in Armenia
Bryan Roberts
Department of Homeland Security and AIPRG
Financial Sector Development in Armenia:
Problems and Challenges
Nerses Yeritsyan
Central Bank of Armenia and AIPRG
DISCUSSION
Cost : Free
RichardHovannisian
www.uclaarmenian.org
Hovannis@history.ucla.edu Sponsor(s): Center for Near Eastern Studies, Economics, Armenian Educational
Foundation Chair In Modern Armenian History,
Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG)
