2014 ICSID Conference ‘Regional Heterogeneity and Incentives for Governance’ Registration open (through 15th April)

2014 ICSID Conference

‘Regional Heterogeneity and Incentives for Governance’

On May 29-31, 2014the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development (ICSID, HSE) organizes the International Conference ‘Regional Heterogeneity and Incentives for Governance’in Pushkin, St. Petersburg.The conference will include the EACES-HSE workshop ‘Political Economy of Development: a Comparative Perspective’ that will take place on May 29, 2014.

The International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development (ICSID,http://iims.hse.ru/en/csid/) is one of the international laboratories created by the Higher School of Economics in 2011, and currently unites a team of researchers from Russia, USA and Europe.

The major goal of the conference is to bring together Russian and foreign experts in political economy and economic policy who have an interest in regional politics, bureaucracy, and property rights. We will focus largely, but not exclusively, on the Russian and Chinese experience in these areas. This topic is motivated by a rethinking of the substantive role of the state in developing economies, as well as the important role of regional heterogeneity and subnational economic and political processes for the successful realization of national programs of political development.

The 2014 conference will be the third annual event of its type organized by the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development. In May 2012, we focused on  Douglass North et al.’s (2009) concept of  “limited access orders”, and discussed whether it was helpful for empirical analyses in developing countries (http://www.hse.ru/en/institutions/symposium_en). In June 2013, we gathered Russian and foreign experts in political economy to discuss new data and methods available to researchers of institutions and economic development (http://iims.hse.ru/en/csid/news/88659626.html). In 2014, we plan to continue our work on institutions and economic development, with a primary focus on the cases of Russia and China.

ICSID associates and partners taking part in the conference include:

• Daniel Treisman (UCLA)
• William Pyle (Middlebury college)
• Thomas Remington (Emory University)
• Alexander Libman (Frankfurt School of Finance and Management)
• John Reuter (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Higher School of Economics)

Furthermore, we invited leading experts on regional governance and development in China and Russia to participate in the event:

• James Kung (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
• Masayuki Kudamatsu (Stockholm University)
• Joseph Fan (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
• Martin Dimitrov (Tulane University)
• Pierre Landry (University of Pittsbourgh)

Conference working language – English.

The conference will be held at Management training center of HSE – a multifunctional complex, including a hotel, conference halls and working rooms, situated in Pushkin. Pushkin is a historical town 40 minutes away from Saint-Petersburg city center, with the famous Tzarskoe Selo 10 minutes away from the conference venue (http://spb.hse.ru/en/1291728/mtc/)

Conference registration:

Conference registration deadline is April 15, 2014.

To register for the conference please send the following information:

-       Full name

-       Citizenship

-       Dates of arrival and departure

-       Russian visa necessity

-       Room type (single/ twin/ double)

to Nina Ershovanershova@hse.ru titled “ICSID conference registration”.

Early registration is appreciated because the number of rooms in HSE Management training center hotel is limited. Below are the prices per day, breakfast included:

single room 2500 RUB

twin room - 3000 RUB

double room (for 1 person) - 3000 RUB

double room (for 2 persons) - 3500 RUB

If necessary we will provide you with an invitation that you'll need to apply for a visa at a Russian consulate. Since making an invitation may take up to 3 weeks we will appreciate if you register in advance.

Looking forward to welcoming you in Pushkin.

Program of the Conference  Program EACES workshop+ICSID conference final.docx