International scientific gathering Market structures & competition protection - experiences of countries in transition

As one of the manifestations on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the IES, the Institute, in cooperation with BBA, organized the scientific gathering "Market Structures & Competition Protection - Experiences of Countries in Transition" on 16 May 2008.

Programme

10:00 - 12:00
Opening ceremony - Welcome speech by Prof. Dejan Erić, Director of the IES
Introductory Study
PART I - MARKET STRUCTURES AND COMPETITION
Paper Presentations
Discussion
12:00 - 12:20 Coffee Break
12:20 - 13:30 PART II - COMPETITION PROTECTION
Paper Presentations
Discussion
13:30 - 14:00 Results Summary and Conclusionsi zaključaka

The gathering was opened by Professor Dejan Erić, PhD, Director of the IES, who, in his introductory speech, emphasized the significance of the topic for most countries in transition, especially Serbia. The economy of Serbia is facing a very low competitiveness level, according to the estimates of relevant international institutions. He also mentioned the professional staff of the IES, qualified to carry out various research and analyses of concentration levels on particular segments of the relevant market.

The meeting was led by the operating Presidency, comprised of Professor Petar Đukić, PhD, full-time Professor of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University of Belgrade, and member of the Council Commission for Competition Protection, Božo Drašković, PhD, an associate of the IES, Professor Vlastimir Vuković, PhD, President, IES associate, and Professor Mihail Petkovski, PhD, full-time Professor at the Faculty of Economics in Skoplje.

Most participants-authors read their reports during the substantive part of the meeting. The conclusions were adopted at the end of the meeting.

The Conference on the current topics–market structures and competitiveness protection assembled scientific workers and professors of the leading institutes and faculties from the country and abroad.

A significant number of papers with very interesting results and recommendations were presented at the conference. The presentation of the experiences of the Balkan countries in transition attracted special attention.

According to the main conclusions of the gathering, the most important problems are insufficient openness of the domestic market, ineffective competition protection, mild penal policy, low customer protection and insufficient competition research.