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ENPI Migration Project - Mid Term Country Studies Workshop

Organizers: Martin Kahanec (Central European University, Budapest), Luca Barbone (World Bank)
Location:Krakow, Poland
Date:May 08, 2012 - May 09, 2012

Event Manager:

Elke Henn (IZA)

Program

Monday, May 07:

Arrival.

As of 19:00 buffet dinner at hotel in the Royal Art Cafe

Tuesday, May 08:

08:30       Light Breakfast and Registration
 
09:00       Opening and Charge for the Day
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn) and Luca Barbone (CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research)
 
 
09:10       Martin Kahanec (Central European University, Budapest and IZA)
"How It All Fits Together"
 
 
        Part I - Review of Country Studies and Feedback from the Group
 
09:20       Country Studies I:
Chair: Luca Barbone (CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research)


Moldova
Georgia
Ukraine


Comments: Matthias Luecke (Kiel Institute for the World Economy and CASE)

Discussion
 
 
10:40       Coffee Break
 
 
10:55       Country Studies II:
Chair: Martin Kahanec (Central European University, Budapest and IZA)


Germany
Poland
Italy


Comments: Luca Barbone (CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research)

Discussion
 
 
12:15       Country Studies III:
Chair: Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)


Armenia
Belarus
Azerbaijan


Comments: Martin Kahanec (Central European University, Budapest and IZA)

Discussion
 
13:35       Lunch
 
        During lunch break:
 
        Olena Fedyuk (Central European University, Budapest)
  "Costs and Benefits of Migration at the Household Level"
 
 
14:35       Country Studies IV:
Chair: Kathryn Anderson (Vanderbilt University, CASE and IZA)


Spain
United Kingdom


Comments: Luca Barbone (CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research)

Discussion
 
 
15:30       Coffee Break
 
16:00       Small Groups on Emerging Lessons
 
17:00       Small Group Reports and Action Plan
 
18:00       End of the Day
 
19:00       Dinner at Restaurant Ariel
 

Wednesday, May 09:

 
08:45       Recap on Lessons from Country Studies
 
 
        Part II - Working towards Options for Increased Mobility
 
 
09:20       Luca Barbone (World Bank)
  "European Union Migration Policies"
 
 
10:00       Small Group Discussions on Hypotheses for Liberalization
 
11:00       Small Group Reports and Action Plan
 
12:00       End of Workshop
 




Participants

Kathryn Anderson (Vanderbilt University, CASE and IZA)
Luca Barbone (CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research)
Costanza Biavaschi (IZA)
Misha Bonch-Osmolovskiy (CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research)
Sudharshan Canagarajah (World Bank)
Lidia Farre (IAE Barcelona (CSIC) and IZA)
Olena Fedyuk (Central European University, Budapest)
Pawel Kaczmarczyk (Warsaw University and IZA)
Martin Kahanec (Central European University, Budapest and IZA)
Aghavni Karakhanian (Institue for Civil Societey and Regional Development (ICSRD) and CASE)
Aleksei Kazlou (CASE Belarus)
Lucia Kurekova (Central European University, Budapest)
Lasha Labadze (CASE Georgia)
Matthias Luecke (Kiel Institute for the World Economy and CASE)
Georgeta Mincu (CASE Moldova)
Aart Jan Riekhoff (CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research)
Hanna Vakhitova (Kyiv School of Economics and CASE)
Alessandra Venturini (University of Turin and IZA)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and Bonn University)