Newsletter - Social Science in Eastern Europe 2001- 2
BULGARIA
3 Aksakov Street
1040 Sofia
Tel.: +3592 9890595
Fax: +3592 9882108
E-mail: ineco@iki.bas.bg; ineco@bas.bg
Internet: http://www.iki.bas.bg
Management: Dimitrov, Mitko; Dr. (director), Totev, Stoyan, Dr.
(deputy director)
Year of foundation: 1949
Staff: 9 professors, 42 sen. researchers, 9 researchers
Departments: The organization of the Institute follows the structure
of departments, each of them including different topics:
* Dep. of Macroeconomics - economic development and macroeconomic policy -
methodology of macroeconomic and social policies, analytical and forecasting
research; monetary and financial economics, taxation and budget deficit,
development and formation of the incomes, consumption and social welfare, social
policy and social protection of the population, labour market, family policy and
development.
* Dep. of Economic of Firms - organization and management of the economic
systems - institutional economics, entrepreneur theories; business environment,
management and behaviour of enterprises, development and organizational changes
of the companies, environment for SME development, competitive business
organizations.
* Dep. of Regional and Sector Economics - territorial organization and
regional economics, ecology and environmental protection, agriculture and
provision policy, sector and industrial policy; regional cooperation and
integration - specific focus on the Balkan and Black sea regions, cross-border
regional relations, regional aspects of the industrial and agricultural policy.
* Dep. of International Economics - world economy, global and regional
problems, economic relations between countries, regions, international
institutions; capital markets, banking, debt management; International trade,
international prices, competitiveness, international finance, macroeconomic
models and policy of open economies, theory and practice of economic
integration, European political cooperation and integration.
The management concept is based on the dual organization of research
activity: stationary and problem oriented. The first case corresponds to the set
up departments; while in the second case ad hoc teams are formed from different
departments. These two kinds of organization structures supplement each other in
pursue of solution to multidisciplinary and transition problems.
Main fields: The activities of the institute are focused on applied
and theoretical research in the area of current and future developments in
Bulgarian economics. The institute fulfils its educational function as part of
the Academic School Centre for Economics. Its scientific staff teaches at
various universities. The institute has an information department at its
disposal, which offers various informational services, a library, and computer
department.
Research: The institute's staff is currently working on the following
research topics: Theoretical consideration of the process of transition to a
market economy; economic growth in the time of transition, macroeconomic and
regional parameters, social aspects, structural changes, ecological aspects,
investment and control mechanisms, analysis and prognoses of economic
development; international economic relations of the Bulgarian economy during
the period of transition; international projects.
Current research projects:
* The Development of Corporative Relations and Corporate Governance in
Bulgaria (Prof. Dr. Iliya Georgiev, Dr. Liliya Chankova, Dr. Evgeni Peev,
Spartak Keremidchiev)
* Economic Environment for Competitive Agriculture in Bulgaria (Prof. Dr.
Ludmil Petkov, Dr. Nikola Valchev)
* The Unemployment in Bulgaria - Evaluation and Possibilities of Reduction
and Stabilisation (Dr. Vasil Tsanov, Dr. Pobeda Lukanova)
Periodicals: The Journal "Economic Thought" comes out in six
issues per year, covering the entire spectrum of economic problems (in
Bulgarian). The "Economic Studies" comes out in three issues per year
(in Bulgarian). "Economic Studies" publishes the results of the
research work of the Institute of Economics, and of the Economic Academy
"D. A. Tsanov", on a wide range of economic problems - economic
policies, branch restructuring, regional and environmental policies, financial
and fiscal problems of the transition period, ownership and management of
companies, social insurance, foreign economic relations and European
integration. The periodical is addressed to the scientific and academic
community and to experts, working in the field of economy.
Publications: Main publications in English (last ten years)
* Dimitrov, M. (ed.), 1997. State Enterprise Restructuring in Bulgaria,
Romania and Albania. Gorex Press
* Minassian, G., Dimitrov, A., 1994. Economic Outlook of Bulgaria
1995-1997. Sofia
* Beleva, I. et all., 1993. Bulgaria and the European Community. The
Transformation of the Labour Market and Social Policy: a View Towards Europe.
Sofia
Events:
* "The Social Sciences towards 21st century", 24-25.11. 1999,
Sofia, Institute of Economics of the BAS.
* "The Bulgarian Economy on the Threshold of Two Centuries",
08.10.1999, Sofia, Institute of Economics of the BAS.
* "Capital Flows and International Financial Markets: Impact on the
Economy in Transition and Accession to the European Union", 26.11.1999,
Sofia, Institute of Economics of the BAS.
* "The Health and Pension Insurance - the Experience of the Republic of
Bulgaria and the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia", September 2000,
Albena.
Co-operations: The following international research projects will be
completed in 2001/2002:
* Improving the Structure and the Legislation of the Bulgarian Higher
Education, (Group project ), Dr. Stoyan Totev
* Integration of Macroeconomic, Scientific and Technological Policy, (Group
project), 5-th FP, Dr. Rossitsa Chobanova
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