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Armenian International Policy Research Group (Washington. USA) Армянская исследовательская группа по международной политике (Вашингтон)Armenian International Policy Research Group
 
 
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PRESS RELEASE
 
Armenian International Policy Research Group
 
P.O. Box 28179
 
Washington, DC 20038-9998
 
USA
 
Phone: (202) 623-8605, (202) 458-2589
 
Fax: (202) 478-0934
 
E-mail: postmaster@armpolicyresearch.org
 
 
Yerevan Office
 
40 Baghramian Ave.
 
Yerevan, Armenia 375 019
 
Phone: (3741) 512-670
 
Fax: (3741) 512-679
 
 
Third Annual AIPRG International Conference on Armenia
 
 
Income Distribution and Social Safety Nets
 
 
January 15-16, 2005
 
 
The World Bank
 
 
For online registration, go to: http://www.armpolicyresearch.org/ConferencesSeminars/Registration/Registration.htm
 
 
Conference Program
 
 
Day 1: Saturday, January 15
 
 
7:30 AM Registration and Coffee
 
 
8:30 AM Introduction and Welcoming Remarks
 
 
Introductory Remarks: AIPRG Co-Chairs
 
 
Welcoming Remarks: H.E. Arman Kirakossian, Ambassador of Armenia in the U.S.
 
 
Keynote Opening Address: Vahram Nercissiantz, Chief Economic Adviser to the President of Armenia and AIPRG Advisory Board
 
 
Conference Thematic Address: Haroutone Armenian, President of American University of Armenia and AIPRG Advisory Board
 
 
Session I - Growth and Development
 
 
Chair: Mohsin S. Khan, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF*
 
 
9:30 AM Julian Karaguesian, Ministry of Finance, Canada
 
 
Reversing Armenia's De-Industrialization: the Role of Strong Governance and
 
 
Solid Institutions
 
 
Discussant: Saumya Mitra, Lead Economist, The World Bank
 
 
10:15 AM Bryan Roberts, BearingPoint, USA
 
 
Armenia's Remittances: Economic Impact and Optimizing Strategy
 
 
Discussant: Ralph Chami, Deputy Division Chief, International Monetary Fund
 
 
11:00 AM Coffee Break
 
 
Session II - Macroeconomic Policies
 
 
Chair: Padreep Mitra, Chief Economist, Europe and Central Asia Region, The World Bank *
 
 
11:30 AM Bagrat Tunyan, The World Bank Armenia Office
 
 
The Shadow Part of the Armenian Economy: Size, Causes, and Consequences
 
 
Discussant: Professor Jeffrey Miller, University of Delaware
 
 
12:15 PM Grigor Sargsyan, Central Bank of Armenia
 
 
Inflation and Output in Armenia: the Threshold Effect Revisited
 
 
Discussant: Levon Barseghyan, Assistant Professor, Cornell University and AIPRG
 
 
1:00 PM Lunch (World Bank Executive Dinning Room)
 
 
Keynote Luncheon Speaker: Professor William Easterly, New York University, Department of Economics*
 
 
Session III - Poverty and Income Distribution
 
 
Chair: Ad Melkert, Executive Director, The World Bank, and AIPRG Advisory Board
 
 
2:30 PM Gohar Minasyan, IMF Armenia Office
 
 
Aghassi Mkrtchyan, UNDP Armenia Office
 
 
Factors Behind Rural Poverty in Armenia
 
 
Discussant: Martin Ravallion, Research Manager, The World Bank*
 
 
3:15 PM Astghik Minasyan, Ministry of Labor and Social Issues, Armenia
 
 
Hasmik Ghukasyan, USAID/PADCO Armenia Office
 
 
Targeting State Social Assistance to the Most Needy: the Armenian Experience
 
 
Discussant: Professor Ara Khanjian, Ventura College and AIPRG
 
 
4:00 PM Coffee Break
 
 
4:30 PM Discussion Session IV - Reforms in Health and Social Services
 
 
Chair: Carolann Najarian, President, Armenian Health Alliance
 
 
Panelists: Sergey Khachatryan and Lusine Aydinyan, Health Project Implement. Unit, Arm.
 
 
Beneficiary Assessment of the First Stage of Armenian Health Sector Optimization
 
 
Marine Adamyan, World Vision Armenia Office
 
 
Integrated Approaches to Well-Being and Quality of Life Improvement
 
 
Hilda Grigorian, Grigorian Business Consultants, USA
 
 
Trafficking of Women and Young Girls in Armenia: Reality or Myth?
 
 
 
8:00 PM Reception at the Armenian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Hosted by H.E. Ambassador Arman Kirakossian
 
 
Location: Embassy of the Republic of Armenia 2225 R Street, NW Washington, DC 20008
 
 
 
Day 2: Sunday, January 16
 
 
Session I - Governance and Civil Society
 
 
Chair: E.J. Dionne, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution*
 
 
 
9:00 AM Arman Khachaturyan and Mark Airaudo, Centre for European Policy Studies, Belg.
 
 
The Political Economy of Transition in Armenia: Quo Vadis?
 
 
Discussant: Phil Uhlmann, Assistant Professor, Bentley College and Fletcher School of Diplomacy, Tufts University
 
 
9:45 AM Anna Ohanyan, Simmons College and University of Massachusetts, USA
 
 
Civilizing Civil Society: Framework for Tri-Sectoral Civil Society Engagement and Negotiation Culture in Armenia
 
 
Discussant: Professor William Ascher, Vice President and Dean of the Faculty,
 
 
Claremont McKenna College and AIPRG Advisory Board
 
 
10:30 AM Coffee Break
 
 
Session II - Public and Private Services Provision
 
 
Chair: Michael Blackman, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Restructuring and Energy, US Agency for International Development, Mission to Armenia
 
 
11:00 AM Paul Holden and Vahe Sahakyan, The Enterprise Research Institute, USA
 
 
Issues Related to Promoting Competitive Business Environment in Armenia
 
 
Discussant: Professor Richard Beilock, University of Florida and AIPRG
 
 
11:45 AM Audrey Selian, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, USA
 
 
The Use of IC Technologies in the Armenian Government
 
 
Discussant: Greg Aftandilian, Independent Consultant
 
 
12:30 PM Lunch (Lobby of the Main Complex, The World Bank)
 
 
Keynote Luncheon Speaker: Vahan Zanoyan, President and CEO, PFC Energy Corporation
 
 
 
2:00 PM Discussion Session III - Trade and Geopolitics
 
 
Chair: Hratch Tchilingirian, Associate Director, Eurasia Program, Judge Institute of Management, University of Cambridge, UK
 
 
Panelists: Karine Torosyan, Department of Economics, Oregon State University, USA
 
 
Armenia's Trade Structure in Comparative Prospective
 
 
 
Asbed Kotchikian, Boston University, USA
 
 
Border Politics: the Political and Geopolitical Implications of Opening of Turkish-Armenian Border
 
 
 
Richard Giragosian, Abt Associates and AIPRG
 
 
Toward a New Concept of Armenian National Security
 
 
 
 
 
 
4:00 PM Discussion Session IV - Diaspora-Armenia Economic Link
 
 
 
 
Chair: Noubar Afeyan, Managing Partner and CEO, Flagship Ventures
 
 
and Senior Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 
 
 
Panelists: Berge Ayvazian, Armenian High Tech Council of America and AIPRG
 
 
Strategic Direction's of the Diaspora in Armenia's Economic Development
 
 
 
 
Aaron Shirinian, U.S. Embassy in Armenia
 
 
On Donor Aid Coordination and Its Relevance for the Diaspora Assistance
 
 
 
 
Kaia Miller, Aslan Global and Armenia2020
 
 
The Essential Element in Effective Diaspora-Homeland Partnerships: A Discussion of Views from Armenia and Its Diaspora
 
 
(*) - invited.
 
 
 
 
http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Armenian_International_Policy_Research_Group
 
Armenian Studies Centers and Associations
 
 
  
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Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG)
 
Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG)
  
The Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG) is a nonpartisan, nonpolitical association that researches and encourages the discussion of public policy issues in Armenia and the Diaspora. AIPRG aims to consolidate the existing Armenia-related expertise by bringing together accomplished researchers and practitioners who specialize in economics, political science, law, and government affairs. The Group also aspires to advance capacity building by providing opportunities for aspiring young professionals to develop their skills through research and interactions with experts in their respective fields. In addition to conducting research, AIPRG intends to organize conferences and seminars designed to promote discussions and initiate policy dialogue regarding important Armenian and Diaspora-related issues. By way of research and conferences, the Group plans to collaborate with Development Agencies, International Financial Institutions, the donor community, individual researchers, and policy practitioners in order to achieve these goals and a greater understanding of the development issues related to Armenia and the Diaspora.  
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The Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG) is a nonpartisan, nonpolitical association that researches and encourages the discussion of public policy issues in Armenia and the Diaspora. AIPRG aims to consolidate the existing Armenia-related expertise by bringing together accomplished researchers and practitioners who specialize in economics, political science, law, and government affairs. The Group also aspires to advance capacity building by providing opportunities for aspiring young professionals to develop their skills through research and interactions with experts in their respective fields. In addition to conducting research, AIPRG intends to organize conferences and seminars designed to promote discussions and initiate policy dialogue regarding important Armenian and Diaspora-related issues. By way of research and conferences, the Group plans to collaborate with Development Agencies, International Financial Institutions, the donor community, individual researchers, and policy practitioners in order to achieve these goals and a greater understanding of the development issues related to Armenia and the Diaspora.
 
 
http://www.armpolicyresearch.org/
 

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Армянская исследовательская группа по международной политике (Вашингтон)
AIPRG
Armenian International Policy Research Group (Washington. USA)
Филиалы: Yerevan Office 40 Baghramian Ave. Yerevan, Armenia 375 019, (3741) 512-670 Fax: (3741) 512-679
Адрес: P.O. Box 28179 Washington, DC 20038-9998 USA
Телефон/Факс: (202) 623-8605, (202) 458-2589 Fax: (202) 478-0934
Эл. почта: postmaster@armpolicyresearch.org
Ссылки: http://www.armpolicyresearch.org/ConferencesSeminars/Registration/Registration.htm http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Armenian_International_Policy_Research_Group; http://www.armpolicyresearch.org/

Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG)

The Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG) is a nonpartisan, nonpolitical association that researches and encourages the discussion of public policy issues in Armenia and the Diaspora. AIPRG aims to consolidate the existing Armenia-related expertise by bringing together accomplished researchers and practitioners who specialize in economics, political science, law, and government affairs. The Group also aspires to advance capacity building by providing opportunities for aspiring young professionals to develop their skills through research and interactions with experts in their respective fields. In addition to conducting research, AIPRG intends to organize conferences and seminars designed to promote discussions and initiate policy dialogue regarding important Armenian and Diaspora-related issues. By way of research and conferences, the Group plans to collaborate with Development Agencies, International Financial Institutions, the donor community, individual researchers, and policy practitioners in order to achieve these goals and a greater understanding of the development issues related to Armenia and the Diaspora.