Economic Liberalization and Integration Policy

The Regional Dimensions of Barriers to Business Transactions in Russia.- Macroeconomic Aspects of Opening up, Unemployment and Sustainable Growth in Transition Countries.- Sustainability of Growth and Development of Financial System in Russia.- The Transmission of Economic Fluctuations Between Russia, Europe, Asia and North America.- U.S.-Russian and U.S.-Ukrainian Trade Relations and Foreign Direct Investment Effect.- Inflation in the New Russia.- Russian Fuel and Energy Sector: Dynamics and Prospects.- Russia's Energy Strategy and the Energy Supply of Europe.- Natural Resources and Economic Growth: From Dependence to Diversification.- Corruption and Public Investment Under Political Instability: Theoretical Considerations.- Institutional Issues of Transport Policy Implementation in Russia.- Human Capital and Growth: A Panel Analysis for the EU-15, Selected Accession Countries and Russia.- Telecommunications, Trade and Growth: Gravity Modeling and Empirical Analysis for Eastern Europe and Russia.- Russia's Integration Into the World Economy: An Interjurisdictional Competition View.- Panel Discussion: Perspective on Russia.

Paul J. J. Welfens, geb. 1957 in Düren, Studium der Volkswirtschaftslehre in Wuppertal, Duisburg und Paris, Promotion 1985, Habilitation1989. Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Volkswirtschaftslehre - Schwerpunkt Makroökonomische Theorie und Politik an der Bergischen Universität Wuppertal; Präsident des Europäischen Instituts für Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen (EIIW); Jean-Monnet-Professor für Europäische Wirtschaftsintegration; zuvor Distinguished Research Fellow am AICGS/The Johns Hopkins University, Professor an der Universität Münster bzw. Potsdam, Visiting Alfred Grosser Professor Sciences Po, Paris.