| December
2004
Journal Acta Oeconomica, Vol.
54, No. 3/2004, pp. 273-296, has published Professor G. W. Kolodko's article entitled "Globalization and
the Equity Issues in Postsocialist Transition Economies".
Abstract 
December
2004
Chinese journal "Finance and Economics", No. 6 Nov/Dec 2004, pp. 15-19, has published Professor
G W. Kolodko's article entitled "Transition to a Market System. Gradualism versus Radicalism".
Text
of the article (in Chinese) 
December 2004
The Press
of NIIA - the Nigerian Institute for International Affairs - has published Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko
work on "Globalization and Catching Up in the Emerging Market Economies" (pp. 98).
Director of TIGER has visited the NIIA and presented a guest lecture there in the summer of 2004. 
December
2004
EKONOMISTA (No.
5, 2004, pp. 609-634), the leading economic periodical in Poland, has published a paper by Professor Grzegorz
W. Kolodko on "Institutions, Policies and Growth". The article
is based on the paper presented to the TIGER conference on "Strategy
for Fast Economic Growth in Poland", organized at the Kozminski Business School (WSPiZ) on March 25-26,
2004. 
December
17, 2004, 10:00 a.m. room B17
The lecture on "Lessons of China's Transition from a Planned Economy
to a Market Economy" was presented by outstanding Chinese economist - Justin
Yifu LIN. He is Professor and Founding Director of the China
Center for Economic Research at Peking University and Professor at the Department of Economics, Hong
Kong University of Science and Technology. The lecture was delivered within the WSPiZ
& TIGER Distinguished Lectures Series.
CV
Presentation
Introduction to the lecture
Lecture
December
16, 2004, 10:00 a.m. room B17
TIGER's conference on "Public Finances and Economic Growth". Our
special guest was the Finance Minister of Poland - Dr.
Miroslaw Gronicki.
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September 6 - December 13, 2004
During the recent years it is already the
sixth semester of teaching assignment of Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko at various academic institutions
in the USA. Aside of the Yale School of Management (SOM) in 1998 and the Department of Economics at the
UCLA in 2000, Director of TIGER has been lecturing at the Department of Political Science at the University
of Rochester, New York. At the UofR he holds since 1999 a position of John C. Evans Visiting Professor
in Polish and European Studies. During this appointment at the University of Rochester Professor G. W.
Kolodko presented a lecture on comparative economics and politics related to the process of post-communist
systemic transformation and a seminar on the political economy of globalization. 
December 9, 2004
Pro
Europa Assosciation is known for its engagement in promoting European integration. This year it organises
a Social-Economic Euro-competition "Friend of Europe". During the competition a European Personality of
the year 2004 will be chosen. Andrzej Bolesta is a member of the Board which will choose a winner.
More December 7, 2004,
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Washington DC
Dr. Marcin Piatkowski, Research Director, delivered a seminar
on "The Potential of ICT for Development in Transition Economies - Technological Leapfrogging or a Growing
Divide?" at the World Bank. The seminar was held within the framework of World Bank's series of lectures
on the impact of information and communication technology on growth. Dr. Barry Bosworth, Brookings Institution,
Dr. John Daly, ISGIF and Peter Knight, President Telemática e Desenvolvimento, have commented on
the seminar's presentation.
Presentation 
Left: Marcin Piątkowski, Barry Bosworth, Deepak T. Bhatia, Peter
Knight December 5, 2004
Along the Caribbean cost of south and west Barbados
the RUN BARBADOS 2004 is done! It's been already
the sixth marathon run this year by Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko. From the Antipodes to Gulf of Mexico,
from North to South California, from the Arctic to the Caribbean. And that's enough for this year! 
December
2, 2004
Another interview with Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko has been published in China. This
time "Zhong guo Shehuibao" ("China Social Daily") has published a piece entitled "'Xiao Zhengfu, Da Shehiu'
du Yiding Shihe Zhong guo" ("'Small Government, Big Society' is not necessary suitable for China").
The interview (in Chinese). December
1, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
Together with professors Thomas Gibson, Robert Foster and Ronald Jones professor
Grzegorz W. Kolodko participated in the panel debate on "International Trade and Globalization". The panel
was organized jointly by the Departments of History, Anthropology, Economics and Political Science of
the University of Rochester, New York. The debate
took place at the River Campus, in the Hoyt Auditorium. The panel was co-sponsored by the Students for
Liberty and the Students for Justice.
Information
about the panel 
November
2004
A new book by prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko entitled "O Naprawie Naszych Finansów" (Eng.
"On the Reform of Our Public Finance System") has been published by TNOiK.
Quotation from the last page of the cover: When for the first time I spoke about the core of the policy,
which aimed at "turning the digits back to front" - meaning jumping from the 0.5 % economic growth rate
in the first quarter of 2002 to 5.0%, many treated this as grotesque. Later, they admited that I was right.
They especially underlined the accuracy of the predictions, that indeed the GDP grew at the rate of 3,5%
(in fact it grew 3,8%). The most important thing is not to predict the right numbers, however, but to
implement a proper policy. Consequnetly my policy happenned to be right. The "digits turned back to front"
at the beginning of 2004. In the first half of the year GDP grew over 5% and there is a chance for a similar
increase for the entire year.
Chapter I (in
Polish) 
November
2004
The new book on "Strategy for Fast Economic Growth in Poland", edited by Professor Grzegorz
W. Kolodko, has been published (in Polish) by the Kozminski
School of Management. This comprehensive study has been prepared by the team of over twenty scholars
and policymakers associated with TIGER, and is the result of research program coordinated by the TIGER.
The proceedings of the investigations had been discussed during the March 25th-26th, 2004,
conference organized by TIGER.
Contents (in Polish)
Introduction (in Polish)
Chapter
I (in Polish) 
November
2004
The book edited by Andrzej Bolesta entitled "Conflict and Displacement: International Politics
in the Developing World" has recently been published. The publication is a collection of papers on violent
conflicts, displacement and international reaction. It is a common effort of the graduates of the MSt
in Forced Migration course at the University of Oxford.
Table
of Contents
Preface 
November
24, 2004
Research assistant in TIGER - Andrzej Boelsta - took part as an expert in the debate
entitled "Globalisation: chances or threats?" organised by the pupils of the 42nd Secondary School in
Warsaw. November 19-21, 2004
Research assistant in TIGER - Andrzej Bolesta
- participated in a workshop entitled "The Future of Europe" organised by the Polish Association for the
Club of Rome. The workshop took place at the Polish Economic Society headquarters in Warsaw. November
19, 2004, 8:00-9:30 p.m.
At the invitation of Enrique Prados del Amo - the President of Asociacion
de Mercados Financieros - Director of TIGER, Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko, participated - together
with Mr. José Luis Alzola, Director for the Economics and Markets of Citigroup, and Mr. José
Luis Escrivá, the Chief Economist of the BBVA group - in a panel discussion on "The New European
Union Countries Arrival Economic Impact". The presentations was followed by the open debate with the auditorium
(ca. 150 persons), formed by the managers of the financial markets in banks, savings banks and other financial
intermediaries as well as investors. The panel took place at the Palace of Fernán Nunez in the
hart of Madrid.
Program of the event 
November
17-18, 2004
Malgorzata Runiewicz Ph.D., Senior Assistant in Tiger, participated in the international
conference on "The impact of FDI on the Export Competitivness of Companies and Sectors: the case of Baltic
States". This was the 65th Anniversary Conference of the Institute of Economics in Zagrzeb, Croatia.
About the conference 
November 17, 2004, 5:00 p. m. room: B5
Andrzej Bolesta, research assistant
in TIGER delivered a lecture entitled: "Chinese way to market economy" during the TIGER's seminar.
CV
Abstract (in Polish)
November
10-16, 2004
Research assistant in TIGER - Andrzej Bolesta - visited again China. During his trip
he was consulting experts from the Peking University and the Ministry of Trade on the progres of implementation
of the systemic economic reforms and development policy in PRC. 
With
Professor Kong Tianping from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences November
15, 2004, 1:30 p.m. room 101, building G, SGH
Public defense of the doctoral dissertation by Malgorzata
Runiewicz on "The impact of FDI on the Baltic States' manufacturing exports competitiveness on the European
Union markets". Prof. Eufemia Teichmann is the dissertation's supervisor. Marzenna A. Weresa Ph.D (Warsaw
School of Economics) and Prof. Wojciech Kosiedowski (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun) are the
reviewers. The doctoral dissertation is publicly available at Warsaw School of Economics's Library. 
November
9, 2004, 7:30 p.m. 
"Fifteen Years After Communism: The Mistakes and Successes of Postcommunist Economic Reform". This is
the title of the subsequent lecture (www.hws.edu/news/update/showrelease.asp?id=16731)
to be presented by Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko during his 2004 fall visit to North America. This time
the lecture was given at the Hobart and William Smith Colleges
in Geneva, New York.
Abstract
of lecture 
November
5, 2004, 10:00 a.m.
In St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - at the invitation of Dr. Terry Boak Vice-President
of Brock University - Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko
presented the guest lecture at the Faculty of Business (Pond Inlet) on topic "Economics and Politics of
the Post-Communist Transition".
Leaflet 
With
Professor Eugene Kaciak November 1, 2004
The Chinese newspaper HAINAN
DAILY published an interview with Director of TIGER on the determinants and perspectives of China's economic
growth. Chinese politicians and economists often are taking advantage of Professor Kolodko's advise on
the issues of systemic change toward market economy and development strategy. Several his research and
academic works, including two major books on transformation, globalization and development) have been
published in Chinese in recent years.
The
text of interview (in Chinese) October 2004
Professor G. W. Kolodko
paper entitled "Ten Years of Postsocialist Transition: Lessons for Policy Reforms" was recently listed
on Social Science Research Network's Top Ten download list for "World Bank: Transition Economies (Topic)
All Time Hits". As of 10/20/2004 the paper has been downloaded 267 times and the abstract has been read
690 times. You may view the abstract and download statistics at the URL http://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=170888.
This paper may be listed in the Top Ten for other networks or journals. To view the entire Top Ten list,
visit The SSRN Electronic Library at http://www.ssrn.com/browse.
To view Professor Kolodko own Author Home Page please click on http://ssrn.com/author=172353. October
29-31, 2004
Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko participated at the International Conference on Public
Service Reform, organized by the China
Institute for Reform and Development (CIRD) in Haikou, Hainan. Director of TIGER has contributed to
the CIRD conference already twice, in 2002 and 2003. Professor Kolodko presented a paper on topic "Economic
transition and transformation of the government". 
With
Professor Chi Fulin
October 27, 2004
Little Tigers Science Club has elected Daniel
Kucia to the President of the Club's Board post. 
October
20, 2004, 5:00 p.m. room B5
TIGER's seminar. Małgorzata Runiewicz, delivered a lecture, entitled
"The foreign trade and foreign direct investments (FDI) as factors of international competitiveness of
small and big countries in their period of transformation: case of Poland and Baltic States (Estonia,
Lithuania, Latvia)".
CV
Abstract
October
16, 2004, 3:30 p.m. room D202
Public defense of the doctoral dissertation by Marcin Piatkowski
on "The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on Economic Growth and Entreprise Development
in Transition Economies". Prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko is the dissertation's supervisor. Prof. Witold Bielecki
and Prof. Adam Noga are the reviewers.
Dissertation
abstract (in Polish)
Dissertation presentation
(in Polish)
Publications
by Dr. Piatkowski 
October
15, 2004, 12:00 p.m. Aula II
Distinguished Russian economist and the Vice-Chairman of the Russian
Academy of Sciences - Prof. Aleksander Nekipelov gave a lecture entitled "Public Preferences and Their
Role in Shaping Russian Economic Development". The lecture was a part of the WSPiZ
& TIGER Distinguished Lectures Series.
Prof.
Nekipelov's CV
Introductory Remarks by Prof.
Grzegorz W. Kołodko
Prof. Nekipelov's Presentation
October
10, 2004
Long Beach International Marathon! It's been already the fifth race this year. And one
more time in less than 4 hours! This time a distance of 26,2 miles Prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko has run in
3 hours 59 minutes and 17 seconds.
Photos
Photo by Peter Trus October 5-6, 2004
Andrzej Bolesta - Research Assistant in TIGER - participated in the conference entitled "Building regional
Partnership to Fight Trafficking in Persons in the Context of EU Enlargement". The conference was organized
in Warsaw by the US Department of State and International
Organization for Migration. October 5, 2004, 12:00 p.m.
The official
inauguration of the 2004/2005 academic year took place at the Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship
and Management in Warsaw. Rector of the Academy - Professor Andrzej K. Kozminski awarded Marcin Piatkowski,
Jacek Tomkiewicz and Andrzej Bolesta with prizes for academic achievements. 
September
2004
The book edited by Andrzej Bolesta entitled "Forced Migration and the Contemporary World:
Challenges to the International System" has recently been published. The publication is a collection of
papers on migration, refugees, asylum and international regulations in this regard. It is a common effort
of the graduates of the MSt in Forced Migration course at the University of Oxford.
Table
of Contents
Preface
Note about the book
in the
Forced Migration Review Issue 21
http://www.fmreview.org/mags1.htm
September
2004
Raport on "Information Society in Poland. A Prospective Analysis" authored by Marcin Piatkowski,
Research Director, is now available. It presents the results of a research project financed by the Institute
of Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) of the Directorate General Joint Research Centre of the European
Commission.
Full
text of the report (pdf 3,6 MB)
Short
presentation September 29, 2004, 12:00 p.m.
The Skalny Center for
Polish and Central European Studies Lecture and Artist Series at the University of Rochester invited for
Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko special presentation. He spoke on "The Political and Economic Implications
of Poland's Membership in the European Union". The event took place in Gamble Room, Rush Rhees Library,
University of Rochester River Campus.
Skalny
Center for Polish and Central European Studies 
With
Prof. Ewa Hauser - Director of the Skalny Center for Polish and East European Studies September
27, 2004, 3:00 p.m.
At the invitation of Professor
Douglass C. North - the Nobel Laureate in Economics, 1993 - professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko visited
the Washington University in St. Louis and presented
a lecture on "Post-Communist Transition and the European Union Enlargement". The seminar took place at
Weidenbaum Center, on the third floor of Eliot Hall, in room 300.
Information
flyer 
September
9-11, 2004
Marcin Piatkowski, Research Director, took part in the XIV
Economic Forum in Krynica, Poland (so-called "Eastern European Davos"), where he delivered two presentations
during a seminar on the "Future Outlook on the Information Society: ICT production and ICT use in New
Member States and Candidate Countries of the EU".
Program
of the seminar
"The Potential of ICT
for Development and Economic Restructuring in the New EU Member States"
"Information
Society in Poland" 
Economic
Forum in Krynica July/August 2004
Eventually holidays! Professor Grzegorz
W. Kolodko travelled around western Africa, visiting Nigeria,
Mali,
Burkina
Faso, Ghana,
Togo,
Benin
and Niger. 
July
2004
Prestigous Russian journal Voprosy Ekonomiki
published an article of prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko entitled "Instituty,
politika i ekonomiczeskij rost" 
July
23-26, 2004
At the invitation of Dr. Oumara Makalou, President and Director of the CERDES - Center
of Studies and Research for Democracy, Economics, and Social Development - Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko
visited Mali. On Friday, July 23rd, in the country's capital city, Bamako, the CERDES - jointly with the
National Association of Economists and the Law, Economics and Management Faculty of the University of
Mali - organized a lecture of the TIGER's Director on the issues of transformation, globalization and
development. 
July
15-22, 2004
The Director of TIGER, Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko, visited Nigeria. On July 16th,
at 10:00 a.m., he presented a seminar on "Globalization and Catching-up in Emerging Markets" at the Nigerian
Institute for International Affairs w Lagos (NIIA). Professor G. W. Kolodko has given also a number
of interviews to the leading newspapers and TV stations. Below you may find the interview published by
weekly VANGUARD.
Interview for weekly magazine Vanguard 
With
the director-general of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs - prof. U. Joy Ogwu and former
minister of finance of Nigeria - dr Kalu Idika Kalu July 12, 2004
Director
of TIGER, Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko was interviewed by twelve leading journalists from China specialising
in economy and finances. The discussion was about the experiences of Poland's economic transition and
the state's public finances. The venue was the Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management. July
2, 2004, 6:00 p.m.
During the MBA
graduation ceremony at the Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management, Professor Grzegorz
W. Kolodko gave a lecture entitled "Sources of fast economic growth in Poland". 
July
1, 11:30 a.m. room 119
Rector of WSPiZ - Professor Andrzej K. Kozminski chaired a seminar during
which the last book by Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko on "O Naprawie Naszych Finansów" ("On
Restructuring of the Public Finance") was discussed. In the panel also participated Dr. Halina Wasilewska-Trenkner,
a member of Monetary Policy Council, and Professor Bazyli Samojlik from WSPiZ. June
30, 2004, 11:00 a.m.
President of the Polish Economic
Society, prof. Zdzislaw Sadowski, chaired research seminar on public finance. The event took place
in "Dom Ekonomisty" in Warsaw at Nowy Świat street 49. During seminar was discussed latest book by prof.
Kołodko titled "On Restructuring of the Public Finance" (O Naprawie
Naszych Finansów). June 27-29, 2004, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
Jacek Tomkiewicz, research assistant in TIGER took part in the conference which was organized within project
Think Tank Collaboration in Transition Policy Studies. Jacek Tomkiewicz presented results of TIGER's research
in the panel "Information and Communication Technologies as Drivers of Economic Development in Post-Communist
Countries"
Conference agenda June
19-20, 2004
The fourth in this semester marathon was completed by professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko
- this time in Arctica, upon the beautiful Norwegian fjord in Tromse. The classical distance of 42 km
195 m in the Midnight Sun Marathon
Professor Kolodko run in 4h 22 min 44 sec. And now short holidays in Spitzbergen!
Photo: Julia Kołodko June
16, 2004, 6:00 p.m.
Prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko gave an inauguration speech entitled "Fifteen Years
after the Polish "Round Table". The World Economy and Prospects for Growth in Transition Countries" during
the international conference "General Accounting Theory.
Towards Balancing the Society". The conference was organized by Cracow
University of Economics and Leon Kozminski Academy
of Entrepreneurship and Management. The lecture took place at Leon Koźmiński Academy of Entrepreneurship
and Management, whereas the rest of the conference (June 17-18) at Polish
Academy of Sciences' palace in Jablonna. 
June
15, 2004, 11 a.m. room B17
During the seminar series entitled "Society, Authority, Policy - the
continuations and changes", a new book by Prof. Edmund Wnuk-Lipinski (Collegium
Civitas) "THE WORLD OF MID ERA. GLOBALIZATION - DEMOCRATION - STATE" (original title: "SWIAT MIEDZYEPOKI.
GLOBALIZACJA - DEMOKRACJA - PANSTWO") was presented. Prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko - Director of TIGER - took
part in the seminar. June 14-15, 2004
At the invitation of the Central
Mathematics and Economics Institute (CEMI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Marcin Piatkowski
delivered a lecture on the impact of ICT on development of transition economies during a conference on
"ICT as a driver of economic growth in Russia and other countries". The conference was organized within
the USAID grant project, where TIGER is partnered with CEMI, Conference Board and Harvard University,
USA. June 11, 2004
The prestigious Nankai
University in Tianjin, China awarded Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko with the Honorary Professorship
for his oustanding contribution to the theory and practice of market transformation. In March this year
Prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko was awarded the Honorary Degree (Doctorate Honoris Causa) by the Southwestern
University University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) in Chengdu, China. In the recent years two
books about the transformation, globalization and economic development, wrote by the Director of TIGER,
were published in Chinese. 
June
11-13, 2004
The Annual Conference of the Chinese
Association for Economics Studies on Russian and East European Countries took place at the Nankai
University in Tianjin. This year conference's topic was "Transition Economies: Policy, Performance,
Results and Perspective of Russian and East European Countries". During the conference Prof. Grzegorz
W. Kolodko presented a lecture on "From Shock to Therapy. The Lessons from Post-Communist Transformation
in Central Europe and the FSU Republics".
www.nankai.edu.cn
June 11-12, 2004
At the international conference on "Comparative Transitions:
A Critical Review", organized by the London Business School,
Director of TIGER, Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko, and Professor D. Mario Nuti from LBS and University
of Rome 'La Sapienza' have presented a paper on "The Quality of Macroeconomic Policies in the Transition".
Below the main thesis of the paper are presented.
Presetation
.ppt (168 KB) June 10, 2004
During his visit to China Professor
G. W. Kolodko presented at the China Youth College for
Political Sciences in Beijing a public lecture on "How Successful Has Been the Polish Road to a Market
Economy?". 
June
8 - July 5, 2004
Yale University is one of the
most prestigious universities in America. It belongs to the famous Ivy League. At the invitation of Prof.
Gustav Ranis - the director of Yale Center for International
and Area Studies, research assistant in TIGER - Andrzej Bolesta - visited Yale to conduct his research
on Chinese economy and postsocialist transition. 
June
5, 2004
While in Phon Penh, professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko met the former Prime Minister of Cambodia,
Mr. Ung Huot, Secretary General FUNCINPEC, Prince Norodom Sirivudh, and the Secretary of State in the
Ministry of Trade, Mr. Ravy Khek. They discussed the evolution of the political situation of and the development
conditions for Cambodia, as well as consequences of its accession to WTO. The interlocutors were also
interested in the implications of Poland's accession to the European Union. June
3 - 5, 2004
At the invitation of the World
Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), research assistant in TIGER - Andrzej Bolesta
- participated in the international conference entitled "Making Peace Work", organized by WIDER in Helsinki. 
June
2, 2004, 2:30 p.m.
At the invitation of the President of University
of Cambodia, Professor Kao Kim Hourn - Director of TIGER, Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko gave a lecture
entitled "Transition to a Market Economy in Postsocialist Countries: The European Experience". The lecture
took place as a part of University of Cambodia's Distinguished Public Lecture Forum.
Article
about the lecture in French 
June
1, 2004
While in Hanoi, professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko met the President of Vietnam, Mr. Tran Duc
Luong . They discussed the results of the doi moi policy - Vietnamese market reforms initiated in 1986;
and the conclusions for the Vietnam and Indochina region from the transition of Poland and other Central
East European states. The Director of TIGER pointed out the need for fighting corruption and not allowing
excessive disparities in income sharing. 
June
1, 2004
During his visit in Vietnam, Director of TIGER, Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko met the
academic circles and presented a lecture on "Transition to a Market Economy and the European Union Enlargement"
at the National Economics University in Hanoi. 
May
2004
The book edited by Andrzej Bolesta entitled "International Development and Assistance: Where
Politics Meets Economy" has been published by Wydawnictwo WSPiZ.
The publication is a collection of papers written by distinguished specialists in the are of migration,
developement and international assistance.
Table
of Contents
Forward and Introduction 
May
2004
The book by professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko entitled "Globalizacijata
i perspektiwite za razwoj na postsocijalisticzkite zemji" has been published by Magor Economic Institute
in Macedonia. This edition is the nineth language version of the book.
Table
of Contents (in Macedonian) 
May
31 - June 1, 2004
At the invitation of United Nations
Development Programme and Viet
Nam's National Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities (NCSSH) Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko participated
in the International Conference on Transition Economies
in Hanoi, Vietnam. The main purpose of the conference was to exchange experiences on the most important
lessons learned in transition economies over the past 15 years and to discern policy and institutional
implications for countries in transition. The conference also compared and contrasted the differing experiences
of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and East Central Europe with those of transition economies
in East and South East Asia. During the conference the Director of TIGER presented the lead papers to
two panels: on Monday, May 31st, at 10:30 on "Comparative Transition Experiences Asia - Europe" and on
Tuesday, June 1st, at 14:00 on "Transition with Equity". Professor Kolodko met also the Vietnamese President
- Mr. Tran Duc Luong. May 24, 2004
Marcin Piątkowski,
Research Director, assumed a position of an Advisor to the Swiss Executive Director at the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington D.C., USA. The Swiss Executive Director is one of twenty four directors
sitting on the Executive Board of the IMF, which is responsible for conducting the day-to-day business
of the IMF. It carries out its work largely on the basis of papers prepared by IMF management and staff. 
May
19, 2004, 5:00p.m. room B5
TIGER seminar. Prof. Jan Monkiewicz, Chairman of the Polish
Insurance And Pension Funds Supervisory Commission gave a lecture on "Development and functioning
of the insurance market and pension funds".
About the
Author (in Polish) 
May
14, 2004
International conference organized by TIGER on "ICT as Drivers of Development in Transition
Countries" was held within the USAID grant, and presented the results of a research project of TIGER,
Conference Board, USA, Russian Academy of Sciences, and Harvard University. In the conference participated:
Prof. Dale W. Jorgenson, Harvard University, Prof. Bart van Ark, University of Groningen, Netherlands,
and Conference Board, USA, Prof. Robert McGuckin, Conference Board, USA, Prof. Michał Kleiber, Poland's
Minister of Science and Information Technology.
Program Sponsors: 
Press
Partner: 
May
14, 2004, 9.00 am
Prof. Dale W. Jorgenson, Director of the Program on Technology and Economic
Policy, Kennedy School of Government, and Samuel W. Morris University Professor, Harvard
University, one of the founders of theory of economic growth, recipient of the prestigious John Bates
Clark Medal (1971), and one of the leading experts on the role of technological progress in economic development,
delivered a lecture entitled "Information Technology and the World Economy" within the WSPiZ
and TIGER Distinguished Lectures Series.
Prof.
Dale W. Jorgenson's web site 
May
10-13, 2004
Prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko was in Papua New Guinea. On Wednesday, May 12th, at 3 p.m.
he gave a lecture entitled "Globalization, Post-Communist Transformation and the European Union Enlargement".
This lecture was a part in a series organised by Centre for Melanesia and Pacific Studies, at School
of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), University
of Papua New Guinea (UPNG). 
May
9, 2004
In Brisbane, on the Australian East Cost, prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko met with the Polish
community, where he discussed in particular the perspectives of Poland's development after the European
Union accession and possibilities of maintaining high economic growth. 
May
4, 2004
Director of TIGER, Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko met in Apia the Prime Minister of Samoa
- Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi. They discussed the strategy of development of the South Pacific states. 
May
4-7, 2004
"Talofa Lava!" means "Welcome!" in Samoan. At the invitation of Professor Wood Salele
- the Dean and Head of the Faculty of Commerce of the National
University of Samoa (Le Iunivesite Aoao o Samoa) in Apia - Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko visited Samoa.
He presented two lectures on Friday, May 7th: at 1:30 p.m. on "Globalization and Catching-up in Emerging
Market Economies" and on 3:30 p.m. on "The Post-Communist Transition, Globalization and European Union
Enlargement".
While in Apia he met also with Deputy Premier
- Minister of Finance and Governor of the Central Bank of Samoa - H.E. Misa Telefoni Retzlaff. 
May
3, 2004, 12:40 p.m.
During his visit to New Zealand, Professor G. W. Kolodko presented a seminar
on "The Fifteen Years of Polish Transition to Market and Democracy. Lessons for the Future" at the School
of Economics and Finance and School of Government, Victoria
University of Wellington. The seminar took place in seminar room, at the 12th floor of Rutherford
House. 
May
1, 2004
Having played a significant role in Poland's accession to the European Union as a Deputy
Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance in the years 1994-97 and 2002-03 during which GDP increased
in sum by one third, professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko in his own manner celebrated Poland's joining the EU.
In rain in New Zealand he completed the Rotorua
Marathon in 4 hours 7 minutes and 5 seconds. 
April
28 - 30, 2004
At the invitation of the University
of Auckland and the New Zealand Institute of International
Affairs (NZIIA) professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko has payed a visit to Auckland in New Zealand. He met
the representatives of the financial and business circles, the government, and the media. During his visit
to Auckland the TIGER Director has presented lecture at the University of Auckland on "Globalization and
the Post-Communist Transformations. The Myths and the Reality" (Thursday, April 29th, 6:00 p.m. Lecture
Theatre 215, Arts1 building; 206 on the campus map). April 28,
2004
Research assistant in TIGER - Andrzej Bolesta participated on conference entitled "Business,
Politics and Administration - Together or Separately. Entrepreneurship as common denominator of self-realization
of young Poles in various aspects of social life". The conference was organized by Young Social Democrats. April
26, 2004
Research assistant in TIGER - Andrzej Bolesta participated in the discussion organized
by the Batory Foundation entitled "Economic chances". April
21, 2004, 5:00 p. m., room B5
TIGER seminar. Chairman of the Polish
Securities and Exchange Commission Jacek Socha gave a lecture on the "The stock market in the dawn
of Poland's accession to the European Union".
Lecture
(zip 0,5 MB) April 20, 2004
Marcin Piatkowski, Research
Director, took part in the public panel debate on "Is it worth to become an entrepreneur?" organized by
student association of the Warsaw School of Economics (WSE) and Business Center Club within the "Festival
of Entrepreneurship". The panel also featured Prof. Piotr Płoszajski from WSE, Ms. Barbara Kaśnikowska,
Deputy Chairman of the Polish Agency of Entrepreneurship Development and Mr. Zbigniew Żurek, Vice Chairman
of Business Center Club, a leading business association.
More April
19, 2004
Marcin Piatkowski, Research Director, delivered a lecture on "ICT as Drivers of Poland's
Development" during a conference on "New generation of economic models" organized by the Polish
Economic Society. The paper underlying the lecture will be published by PES in a book entitled "Discussions
with outstanding young Polish economists".
Program April
19, 2004, 4:00 p.m.
Lecture by Prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko entitled "The European Union Enlargement
and Poland's Economic Future" for the foreign student of the Little
Tigers Science Club. April 16, 2004, 4:00 p.m.
In
the Library of Foreign Literature in
Moscow Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko donated the set of his 35 books to the collection of FLB. While in
Moscow Director of TIGER he visited also the Russian Academy of Sciences and met with the editors of journals
"Voprosy Ekonomiki" ("The Economic Problems") and "Mir Pieremien" ("The Transition World"), of which he
is the member of Scientific Advisory Boards. 
April
7, 2004
"Little Tigers" Science Club
attended a seminar - 7th in the series on the "Management of the Cultural Institutions". After the Polish
National Opera, the Polish National Philharmony,
the Polish National Library, the
Polish National Museum, the Polish National Gallery
of Art "Zachęta" and Polish Radio, Little Tigers
visited the National Theatre in Warsaw, where they
were met by the Director of the National Theatre in Warsaw, Mr. Krzysztof Torończyk. After the meeting
they saw Andrzej Saramonowicz's play entitled "2nd May", directored by Mrs. Agnieszka Glińska. 
April
6, 2004, 11:00 a.m.
The historic negotiations of the Polish Round Table, which initiated systemic
reforms in our part of the world, were concluded fifteen years ago. They took place between 6th February
and 5th April 1989, in what is now the Presidential Palace at the Krakowskie Przedmieście street in Warsaw.
At the anniversary of this important event the President of Poland Mr. Aleksander Kwaśniewski had invited
all the participants. Director of TIGER, Prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko, as a participant of the Round Table
negotiations also took part in the meeting. 
April
5, 2004, 5:00 p.m.
"Little Tigers"
Science Club attended a seminar, organized together with Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko - 6th in the series
on the "Management of the Cultural Institutions". After the Polish
National Opera, the Polish National Philharmony,
the Polish National Library, the
Polish National Museum and the Polish National
Gallery of Art "Zachęta", Little Tigers visited Polish
Radio, where they were met by the Chairman of Polish Radio S. A., Mr. Andrzej Siezieniewski. 
March 2004
The book edited by Marcin Piatkowski entitled "Nowa gospodarka"
a transformacja ("New Economy" and Transformation) has been published by Wydawnictwo WSPiZ.
Table of Contents and Introduction (in Polish)
Reviews (in Polish)  March
2004
The book edited by Robert E. Westerfield entitled "Current Issues in Globalization" has been
published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko has contributed a chapter to this publication on "Globalization, Marginalization
and Growth in Emerging Market Economies". 
March 2004
The first issue of new journal of the Russian
Academy of Science - "Mir Pieremien" ("The World of Changes") - has been published in Moscow. The issue
includes the article by Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko on "Globalization
and Economic Growth" ("Mir Pieremien", No. 1, 2004, pp. 140-152). 
March
25-26, 2004, WSPiZ
Conference on the "Strategy for Fast Economic
Growth in Poland". 
Main
Sponsor: 
Sponsors:
Conference
Book Sponsor: 
Press
Partner: 
March
24, 2004, 5:00 p. m., room B5
TIGER seminar. Dr. Cezary Banasinski, Chairman of the Office
of Competition and Consumer Protection gave a lecture on "Legal conditions of competition in Poland".
About the Author 
March
23, 2004, 12:00 p.m.
"Little Tigers"
Science Club attended a seminar, organized together with Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko - 5th in the series
on the "Management of the Cultural Institutions". After the Polish
National Opera, the Polish National Philharmony,
the Polish National Library and the
Polish National Museum Little Tigers visited the Polish
National Gallery of Art "Zachęta", where they were met by the Director of Polish National Gallery
of Art "Zachęta", Mrs. Agnieszka Morawińska. 
March
19, 2004, 12pm
President of the Queen's College, Cambridge
University prof. John Eatwell gave lecture entitled "Pensions Policies in the European Union - a Burden
for New Members?" The lecture is a part of the WSPiZ and TIGER Distinguished
Lectures Series.
Prof. Eatwell's CV
Prof.
Eatwell's presentation 
March
13, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
At the invitation of Professor LIN Yifu - the Director of China Center for
Economic Research, Peking University - Prof. Grzegorz
W. Kolodko presented a lecture for the faculty and students of Peking University and Tsinghua University
- the top two universities in China. The topic of lecture is "The 15 Years of Poland's Thorny Road to
Market and Democracy. Lessons for China".
http://ccer.edu.cn/ccerindex.htm
http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=80099048
March
12, 2004
At the invitation of Vice-Chairman of China
Reform Forum - Prof. Li Junru - Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko held in Beijing a seminar on "The Role
of Institution Building during Transition to a Market System". March
10, 2004
During the ceremony of awarding the Honorary Degree (Doctorate Honoris Causa) by the
Southwestern University University
of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) in Chengdu, China, Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko presented a special
lecture on "Transition to a Market System. Gradualism versus Radicalism". The degree has been awarded
to the TIGER's Director for his outstanding contribution to the theory of transformation, integration
and globalization. 
President
of the University - Professor Wang Yuguo - presents the certificate of Honorary Degree to Professor G.
W. Kolodko March 2, 2004 11:00 a.m.
US Ambasador - Christopher
Hill had visited again our Academy and TIGER institute. He presented a lecture entitled "Current Trends
in the U.S. - Polish Relations".
http://www.usinfo.pl/ambassador/
Leon
Koźmiński Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management Rector - Prof. Andrzej K. Koźmiński (left), Director
of TIGER - Prof. Grzegorz W. Kołodko (midle) and U.S. Ambassador to Poland - Christopher R. Hill (right)
during the talk before the lecture. February 2004
Professor
G.W. Kolodko's paper entitled "Globalization, Transition and Development Prospects" was recently listed
on Social Science Research Network's Top Ten download list for "Transition Economics Recent Hits".
You may view the abstract and download statistics at the URL:
http://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=463121.
To view the entire top ten list, visit The SSRN Electronic Library at:
http://www.ssrn.com/Browse.
To view your own Author Home Page please click on:
http://ssrn.com/author=172353.
February 29, 2004
Second this year marathon - after
Redding Marathon - has been completed by Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko. This time in 3 hours 59 minutes
and 56,8 seconds (over 22 minutes faster than in Redding) he run the distance of the famous Mardi
Gras Marathon, New Orleans (USA). 
At
the marathon finish line in NOLA SUPERDOME February 26-27,
2004
At the invitation of the University of Toronto professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko participated
in a seminar entitled "The Political Economy of EU Enlargement: Challenges and Potentials". The seminar
was organised by the Munk Centre for International
Studies (University of Toronto) and Transatlantic
Dialogues (Central European University).
Conference
program February 23, 2004, 10:30 a.m.
"Little
Tigers" Science Club attended a seminar, organized together with Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko - 4nd
in the series on the "Management of the Cultural Institutions". After the Polish
National Opera, the Polish National Philharmony
and the Polish National Library, Little Tigers visited
Polish National Museum, where they met the Director
of Polish National Museum, Mr. Ferdynand Ruszczyc. 
February
19, 2004
Commentaire of Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko in the prestigous weekly magazine "The
Economist" regarding the Polish monetary policy.
More February
18-20, 2004
At the invitation of IPTS (Institute for
Prospective Technological Studies), Sevilla, Spain, and the European Commission, Marcin Piatkowski
took part in the international workshop on "Enlarging the European Information Society: Potential IS Strategies
towards Lisbon 2010 objectives". On the eve of the enlargement of the European Union, the Workshop presented
and discussed the results of a large body of research, with a special focus on 13 reports on the level
of development and future prospects for information societies in the EU candidate countries. The report
on Poland has been prepared by TIGER team led by Marcin Piatkowski.
More
Preliminary program 
Ficus
tree in Cadiz February 18, 2004, 5:00p.m. room B5
TIGER's
seminar. Our guest was Mr. Jarosław Biernacki - President of the Board of Export Credit Insurance Company
(KUKE S.A.). The topic was: "KUKE and Polish export
after EU acession". 
January
2004
TIGER institute received a State Committee
for Scientific Research grant for the research project entitled Strategy of a fast economic growth
in Poland. January 29, 2004, 2:00 p.m.
Within the Eminent
Speaker Lecture Series at the Indian Institute of Finance
in New Delhi Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko presented a lecture on "Globalization,
the European Union Enlargement and Post-Communist Transition".
Information
about the lecture
 January 29, 2004
While in Delhi
prof. Grzegorz W. Kolodko has been awarded the title of Honorary Visiting Professor by the Indian
Institute of Finance. 
January
28-30, 2004
At the invitation of the World Bank, Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko - former Deputy
Premier and Minister of Finance of Poland, and Director of TIGER, participated in the Global Development
Network Fifth Annual Global Development Conference on Understanding Reform. The event took place in New
Delhi, India. Director of TIGER contributed to the Policymakers Roundtable on "Expectations and Challenges
of Reform and Delivery" (Friday, January 30th, 4:00 pm). The roundtable was chaired by Francois Bourguignon,
Chief Economist of the World Bank, with the participation of: Edgardo Angara, Senator, Government of the
Philippines, Juan-Antonio Morales, President, Central Bank of Bolivia, and Tamar Beruchashvili, Deputy
State Minister, Georgia. The paper by Professor Kolodko, entitled "Globalization and Catcing-up In Emerging Market Economies", can be downloaded at http://www.gdnet.org/pdf2/gdn_library/annual_conferences/fifth_annual_conference/kolodko_paper.pdf. Program of the conference is available at the http://ctool.gdnet.org/agenda_online.cfm
and downloadable below.
Program
January 22, 2004
Research assistant in TIGER - Andrzej
Bolesta participated in the discussion organized by the
Batory Foundation - third in the series on "The crisis of the state and the ways out". January
21, 2004, 5:00 p. m., room B5
Dr Wasilewska-Trenkner, Secretary of State in Ministry of Finance,
was a guest at TIGER. Ms. Wasilewska presented lecture on "State Budget for Year 2004".
About
the Author (in Polish) 
January
20, 2004
Research Assistant in TIGER - Andrzej Bolesta participated in the seminar organised by
the Institute for Developing Countries, Warsaw
University, entitled "Iraq: The Anatomy of Information". The third consecutive meeting was a part of a
series entitled "Dialogs of the Third World". January 19-20,
2004
Marcin Piatkowski, Research Director, took part in a workshop on the role of ICT in development
of post-communist countries. The workshop was held in New York within the USAID
grant. The workshop featured inter alia Prof. Dale Jorgenson, Harvard
University, Robert McGuckin and Bart van Ark, Conference
Board, Kevin Stiroh, FED NYC, Padma Desai, Columbia
University and others.
Program January
8, 2004
Chilean daily newspaper for entrepreneurs and financial experts ESTRATEGIA published an
interview with professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko entitled "Desafio
Polaco Es Igualar Nivel de Desarrollo de Eurozona en 30 Anos" presenting Poland's economic achievements
and perspectives for caching up with highly developed states of the European Union. Professor Kolodko
also gave an interview to the biggest Chilean newspaper EL MERCURIO. January
7-9, 2004
Professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko participated in the 4th International Conference in Finance
on "Volatility of International Financial Markets: Regulation and Financial Supervision", which took place
in Vina del Mar, Chile.
Prof. Kolodko gave a keynote lecture entitled: "European Union Integration
and Euroization".
Conference
website 
January
3-5, 2004
During the annual meeting of the American
Economic Association - this time taking place in San Diego, California - professor D. Mario Nuti,
member of the TIGER's International Advisory Board and professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko presented a paper
entitled: "Myths and Reality in Post-Communist Transformations". See for the programme at www.vanderbilt.edu/AEA/
Prog04.htm.
Panel program January
1, 2004
On his way to the American Economic
Association Annual Meeting in San Diego, professor Grzegorz W. Kolodko welcome the New Year 2004 participating
in the Redding Marathon, California.
A mountainous and difficult route of 26.2 miles, or 42.195 kms, he had completed in 4 hours 22 minutes
and 37 seconds - 45 minutes worse than his best record in Toronto in September 2001 - taking however the
third place in his age category. He has also received the trophy for the competitor who had come from
the most distant place. 
Welcoming
New Year 2004 at the Finish of the Redding Marathon in California. 
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