THE SECOND LANCUT ECONOMIC FORUM
"The Competitiveness of NEW EUROPE"

Overview of Export Performance of "New Europe":
Theoretical Underpinnings
Author: Prof. Matija Rojec, University of Lubljana
paper, presentation

Changes in Export Patterns of Czechia, Hungary, and Poland, and Slovakia:
Early Transition to E.U. Entry
Author: Prof. Anna Wziatek-Kubiak, Institute of Economics, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw
paper, presentation

How To Attract FDI and Maximize the Benefits They Bring
Knowing How Multinationals Chose Their Locations
Authors: Dr Beata Smarzynska-Javorcik, World Bank,
Prof. Bartlomiej Kaminski, Maryland University, College Park and World Bank
paper

Multinationals and Trade Capability of "New Europe" Countries
Authors: Prof. Bartlomiej Kaminski, Maryland University, College Park and World Bank,
Dr Beata Smarzynska-Javorcik, World Bank
paper

How Much Relocation to Low-Cost Asia
Affects "New Europe"? Analysis of the Respective
Comparative and Competitive Advantages
Author: Prof. Krzysztof Marczewski, Institute of Foreign Trade and Business Cycles, Warsaw, and Warsaw School of Economics-SGH

A Case Study: Hungarian Light Industries'
Changing Production and Trade Patterns
Author: Dr Judith Hamar, KOPINT Research Institute, Budapest
paper, presentation

How Much Trade and FDI Theories Help in Analyzing
Competitiveness-Related Issues
Author: Prof. Laszlo Csaba, Central European University, Budapest
paper

How Much Are Studies of Competitiveness' Worth?
Some Critical Theoretical Reflections on the Issue
Author: Prof. Wojciech Bienkowski, Warsaw School of Economics-SGH
paper