The Armenian Economic Association 14th Annual Meetings was held on July 3- 6, 2024. The Meetings hosts were the American University of Armenia in Yerevan and the Central Bank of Armenia in Dilijan.
Papers in various areas of economics and finance of both theoretical and empirical nature were presented. Special focus was on labor economics in addition to the usual research addressing issues of growth and development in Armenia and the wider region.
Keynote Speakers
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- Luisa Fuster (UC3 Madrid)
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- Fabio Canova (Handelshøyskolen BI)
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- Jaume Ventura (UPF Barcelona)
Program in Brief
3:00pm Opening and Registration
3:30pm Keynote by Luisa Fuster
4:30pm Coffee Break
5:00pm Session 1
- Session 1A: Economic History
- Session 1B: Macro Finance
- Session 1C: Labor
- Session 1D: Next Generation (Student session)
7:00pm Social gathering
9:30am Session 2
- Session 2A: Urban Economics
- Session 2B: Applied Econometrics
- Session 2C: Political Economy
11:30am Coffee break
12:00 Session 3
- Session 3A: International Economics
- Session 3B: Development Policy
- Session 3C: Modeling Inequality
- Session 3D: Behavioral Finance
14:00 Lunch
3:20pm Keynote: Fabio Canova
4:00pm Coffee Break
4:30 Sessions 4
- Session 4A: Monetary Policy
- Session 4B: Demographics and Health
- Session 4C: Corporate Finance
8:00am Bus to Dilijan
10:00am Coffee & Welcome
11:00am Session 5
- Session 5A: Political Economy
- Session 5B: Armenia Policy
- Session 5C: Macro Labor 1
1pm Lunch
2:20pm Keynote: Jaume Ventura
3:30pm Session 6
- Session 6A: Inflation
- Session 6B: Credit Markets
- Session 6C: Macro Labor 2
5:30pm Dinner & Awards
8:00pm Bus to Yerevan
By invitation only
10:00am Policy discussion
12 noon Workshops
Awards
In 2024 the following awards prizes have been awarded:
Armen Alchian Award for general interest papers went to Victoria Vanasco (CREi) for her work “Banks vs Firms: Who Benefits from Credit Guarantees?”
Grigor Artzruni Award (young scholar paper) went to Vladimir Avetian (Paris-Dauphine) for his work “Ink and Ire: The Revolutionary Impact of Russian Literature.”
International Monetary Fund Award was given to Fabien Petit (UCL) for his work “The Employment Impact of Emerging Digital Technologies.”
In 2024 the Central Bank of Armenia gave its inaugural Award in Memory of Ashot Mkrtchyan to Marta Cota (CERGE-EI) for her work “Financial Skills and Search in the Mortgage Market.”
Locations
July 3-4, Yerevan
AUA Najarian Building, 11 Dzoragyugh str (next to Parajanov Museum). Please note that this is a different location from the previous years.
July 5-6, Dilijan
CBA Training and Research Center, Maxim Gorky 29 (same as the Money Museum)