International scientific conference

Competition, Integration, Co-operation: Regional and International Aspects of the Economic Development of the Baltic Region

Riga, March 25, 2006

On March 25, 2006 the Baltic Forum wass holding an international scientific conference for doctoral students, aspirants and young researchers.

The aim of the conference was to involve young scientists and professionals from different countries in the discussion of the following priority issues:

Competitiveness of national economies of the Baltic region states in conditions of globalization.

The development models of the economies of the Baltic region states (territories) and the prospects of sectoral competition.

The investment climate in the Baltic region. Evaluation of effectiveness and analysis of investment activity.

Interregional and intersectoral co-operation: prerequisites and mechanisms.

Social and economic aspects of the integration of Baltic regions into the EU.

The role of financial institutions, production sector and science in the formation of the national competitiveness.

Human capital as a competition factor: the prospects of professional education in the Baltic states in conditions of globalization.

Participants - representatives of Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, Russia and Estonia.

The conference was held with the assistance of the Economics and Management Faculty of the Latvian University, the Social Sciences and Economics Faculty of the Daugavpils University and of the Transport and Communications Institute. The official languages of the conference were Latvian and Russian.

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