How the Dubrovnik Economic Conference Originated
By Marko Škreb, Dubrovnik, June 2019.
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25th Dubrovnik Economic Conference, organised by the Croatian National Bank
In the margins of the 25th Dubrovnik Economic Conference, organised by the Croatian National Bank in June 2019, Marko Škreb, former CNB Governor, gives an account of the origin and beginnings of the conference.
A quarter of a century ago, while part of Croatia was still occupied, Croatian National Bank started a series of International Conferences on topics relevant for transition economies.
Regular participants included Nobel prize winners, like Bob Mundell and Edmund Phelps, high ranking officials from international financial institutions like IMF and BIS, distinguished economists from different countries, from academia and central banks.
The idea for such conferences was developed by Mario I. Blejer, who at that time was working for the IMF and Marko Skreb, then director at the Croatian National Bank.
Subsequent organizers managed not only to maintain high quality of papers and discussions, but improve it.
