The World Famous Economists Prof. GregoryMankiw Was Awarded A Distinction by TheRector of UNWEThe Rector of UNWE Prof. D.Sc.(Econ.) Statty Stattev awarded the statuette of Prof.Stephan Bobchev – Founder and First Rector of UNWE to Prof. Gregory Mankiw for hisscientific and lecturing activity and for his contribution to the field of economics and economicpolicy. The statuette was bestowed on the world famous economist by Assoc. Prof. Dr.Paskal Zhelev, Secretary General for International Cooperation and lecturer at theInternational Economic Relations and Business during his visit in the USA. Prof. Mankiwexpressed his thankfulness for the award and desire to visit the UNWE.

Prof. Mankiw is an author of one of the most popular textbooks - Principles of Economics(total print of two millions translated in 20 languages and reprinted in the current year for theeighth time) which is read by millions of students all over the world including at the UNWE.He is a lecturer at the Economics Department of Harvard University. His research interest isin the field of fiscal policy and economic growth. Since 2003 to 2005 Prof. Mankiw has beena Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) to the President of the USA. Since2007 he has annually written an economic column for the New York Times. In 2011according to the survey among professors he has ranked at the second place as the mostpreferred alive economist under 60 years old (after Paul Krugman and before DaronAcemoglu). In the ranking of RePEc for March of the current year on the grounds ofacademic publications, citations and indexes related to them Prof. Mankiw has occupied aplace among the 50 most authoritative economists in the world (of nearly 50 000 ones).  Assoc. Prof. Zhelev delivered a lecture on the Competitiveness of Post Socialist Countries inthe Global Economy – the Bulgarian Case to students and lecturers from the EconomicsDepartment of the Texas Christian University. He answered lots of questions related to theadvantages and disadvantages of the EU membership, issues of planned economy andtransition to market economy, Bulgarian experience with the Monetary Council andperspectives for joining the Eurozone, opportunities of enhancing the industrialcompetitiveness of our country, etc.

Prof. Mankiw (on the left) and Assoc. Prof. Zhelev

Assoc. Prof. Zhelev met with Assoc. Prof. Sandra Kalahan, Director of the InternationalActivity Division and Assoc. Prof. Kiril Toshkov, Head of the Economics Department. Hediscussed with them the opportunities of bilateral cooperation with the UNWE in the R&D,students and lecturers exchange.In the USA Assoc. Prof. Zhelev took part in the 58th Annual Congress of the InternationalResearch Association in Baltimore – the most important World Congress in the field ofinternational relations and international political economy. In the Congress participated nearly6000 scientists from more than 80 countries. In the section entitled European Union andEnergy in a Changing world Assoc. Prof. Zhelev presented a joint report with Prof. BoykaStefanova, lecturer at the University of Texas in San Antonio and Fulbright scholarshipstudent at the UNWE in 2016. The report on the Regional Society Versus RegionalGeopol i t ics: Securi ty Dynamics in the EU Energy Union had an excel lentresponse.                      

During the lecture

Prof. Boyka Stefanova and Assoc. Prof. Paskal Zhelev during the Conference in Baltimore