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prof.dr. Lucian C. Ionescu
President-Rector
of
the Romanian Banking Institute
Born: May 29, 1947, Bucharest
Education. Academic Degrees
- 1965-1970 - Faculty of Foreign Trade, Academy for Economic Studies, Bucharest, Diploma in Economics
- 1976 - PhD in Economics at the National Institute of Economic Research,
Bucharest
- since 1996 - University Professor, Romanian Banking Institute, Bucharest
- since 1997 - Senior researcher (Financial and Monetary Research Institute
"Victor Slavescu"
Additional Training and
- International economy (Prague - 1991)
- Management - marketing (Vienna - 1993)
- Banking and financial relations (University of Virginia, USA- 1994)
- Bank management (Luxembourg - 1996)
Positions (current and previous)
- President - Rector of the Romanian Banking Institute (RBI) – 1992 to date
- 1999- - Member of the National Economy Evaluation Group (ESEN), the
Romanian Academy
- 1991-1998 - Member of the Board of Directors – National Bank of Romania
- 1990- 1991 - Governmental Expert, Council for Reform – Romanian Government
Major fields of specialization
- International monetary and financial system
- Monetary policy & foreign exchange (convertibility, exchange rate,
balance of payments)
- Banking issues (especially the central bank’s role)
- Economic cycles & history of economic thinking
- Economic and Monetary Union; preparing for the EU accession (financial,
monetary and banking dimensions)
Scientific & research papers and academic activity
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Ph.D. Thesis: “Contribution to analyzing the international role of USD, business cycles
and monetary & fiscal policies”, 1976
Books, manuals published
- “International Monetary and Financial System”, co-ordinator and co-author,
RBI, 1999/2000
- “English for Banking”, coordinator, Ed. Economica, 1999
- “Economics and Banks’ Role”, coordinator and author, RBI – Ed. Economica,
1997 (2 volumes) {Economia si rolul bancilor}
- “Banks and the Business of Banking”, coordinator & co-author, RBI
– Ed. Economica, 1996 {Bancile si operatiunile bancare}
- “The role of the central bank in a transition economy”, in the volume “An
Economy in Transition: Hungarian case”, CEPR, Cambridge University Press,
1993
- “Transition to convertibility: Romanian case”, in the volume “Currency
Convertibility in Eastern Europe”, Institute for International Economics,
Washington, 1991 (editor M. Treadway; coordinator prof. John Williamson)
- “World economy” (co-author), ASSP, 1989 {Economie mondiala}
- “National wealth, social product and national income” (co-author), in “Tratat
de economie contemporana”, vol. 2, Ed. Politica, 1987 {Avutia nationala,
produsul social, venitul national}
Research contracts; studies & articles (about 60)
- “Monetary Survey & Balance of Payments Equilibrium – Prerequisites to Joining EU” (January 2000) {Echilibrul monetar si al balantei de plati
– obiective macroeconomice necesare pentru aderarea la Uniunea Europeana};
published in «Piata financiara», July/August 2000.
- “New Economic Opportunities & Challenges for Romania in Preparing for
EU Membership Negotiations”, in “Banks’ Book” no.2/2000
- “Restructuring and modernising the banking system – core component of preparing
the EU accession” (December 1998) {Restructurare si modernizare în
sistemul bancar - componenta esentiala a pregatirii aderarii la Uniunea
Europeana}
- “EMU and the prospects for EU enlargement” (December 1997) {Evolutia Uniunii
Economice si Monetare si perspectivele aderarii la Uniunea Europeana}
- “Correlations between the exchange rates and balance of payments evolution”
(December 1996) {Corelatii între evolutia cursului de schimb valutar
si balanta de plati externe}; in “Caiete de studii”, National Bank of Romania,
no.5/1997
- “Maastricht Treaty, EMS and prospects of monetary and financial integration”
(1995), {Tratatul de la Maastricht, SME si perspectivele integrarii în
domeniul monetar si financiar-bancar}; in “Oeconomica” no.3-4/1995
- “Convertibility and foreign exchange rates” (1994) {Convertibilitatea valutara
si cursurile de schimb}; in “Oeconomica” no. 1/1995
- “Management of the transition process”, in “Tribuna economica” no.5/1991
(co-ordinator) {Managementul tranzitiei}
- “Towards convertibility in Central & East Europe”, in “Alternative”
no.1/1991 {Spre convertibilitate valutara în tarile Europei Centrale
si de Est}
- “Theory of market economy in Central & East Europe”, in “Bursa” no.
35/1991 {Teoria economiei de piata în Europa Centrala si de Est}
- “De la masa monetara la monetarism”, in “Bursa” no. 2/1991 {From money
supply to monetarism}
- “Un cod al masei monetare”, in “Bursa” no. 14/1990 {A code of money supply}
- “Megatendinte în economia mondiala”, in “Alternative” no. 19-20/1990
{Megatrends in world economy}
- “Stagflatie în Est”, in “Alternative” no.11-12/1990 {Stagflation
in the East}
- “Spectrul curbelor Phillips”, in “Alternative” no. 10/1990 {Phillips curves’
spectrum}
- “Economia româneasca si creanga de aur”, in “Alternative” no. 5/1990
- “Relatii monetare internationale” (co-author), în “Biblioteca de
Economie Mondiala”, Institutul de Economie mondiala, 1989 {International
monetary relations}
ACE - PHARE Contract
- Transition to convertibility” (coordinator & co-author), Bruxelles,
1994/95
Conferences, seminars, symposiums
- Conference – workshop “Romanian and Italian Banking System in a Changing
Europe”, organized by Accademia di Romania (Rome, February 2000)
- Contribution to the conference “Economic and Monetary Union and the Central
& Eastern European Countries”, organised by Centre Franco-Autrichien
pour le Rapprochement Economique en Europe - Institut Français des
Relations Internationales (Paris, December 1999)
- Euro Conference organized by the Romanian Banking Institute and Bank Austria
Creditanstalt (Bucharest, June 1999)
- International conferences organized by European Bank Training Network (Basle
- May 1995; Athens - October 1997; Budapest – May 2000)
- IMF – World Bank Spring Sessions (Washington - April 1995; April 1997)
International recognition
- Member of the Board - European Bank Training Network (EBTN)
- Personal Member of SUERF (Société Universitaire Européenne
de Recherches Financières)
- Member of the Advisory Committee - Joint Vienna Institute (1994-98)
- Included in “Who’s Who in the World”, 14th Edition, USA, 1997
- Barons Who’s Who of the World, 1999/2000 Global Edition, USA
Foreign languages
Address
- Romanian Banking Institute
Str. Negru-Voda nr.4-6, sector 3, Bucharest
Tel. +40-21-327.5090; fax +40-21-327.5092
E-mail!
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