CURRICULUM VITAE

1. Family name: Păuna                    

2. First names: Carmen Beatrice                                         Email:  Pauna.Carmen@gmx.at

3. Date of birth: 02/08/1962           

4. Nationality: Romanian            

5. Education:

 6. Language skills:                              (excellent, good, poor)

 7. Membership of professional bodies:

- Member of the "Romanian Society of Statistics" (since 2000)

- Member of the "Romanian Association of Regional Science – ARSR" (since 2003) belonging to "European Association of  Regional Science ERSA"

- Member of the board of the "Romanian Journal of Economic Forecasting", Romanian Academy, National Institute of Economic Research, Institute of Economic Forecasting (since 2000)

- Examiner in the commissions assessing the preliminary stages of the individual Ph.D. preparation programs (since 2000)

8. Other skills:                           

Computer skills

9. Present position:

Head of Department – "Regional development and land planning"

Home Institution: Institute for Economic Forecasting - National Institute of Economic Research, Romanian Academy , Bucharest 

10. Years within the firm: 19  years

11. Key qualifications / Expertise:

• objectives, principles, directions of evolution of regional science                                          

• regional policies in order to enlarge the European  Union and after the accession to EU

•  Regional development programmes to stimulate business

• Regional social-economic analyses; social and employment policy

• De-industrialisation, new industrialisation processes and regional restructuring in European countries

12. Specific Countries experience:

13. Professional Experience Record: 

14. Others:

Main international short term missions (as independent consultant)

Besides numerous national projects I participated at the following main international projects as independent consultant (author) in the last period:

- Short term local expert (03/01 – 11/01/2006) of the Panteia Company, at the Project for "Ex-ante evaluation of the Regional Operational Programme (ROP) Romania 2007-2013", Phare 2004-016-772.04.03, Publication REF: Europe Aid 12373/D/SV/RO

- Coordinator of the authors at the Project " European Social Model – Implications for Romania", after a concept developed by the European Institute from Romania (07/01-12/31/2006)

- Author of the Project " Key features of Romania’s position in the  international context during the period of communist domination - Dissidence –„ as part of an "e-course about the communism in the East European Countries" developed by the Aleksanteri Institute – University of Helsinki (2005-2006)

- Consultant at the Project "The potential of the Romanian meat sector – especially the pork market - and its development perspectives" developed by the "Engel Marketing Agentur" Bonn, Germany (08/01 –10/01/2006)

- Participant to the PHARE-ACE Research Programme "European Integration, Regional Specialisation and Location of Industrial Activity in Accession Countries" co-ordinated by the University of Bonn, Center for European Integration Studies, 2000 – 2002, (Contract: P98-117-R);  author of the chapter about Romania .

- Participant to the Research Programme "COUNTRY PROFILE for Romania – on housing sector" – Project of the Economic Commission for Europe Geneva, April – August 2000. 

Publications and relevant Conference Papers

Besides numerous working-papers, which can be read at the library of the Institute for Economic Forecasting Bucharest, I have more main publications as it follows:

• Books:

"European Social Model – Implications for Romania", (coordinator of authors and co-author) after a concept developed by the European Institute in Romania, IER Publishing House, Bucharest, 2007

"Economic growth, competitivity in context of science and information society", (co-author, author of the Chapter "European Experiences – the case of Greece"), from  the Research Programme of the Romanian Research and Education Ministry 2005-2006,  Expert Publishing House, Bucharest, 2007

 "Sustenable Development of Romania in European and International Context", (co-author, Chapter "Regional Development from the perspective of Romania’s Integration in EU", from the Research Programme of the Research and Education Ministry 2005-2006, Expert Publishing House, Bucharest, (Band I, II), 2005 and 2006

„Economic-social analysis of the county Constanta during the tranzition to the market economy", (coordinator; co-author), 400 pag., Oscar Print Publishing House, Bucharest, (ISBN 973-8338-44-1), 2004

„Phenomena and processes with major risc at the national level", chapter „Regional dimension of the determination of foreign direct investments risc in Romania", (pag. 225-245, C.B.Păuna, Dalina Andrei) Academia Romana Publishing House, (ISBN 973-27-1150-7), 2004

 "The Emerging Economic Geography of EU Accession Countries", (Coauthor, chapter regarding Romania ), Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Gower Gouse, Croft Road, Aldershot, Hants, Gu11, UK,  (ISBN  075 46 33 187), 2003

„Romania’s Economic Development", coordinator Acad. Aurel Iancu, chapter „Regional disparities in social-economic development in Romania", (pag. 683-695, C. B. Păuna, I. Dumitrescu, from 816 pag), Academia Româna Publishing House,Bucharest, (ISBN 973-27-1041-1), 2003 

"The German Model -Market social economy", (author - a book of 301 pages), Niculescu Publishing House, Bucharest, (ISBN 973-568-372-5), 2000

"Sustenable Development through the stimulation of local initiative in Romania", , (co-author - a book of 132 pages), CIDE Publishing House, Bucharest, 1999

"Market social economy – theory and practice", (author - a book of 134 pages), CIDE (Center for Economic Information and Documentation) Publishing House, Bucharest, (ISSN 1222-5401), 2000

"Restructuring of industrial areas in a market economy, according to the requirements of a durable regional development", (co-author – a book of 110 pages), CIDE Publishing House, Bucharest, 2001,  

• I am also Contributor to the "Tribuna economica" , "Mesagerul economic"  "Observer", "OECONOMICA", "Romanian Journal of Economic Forecasting" reviews with more articles, as for instance:

"The economy of Mexico" / Mesagerul economic nr. 11 / 1990

"Proportions of the Singaporian exports" / Mesagerul economic nr. 7 / 1990

"Projekt between Japan and Australia" / Mesagerul economic nr. 17 / 1990

"The economic situation of Malaysia" / Mesagerul economic nr. 5 / 1991

"News from the car market" / Mesagerul economic 7, 29, 37 / 1991

"The relationships between South Korea, East European Countries and China" / Mesagerul economic nr. 27 / 1991

"The Join-Ventures" / Mesagerul economic nr. 9, 19 / 1991

"Decade of the global poverty" / Mesagerul economic nr. 3, 13 / 1992

"The little dragons on the market of the former Soviet Union" / Mesagerul economic nr. 6 / 1992

"The future’s car is the car’s future" / Mesagerul economic nr. 7, 17 / 1992

"The former brothers are not attractive any more" / Mesagerul economic nr. 27 / 1992

"Mafia of the toxic substances " / Mesagerul economic nr. 36 / 1992

" News from the Romanian Bank of Economic Cooperation" / Mesagerul economic nr. 46 / 1992

"The way of the Romanian Agency for Developmeent" / Mesagerul economic nr. 40, 41 / 1992

"Taiwan – Monograph" / Mesagerul economic nr. 14, 24 / 1993

"Greece – Monograph" / Mesagerul economic nr. 40, 49, 50 / 1994

"South africa – Monograph" / Mesagerul economic nr. 50, 51, 55 / 1995

"Finland – Monograph" / Mesagerul economic nr. 4, 8, 18, 28 / 1996

"El Salvador – Monograph" / Mesagerul economic nr. 41, 42 / 1997

"Is the co-operative system available any more ?" / Tribuna economica nr. 38 / 1995

"The failure of International Monetary Fond and World Bank against the depression" / Tribuna economica nr. 15/ April 1999

 "Crossroad of the german economic model" / Tribuna economica nr. 16, /April 1999

"The welfare state – threatened of globalization" / Tribuna economica nr. 9/ March 2000

"Worries of the german pensioners" / Tribuna economica nr. 13 / March 2000

"Unemployment – reason of anxiety" / Tribuna economica nr. 20 / May  2000

"Zones on the economic wane – programms to raise  the bid" / Tribuna economica nr. 23 / June 2000

"De-industrialisation and regional restructuring processes in East Germany" / OECONOMICA – 2001

"Relaunching of industrial regions in Romania", OECONOMICA nr. 3/2002

« Aspects of the entrepreneurial development level in Region West », Oeconomica, 2005

"Romania’s Economic Profile Today" / Observer nr. 11 / 2000, Centre of Economic Information and Documantation Bucharest (in English)

"Aspects of the regional industrial profiles in Romania during the preaccession to the European Union" (coautor),  Observer 2002 , CIDE

"Strategies on long-term regarding regional development in Romania, from the perspective of integration in EU", Probleme economice 2003, CIDE Bucharest 2003

"Program for Relaunching the Areas in Economic Decline in Romania" / Romanian Journal of Economic Forecasting[1] No. 3-4/ 2000, Romanian Academy (in English), Expert Publishing House, 2000

"Reorganization of the industry – premise for Romania’s regional specialization from the perspective of the integration into the EU, Romanian Journal of Economic Forecasting No. 1-2/ 2001, Romanian Academy (in English), Expert Publishing House, 2001

"Integrating learning region objectives in regional development strategies. Can Romania learn from international experience?", (Păuna Carmen, Gabor Daniela), "Romanian Journal for Economic Forecasting" (in English) No. 2/ 2002, Expert Publishing House, 2002

„The influence of Regional Disparities of Romania on Attracting Foreign Direct Investments", Romanian Journal of Economic Forecasting (in English) No. 1/2005, Expert Publishing House, 2005

"Social Development Aspects by Regional Level in Romania", Romanian Journal of Economic Forecasting (in English) No. 4/2006, (C. Pauna, D. Andrei), Expert Publishing House, 2007

"Economic Survey about Romania in transition" , "Internet Securities", september 2000

Internet Securities , "Some aspects of the regional development and policy in Romania" (co-autor), 2001

"Factors of Attracting of the Foreign Direct Investments on the regional level in Romania",   noiembrie 2005, "Internet Securities",

• Participation to the international conferences / seminaries:

Participation at the Workshop "European Integration, Regional Specialisation and Location of Industrial Activity in Accession Countries", organised from University of Bonn, Center for European Integration Studies in Bonn, 12. 1 – 12. 3. 2000

Participation at the Workshop " Current issues in regional development and regional policy in accession countries", organized from University of Bonn, Center for European Integration Studies in Budapest, 06.14-06.17.2001

Participation at the ERSA Conference, Dortmund 2002, with the paper "Regional structural change and growth in Romania",  Trăistaru Iulia, Păuna Carmen Beatrice

"Regional structural change and specialization in Romania during the pre-accession to the European Union", International Seminar "EU enlargement from the point of view of new member coutries and countries still outside EU", organized by Aleksanteri Institute Helsinki, 9-11 May 2004

Forth International Seminar of Romanian Association for Regional Science, "Regional development and structural equilibrium of the national economy", organized by University of Galati, 27-28 May 2004 

Fifth International Seminar of Romanian Association for Regional Science, "Cross-border cooperation from the perspective of EU Enlargement",  organized by University of Timisoara,  10-11 June 2005

International Seminar „Foreign Direct Investments and the development of national economy", organized by INCE Bucharest and ASE Chisinau, „Regional disparities in attracting foreign  direct investments", Brasov, 13-15 September 2005

International Seminar, „The role of FDI for the regional development in Romania", University of Sibu in connection with University of Helsinki,  Sibiu, June 2006

• Papers presented at national seminaries / conferences:

"Quest – a macromodel for the CEE’ Countries as a part of world economy" – Scientific Session of Institute for Economic Forecasting, 1993

"Image of Germany: myth – reality – expectation" - Scientific Session of Institute for Economic Forecasting, 1993

 "Special economic zones – instrument of regional policy" - Scientific Session of Institute for Economic Forecasting ,1994

"Co-operative society – a new economic order ?" – Scientific Session of Institute for Agrarian Economy and Academy of Agrarian Scienties, 1995

"Identification and characterization of the industrial zones on economic wane from Romania" – Scientific Sesion of the West University Timisoara – Faculty of Economic Scienties, April 2000.

"Co-operation inside European Initiative INTERREG; experiences and orientations for the future", Scientific Session of the Ministry of Public Activity and Territorial Arrangement, 25 May 2000.

"Restructuring policies of the industrial zones on economic wane concerning the Romania’s adherence to European Union",  Scientific Session of the Institute for Industrial Economy – Romanian Academy, 5 July 2000.

"Strategies regarding the economic co-operation between Roamnia and Moldova from the perspective of the integration into the EU", Scientific Session of the Institute for Economic Research Chisinau, September 2000

"The regional specialization from the perspective of the integration into the EU", Scientific Session of the Institute for Economic Forecasting, Dec 14-15 , 2001

First Congress of the Romanian Association for Regional Science "Development Possibilities of the areas in economic decline in Romania", 25-26 April 2001

"Solidarity, cohesion and social security", Conference organized by National Institute for Scientific Research for Work and Social Protection, 14 Dec 2001

Second Congress of the Romanian Association for Regional Science, "Changes in the economic-social structure of the regions in Romania", 4-5 April 2002 

Seminar of Institute for Economic Forecasting, "Estimate of regional disparities in Romania" , 29 November 2002

Third Congress of the Romanian Association for Regional Science, "Aspects of the future regional development from the perspective of the EU Enlargement – eg. Romania and Austria, Bucharest 22-23 May 2003

"Regional effects of the cross-border cooperation from the perspective of  Romania’s  integration in EU", Conference "Economic Growth – under the terms of EU" organised by  the University Spiru Haret, Bucharest 20-21 May 2005 

"Region West in the context of national business framework" – Conference "2006 Rules of the game – New regional opportunities", organized by Fin Media, Timisoara, 4 November 2005 (D. Antonescu, N. Chilian, C. Păuna)

"The role of innovation areas for the European development regions" , National conference University Petru Maior, Targu Mures, 1-6 of July 2006

 DATE

04/02/2007