Peter P. Pogany
EDUCATION
University of Economics, Budapest, Hungary:
“dr. oec.” (cum laude), Industrial Economics, 1962
Wharton School: post-
EMPLOYMENT
2001-
2000 (Fall)
Adjunct Professor, George Washington University
Taught international economics in
Vietnam under a grant from the Ford Foundation (through George Washington University’s
Program for International Studies in Asia)
1983-
Participated in international trade-
1980-
Analyzed the economic policies
of various Eastern Bloc countries; translated
Hungarian, French, and German economic
texts; wrote reports, press notes.
1978-
Worked on the annual reports of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Assistant Professor
of Economics, The College of Mary Washington
Taught Principles of Economics, International
Trade, and Money and Banking.
1976-
Supervised the organization’s research
division; reported directly to the Deputy Minister of Mines on national energy developments;
analyzed policy options for the country’s government.
1969-
Taught Principles of Economics, Government
and Business Relations, Mathematical Economics, and Statistics. With grants from
the Federal Government and the Commonwealth of Virginia, worked on a research project
at the International Standardization Organization (ISO) in Geneva, Switzerland.
1968-
Prepared land use studies to help formulate
the local government’s zoning policies for the county (population 200,000).
1967-
Consulted with various
government agencies; participated in urban renewal planning, and prepared market
studies.
1966-
Participated in forecasting transportation and other economic activities for the
Penn-
1962-
Designed mathematical models for regional planning.
1959-
Prepared
doctoral dissertation and wrote reports on industrial economic problems.
MEMBERSHIP
The International Society for Ecological Economics
The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability (FEASTA)
The International Gebser Society
LANGUAGES: Hungarian, French (speak and read fluently); German (read fluently); Russian
(read)
STUDIES, PAPERS, PUBLICATIONS: See attached list.
PERSONAL DATA: Born in Budapest,
Hungary; U.S. citizen
REFERENCES: Available upon request
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Selected List of Studies, Papers, and Publications
Rethinking the World, published jointly by Shenandoah Valley Research Press and iUniverse,
September 2006 (ISBN: 0-
Integration and Competitiveness
in the Americas: A General Equilibrium Model for Analysis; Chapter 3 in Market Revolution
in Latin America, Beyond Mexico (M. Kotabe and R.P.C. Leal, editors); 2001. (ISBN:
0080438970) (Coauthor).
The Almost Ideal Demand System and Its Application in General
Equilibrium Calculations, 1996. (ISBN: 0756743478.)
During Federal Employment, 1980-
Contributed to the following USITC Studies / Investigations
Structural Steel Beams from Japan, Investigations no. 731-
Structural Steel Beams from Germany,
Japan, Korea, and Spain, Investigations nos. 701-
Pianos: Economic and Competitive Conditions Affecting the U.S. Industry, Investigation
no. 332-
Titanium Sponge from Japan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine, Investigation no. 751-
The Dynamic
Effects of Trade Liberalization: An Empirical Analysis, Investigation no. 332-
U.S.-
Effects of the Arab League Boycott of Israel on U.S. Businesses,
Investigation no. 332-
Metallurgical Coke: Baseline Analysis of the U.S. Industry and Imports,
USITC, Investigation no. 332-
Trade and Investment Patterns in the Crude Petroleum and
Natural Gas Sectors of the Energy-
Central and Eastern Europe: Export Competitiveness of Major Manufacturing and Service
Sectors, Investigation no. 332-
Summary of the Soviet Economy, Economic Reforms, and U.S.-
Survey of Views on the Impact of Granting
Most Favored Nation Status to the Soviet Union, Investigation no. 332-
Assessment
of the Effects of Barter and Countertrade Transactions on U.S. Industries, Investigation
no. 332-
USITC publication 1766, October 1985. (Investigation requested by USTR.)
Large Diameter Carbon Steel Welded Pipes from Brazil, Investigation no. 731-
Contributed to
every issue of the quarterly East-
USITC Office of Economics Working Papers
An Overview of Quasiconcavity and its Applications in Economics, no. 99-
Computable General Equilibrium Models: An Historical Perspective, no. 96-
Free Trade with Chile May Increase U.S. Investment Opportunities
in Latin America (Background Information for CGE Policy Simulations) no. 96-
Transition to Market Economy in the Countries of the Central
European Free Trade Agreement (Visegrad Group), no. 95-
Economic
Policies and Developments in the Countries of the Central European Free Trade Agreement
(Visegrad Group) During 1949-
USITC Office of Economics Research Notes
The World Trade-
Dynamic Paths in the Global Trade-
Exchange Rates, no. 99-
Identifying
Saddle Points with Mathematica, no. 98-
Dynamic Properties of
the Linear Expenditure System and Their Possible Applications in Trade Models, no.
97-
Trade Liberalization and Capital Flows to Developing
Countries: Sketch of a Dynamic Model, no. 97-
Homotheticity
in Demand Analysis, no. 97-
Substitution Elasticity Experiments in
a CGE Model: Effects of Free Trade with Chile on U.S. Industrial Machinery Exports,
no. 97-
Potential Effects of Free Trade with Chile
on U.S. Industrial Machinery Exports, 96-
The Use
of the Almost Ideal Demand System in Trade-
Conference Papers, Journal Articles, and Discussions
Further Research on the Global Income Elasticity of Trade, paper presented at the
69th Annual Conference of the Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, LA, November
1999. (Coauthor)
“The Global Income Elasticity of Trade: Theory and Potential Applications,”
published in Economia Internazionale, vol. L1, no. 3, Genoa, Italy, August 1998.
Global Income Elasticity of Trade: Reality, Theory, and Applications, paper presented
at the 68th Annual Conference of the Southern Economic Association, Baltimore, MD,
November 1998. (Coauthor)
The Income Elasticity of Trade: Theory, Evidence, and Implications,
paper presented at the Third International Conference on Dynamics, Economic Growth,
and International Trade, Taipei, Taiwan, August 1998. (Coauthor)
“Modeling Competitiveness
in Hemispheric Trade Liberalization: An Application to Chile,” published in Cuadernos
de Economia, vol. 35, no. 104, Santiago, Chile, April 1998. (Coauthor)
Integration
and Competitiveness in the Americas: A General Equilibrium Model for Analysis, paper
presented at the Conference of the Business Association of Latin American Studies,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 1997. The paper was printed in the conference proceedings.
(Coauthor)
Emploi du Systeme de Dermande Presque Parfait pour Evaluer les Effets
des Differents Bloc de Commerce Regionaux, paper presented at the Second International
CGE Workshop, Rabat, Morocco, September 21-
Discussant of the paper Real
Exchange Rate Effects on the Balance of Trade: Cointegration and the Marshall-
Selected Articles in the International Economic Review, a USITC Staff Publication
U.S. Economic Relations With the Countries of the Central European Free Trade Agreement
(Visegrad Group), April 1995.
Greater Opportunities for U.S. Business in Ex-
Barter and Countertrade on the Rise Again, October
1994.
Shock Therapy in French-
Export
Controls: The Age of Uncertainty, May 1994. (The article was reprinted by the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce.)
Foreign Investment in Former Communist Central Europe: U.S.
Firms Play a Vital Role, February 1994.
Central and East Europe’s Oil and Gas Imports
from Former Soviet Republics: Concerns and Hopes, May 1993.
Central European Countries
Conclude Free-
Steps are Underway to Improve the International
Competitiveness of U.S. High-
Regional
Trade May Begin to Recover in the Former Soviet Bloc, May 1992.
An Assessment of
the Progress Toward Building Market Economies in Central and Eastern Europe, December
1991.
Liberalization of Foreign Trade in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland: Progress
and Prospects, August 1991.
A New Bank to Aid Eastern Europe and the U.S.S.R. Begins
Operations, April 1991.
Contours of a New Deal in Economic Cooperation Emerge Among
the Nonmarket Economies, August 1990.
Soviets Spur Joint Ventures with the West,
February 1989.
The European Community-
Expanding Bonn-
Wrote monthly feature of International Economic Comparisons and U.S. Trade
Developments from June 1985 through November 1988.
Selected Foreign Broadcast Information
Service (FBIS) Publications
Push for Hard Currency Tests Hungary’s Economic Reform,
February 1983.
Hungary: Economists Argue for Change, December 1982.
Foreign Broadcast
Information Service Memorandum: New Forms of Small Enterprises, Business Management
in Hungary, March 1982.
Hungary Pushes Producers to Reduce Manpower but Pledges Full
Employment, August 1981.
Hungarian Press Reveals Resistance to Economic Reform, June
1980.
Demonstration of a Methodology to Evaluate the Economic Effects of International
Standardization (paper prepared under grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia), 1976.
(Coauthor)
“Theoretical Measures of School Integration,” Atlantic Economic Journal,
vol. III, no.2, November 1975.
An Examination of the Methodology for Measuring the
Economic Impact of International Standardization, paper presented at the annual meeting
of the Atlantic Economic Society, Washington, DC, September 1975. (Abstract published
in the Atlantic Economic Journal, vol. III, no. 2, November 1975.)
The Economic Effects
of the Standardization of Containers Used in International, Intermodal Shipping,
paper presented at the annual meeting of the Atlantic Economic Society, Washington,
DC, September 1975. (Abstract published in the Atlantic Economic Journal, vol. III,
no. 2, November 1975.) (Coauthor)
International Industrial Standardization and the
U.S., paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Economic Association,
San Diego, CA, November 1974.
Economic Problems in National and International Standardization,
paper presented at the annual meeting of the Atlantic Economic Society, Richmond,
VA, September 1974. (Abstract published in the Atlantic Economic Journal, vol. II,
no. 2, November 1974.)
Applications of Input-
“The Effects of Inflation on Western
Europe,” Richmond Times Dispatch, September 18, 1974.
Application of Linear Programming
Models to Determine Optimum School Attendance Areas and Busing Schedules.
A final
report to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (DHEW) on the results of
the study (no. OEG-
“Optimum School Attendance Areas and Busing Schedules,” Virginia Social
Sciences Journal, April 1971.
“Economic Reforms Gain in Hungary,” Richmond Times
Dispatch, April 19, 1970.
“A New Approach to Land Use Planning in Residential Areas,”
article published in the February 1969 issue of Virginia City and Town and in the
August 1969 issue of American County Government.