WORKSHOP ON ARMENIAN ECONOMY AT UCLA
By Hakob Tsulikian

AZG Armenian Daily
07/06/2006

A press release from the University of California, Los Angels,
informs that on May 14 the chair of Armenian Studies organized
workshop “Armenia: Challenges of Permanent Development” during which
economists, financial policy specialists and sociologists tried to
discuss achievements and shortcomings in issues of Armenian economy
development and poverty reduction.

In his opening speech Prof. Richard Hovhannisian noted that after 19
conferences on cities and provinces of historic Armenia its now the
time to tackle challenges facing the present-day Republic of Armenia.

Famous economist Prof. Armen Alchian was the honored guest of the
workshop. Born in Fresno in 1914, he majored in economy at the Stanford
University. From 1946 for 50 years he was a member of UCLA staff.

Alchian’s father emigrated to the USA from Erzrum and his mother was
one of the first Armenians born in California.

In his childhood memories Alchian told about Zoravar Andranik who
lived in their house for several months in 1920.

Professors Harold Demsetz, Michael Intriligator, Dr. Enrique Gelbard
and others held speeches at the workshop.