Remigijs POCS

Professor Dr.habil.oec. Remigijs POCS Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Economics; Director of International Business and Customs Institute; Head of Division of Foreign Economic Relations, Transport Economics and Logistics at Riga Technical University 8a  Indrika Street, 418 Riga, LV-1004 Latvia Phone: (371) 67089655 Fax: (371) 67089366 e-mail: remigijs.pocs@rtu.lv

Born: September 8, 1947, Latvia

Interests:

• Macroeconomic Modelling and Forecasting
• Quantitative Methods for Economy and Decision-Making

Languages: Latvian, Russian, English, German

Education

• Latvian State University (Faculty of Economics), Qualification: Economist-mathematician, 1966 – 1972
• Latvian Academy of Sciences (Institute of Economics), Postgraduate Student, 1972 –1975
• Dr. oec. (Candidate of Economic Sciences in the former USSR, Ph.D. in Western countries), Latvian State University, Riga, 1976

    Thesis: Questions of Choice and Estimation of Productivity Forecasting Methods and Models (for Latvian Industry)

• Dr. habil. oec. (Doctor of Economic Sciences in the former USSR), Institute of Economics, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Vilnius, 1991

    Thesis: Creation and Application of Applied Economic and Mathematical Models of Development of National Economy (for the Republic of Latvia)

Professional Activities and Memberships

• Expert of the Latvian Council of Science  
• Head of  Promotion Council (Economics), Riga Technical University
• Member of the Council of Professors of RTU Faculty of Engineering Economics, LU Faculty of Economics and Management
• Scientific Editor -in-Chief , Scientific Proceedings of Riga Technical University “Economics and Entrepreneurship”

Institute of Economics, Latvian Academy of Sciences:

• Engineer mathematician-programmer, 1970-72
• Junior research associate, 1975-76
• Senior research associate, 1976-78
• Head of Computer Laboratory, 1978-82
• Head of Sector of Modelling of National Economy, 1982-91

Ministry of Economy, Republic of Latvia:

• Head of Macroeconomic Analysis and Forecasting Department, 1993-94

• Visiting Researcher, Aarhus University (Denmark), 1993-94, 1997 (5 months)

In 1972 – 2008 more than 70 scientific publications, including 2 individual and 4 collective monographs.

Recent Publications, 2000 – 2008:

    Monographs:

• V. Skribans, R. Pocs. Model for Forecasting the Development of Latvian Construction Industry. RTU Izdevnieciba, Riga, 2008. 110 lpp. (in Latvian)
• R. Zile, I. Šteinbuka, R. Pocs, J. Kruminš, H. Ancans, U. Cerps. Latvia Entering the XXIst Century. Economics. Integration. Finance. Riga, Published by “Nacionalais Medicinas Apgads”, 2000. Chapter I: Economic Development (1992-1999), p.19-43 (co-authors H.Ancans, I.Šteinbuka), Chapter II: Economic Strategy, p.43-49, Chapter IX: Scenario of Latvia's Economic Development, p.159-175 (co-author I. ?teinbuka).

    Scientific publications:

• Ozolina V., Pocs R. Short- and Long-term Forecasting of Population in Latvian Macro- and Multisectoral Models. Recent Developments in INFORUM-type Modelling. Lodz University Press. Lodz, 2007. pp. 129.-140.
• Ozolina V., Pocs R. Forecasting of Electricity Consumption in Latvia (Using Econometric Models). (in Latvian) Scientific Proceedings of Riga Technical University. Series 3. Volume 14. “Economics and Business. Economy: Theory and Practice”, Riga, RTU, 2007. pp. 94-107.
• Komkova J., Pocs R. The Problems of Building up Enterprise Risk Management Models, Advantages and Disadvantages of their Use”. (in Latvian) Scientific Proceedings of Riga Technical University. Series 3. Volume 14. “Economics and Business. Economy: Theory and Practice”, Riga, RTU, 2007. pp. 63-69.
• Pocs R., Carkovs J., Buikis M., Ajevskis V. Elaboration of Latvian macroeconometric continuous time model. The Main Directions of Research in Economics and Law Sciences in 2006 by the Latvian Council of Science. Nr.12, Riga, 2007. pp. 155-156 (in Latvian).
• Grassini M., Pocs R., Pinke G., Neiders L. Overview of the Latvian Economy in the Context of the Development of the Multisectoral Macroeconomic Model of Latvia. Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia 198. Inforum Models for the New EU Members. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Lodzkiego. Lodz, 2006. pp.87.-109.
• Ozolina V., Pocs R. Forecasting of Latvian Population And Employment (Using Econometric Models). (in Latvian) Scientific Proceedings of Riga Technical University. Series 3. Volume 13. “Economics and Business. Economy: Theory and Practice”, Riga, RTU, 2006. pp. 87-97.
• Pocs R., Buikis M., Ajevskis V. The Conjuncture Type Model of Latvian Economy (practical realisation). International conference “Research in Statistics - Basis of Social Sciences and Education”. (Riga, October 2-4, 2003), Riga: University of Latvia, 2004, pp.139-143.
• Carkovs J., Leidmans M., Pocs R. Stochastic Analysis of Price Equilibrium Stability for Marshall-Samuelson Adaptive Market. 1^st International Conference APLIMAT, February 7.-8. 2002, Department of Mathematics Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Slovak University of Technology. Bratislava, Slovak Republic. pp.103-108.
• Carkovs J., Pocs R. Price Equilibrium Volatility Reserve for Stability for Marshall-Samuelson Adaptive Market. Proceedings of 17^th International Workshop on Statistical Modelling. 8-12 July, 2002. Chania, Greece. pp.153-156.
• Ajevskis V., Gutmanis N., Liepa E., Pocs R. On Latvian Economic Indicators. The 6^th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics. 14-18 July, 2002. Orlando, Florida, USA. pp. 462-463.
• Leidman M., Carkovs J., Pocs R. Price Equilibrium Stochastic Analysis. The 6^th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics. 14-18 July, 2002. Orlando, Florida, USA. pp. 472-473.
• Pocs R., Buikis M., Ajevskis V. Conjuncture Type Model of the Latvian Economy. (in Latvian) Scientific Proceedings of Riga Technical University. Series 3. Volume 4. “Economics and Business. Economy: Theory and Practice”, Riga, RTU, 2001. pp. 106-111.
• Pocs R. The Aims of Long-term Economic Strategy of Latvia. (in Latvian) Scientific Proceedings of Riga Technical University. Series 3. Volume 1. “Economics and Business. Economy: Theory and Practice”, Riga, RTU, 2000. pp. 8-16.

Membership in International Projects:

• Assessment of the Size and Composition of the Hidden Economy in Latvia. Eurostat, No. 105-E15P4FA1C, 1995
• Medium Term Economic Strategy in the Context of Pre-Accession to the EU. Phare, No. 96/1136-03, 1997

Research Projects:

• R.Pocs (Head of Project). Elaboration of the Continuous Time Macroeconometric Model of Latvia . Latvian Council of Science, 2004 - 2007.
• R.Pocs (Head of Project). Development of Computable General Equilibrium Model and Forecasts of Energy Sector in Latvia. Project of VAS „Latvenergo”, the Ministry of Economics of Republic of Latvia and Public Utilities Commission, 2005-2006.
• R.Pocs (Head of Project). Elaboration of the Latvian Construction Branch and Real Estate Market Development Forecasting Model. Project of Ministry of Education and Science of Republic of Latvia and Riga Technical University. 2007.
• R.Pocs (Head of Project). Ensuring of the Elaboration of Input - Output Tables in Latvia. Latvian Council of Science, 2008.

Last update 20.05.2008