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Event: New Growth for Europe – On Investment, Crisis Management and Growth Potential

10 October 2016, 09:30 am - 08:00 pm

German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in Berlin
Entry Invalidenstraße 48
10115 Berlin

Admission: free

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The joint Intereconomics/Wirtschaftsdienst anniversary conference will seek to identify new sources for economic growth in Europe. What investments can be made now to foster future growth? What is the appropriate role for the state? Have the measures taken to combat the economic crisis opened new opportunities for European growth, or will they merely lead to further stagnation? How can Europe best exploit its economic potential? Following a keynote address by Tito Boeri, the conference will feature three sessions focusing on investments, post-crisis growth and growth potential. Separate sessions will be held simultaneously in English and German. The conference will conclude with a panel discussion (in English) on the future of European growth policies, which will be followed by an evening reception.

Parallel Sessions and Panel Discussion

Opening Session

  • Philipp Steinberg, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
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    Brigitte Preissl, Editor-in-Chief Wirtschaftsdienst and Intereconomics
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    Klaus Tochtermann, Director Leibniz Informaton Centre for Economics
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Keynote

  • Growth and the Single Market for Labour
    Tito Boeri, INPS – Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale and Bocconi University Milan
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Parallel Sessions I: Wachstumspolitik neu denken

Parallel Sessions I: Rethinking Growth Policies for Europe

Parallel Sessions II: Krisenpolitik: Chancen für neues Wachstum?

  • Wirtschaftswachstum, Finanzstabilität und makroökonomische Politik
    Martin Hellwig, MPI zur Erforschung von Gemeinschaftsgütern
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  • Steuern, Investitionen und Wirtschaftswachstum
    Clemens Fuest, ifo Institut – Präsentation (PDF)
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  • Staatliche Investitionen vs. Austeritätspolitik
    Gustav Horn, Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung (IMK) – Präsentation (PDF)
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Parallel Sessions II: Post-Crisis Policies – New Opportunities for Growth?

  • How has fiscal consolidation affected economic growth in the EU?
    Daniel Gros, Centre for European Policy Studies
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  • EMU: from social pacts to productivity boards
    Philippe Pochet, European Trade Union Institute
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  • After the Brits have gone? Turning a drama into a crisis that this time will not go to waste
    Mark Blyth, Brown University – Presentation (PDF)
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Parallel Sessions III: Potenziale für neues Wachstum ausschöpfen

Parallel Sessions III: Tapping the Full Growth Potential of the EU

  • Does higher public investment lead to more growth – and if so, in which areas?
    Debora Revoltella, European Investment Bank
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  • Can EU-wide industrial policy foster growth and job creation?
    Erik Berglöf, London School of Economics
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  • EMU governance: not (yet) ready for social investment
    Anton Hemerijck, London School of Economics – Presentation (PDF)
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Panel Discussion: The Future of European Growth Policies

  • László Andor, formerly European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
    Erik Berglöf, London School of Economics
    Nauro Campos, Brunel University
    Daniel Gros, Centre for European Policy Studies
    Debora Revoltella, European Investment Bank
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18:30 Evening Reception

  • Speaker: Clemens Fuest, ifo Institute