Event Review: 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

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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
- Engpassmanagement und Finanzierung von Verkehrsinfrastrukturen
Günter Knieps, Universität Freiburg – Präsentation (PDF)
MP3 Download - Hochleistungsfähige Kommunikationsnetze: Wer investiert?
Iris Henseler-Unger, WIK – Präsentation (PDF)
MP3 Download - Warum wächst Produktivität so langsam im Second Machine Age?
Alfred Kleinknecht, Technische Universität Delft (Emeritus) – Präsentation (PDF)
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Parallel Sessions I: Rethinking Growth Policies for Europe
- Imbalances, inequality and growth
László Andor, formerly European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion – Presentation (PDF)
MP3 Download - The EU’s long-term growth prospects: with and without structural reforms
Karl Whelan, University College Dublin – Presentation (PDF)
MP3 Download - A role for public and social investment in the EU’s economic governance
Mario Pianta, Urbino University – Presentation (PDF)
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Parallel Sessions II: Krisenpolitik: Chancen für neues Wachstum?
- Wirtschaftswachstum, Finanzstabilität und makroökonomische Politik
Martin Hellwig, MPI zur Erforschung von Gemeinschaftsgütern
MP3 Download - Steuern, Investitionen und Wirtschaftswachstum
Clemens Fuest, ifo Institut – Präsentation (PDF)
MP3 Download - 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
MP3 Download - EMU: from social pacts to productivity boards
Philippe Pochet, European Trade Union Institute
MP3 Download - 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
- Ausschöpfung des Erwerbspersonenpotenzials
Joachim Möller, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung – Präsentation (PDF)
MP3 Download - Das Wissenskapital der Nationen: Gute Bildung als Wachstumsmotor
Ludger Wößmann, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München – Präsentation (PDF)
MP3 Download - Ökologische Wachstumspotenziale
Andreas Löschel, Universität Münster – Präsentation (PDF)
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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
MP3 Download - Can EU-wide industrial policy foster growth and job creation?
Erik Berglöf, London School of Economics
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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