- European Central Bank conference
Structural reforms in the euro area
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Main Building, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main
Conference room C5.01
- 9:00
- Registration
- 10:00
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Welcome remarks
Klaus Masuch, European Central Bank
- 10:10
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Opening speech
Mario Draghi, President, European Central Bank
- 10:30
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Session 1 Reforms, productivity, resilience and long-term well-being
Panel discussion
Chair: Luc Laeven, European Central Bank
Panellists:
- Clemens Fuest, ifo Institute
- Francesco Giavazzi, Università Bocconi
- Catherine L. Mann, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 12:15
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Lunch
- 13:45
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Session 2 Political economy of reforms
Panel discussion
Chair: Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
Panellists:
- Luis Garicano, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Anne Krueger, Johns Hopkins University
- Bo Rothstein, University of Gothenburg
- Luigi Zingales, University of Chicago
- 15:45
- Coffee break
- 16:15
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Session 3 Reforms and governance in the European Monetary Union
Panel discussion
Chair: Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
Panellists:
- Agnès Bénassy Quéré, Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne
- Paul De Grauwe, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Daniel Gros, Centre for European Policy Studies
- Gert Jan Koopman, European Commission
- Guido Tabellini, Università Bocconi
- Poul Thomsen, International Monetary Fund
- 18:45
- End of conference
Please note that the conference will be recorded and that video recordings will subsequently be made available on the ECB's website. Media will also be present at the conference.
Participation is by invitation only.
General information
European Central Bank
Main building
Sonnemannstrasse 20
60314 Frankfurt am Main
+49 69 1344 0
Fax: +49 69 1344 6000
[email protected]
English
Participants are requested to arrange their own transfers unless indicated otherwise.
Clare Childs
Directorate General Economic Developments
Country Surveillance Division
+49 69 1344 8420
[email protected]