October 8-9, 2015
Reassessing the EU Monetary and Fiscal Framework
ADEMU Kick-Off Conference, October 8-9, 2015
Hosted by the University of Cambridge at Corpus Christi College (www.corpus.cam.ac.uk).
View the Conference Program PDF
Thursday, October 8
13:00–13:10 | Welcome Address
- Ramon Marimon, European University Institute, UPF–Barcelona GSE & CEPR ¨The ADEMU project to ´Reassess the EU Monetary and Fiscal Framework´¨
13:10–14:50 | Long-term sustainability of a monetary and fiscal union (WP1)
- Chair: Axelle Ferriere, European University Institute
- Charlie Brendon, University of Cambridge
- Giancarlo Corsetti, University of Cambridge
- Árpád Ábrahàm and Ramon Marimon, European University Institute
- Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde, University of Pennnsylvania
15:10–16:50 | Stabilisation policy in currency unions (WP2)
- Chair: Evi Pappa, European University Institute
- Pedro Teles, Universidade Católica Portuguesa & Bank of Portugal
- Morten Ravn, University College London
- Franck Portier, Toulouse School of Economics
- Martin Uribe, Columbia University
16:50–18:30 | Round Table: “What type of Fiscal Union?”
- Moderator: Isabel Correia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa & Bank of Portugal
- Sir Charles Bean, LSE and former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England
- Jordi Caballé | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, MOVE and Barcelona GSE
- Eilis Ferran, University of Cambridge
- John Hassler, Stockholm University and Swedish Fiscal Policy Council
- Coen Tuelings, University of Cambridge
Friday, October 9
09:00–10:40 | Macroeconomic and financial imbalances and spillovers (WP3)
- Chair: Thomas Hintermaier, University of Bonn
- Radim Bohacek, CERGE
- Christian Hellwig, Toulouse School of Economics
- Joachim Jungherr, IAE-CSIC and Barcelona GSE
- Philip Lane, Trinity College Dublin
11:00–12:00 | Keynote Address
- Joaquin Almunia, Former Vice President of the European Commission
13:30–15:30 | Policy Implementation (WP4)
- Chair: Marek Kapicka, CERGE
- David Levine and Thomas Beukers, European University Institute
- Giorgio Monti, European University Institute
- Chris Bickerton, University of Cambridge
- Kenneth Armstrong, University of Cambridge
16:00-16:30 | The ADEMU project within the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
- Marianne Paasi, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation. ADEMU activities, organisation and dissemination (WP5 & WP6)
- Hugo Rodriguez, IAE–CSIC and Barcelona GSE
16:30–18:30 | Round Table: “Strengthening the EMU in the aftermath of the Greek crisis”
- Moderator: Richard Portes, London Business School, EUI & CEPR
- Thomas Cooley, New York University – Stern Business School
- Lucrezia Reichlin, London Business School & CEPR
- Frank Smets, European Central Bank
- René Smits, University of Amsterdam
- Zdeněk Tůma, KPMG and former Governor of the Czech National Bank
For more information about each of the speakers at the conference, please see the pdf below: