Welcome & Session 1: Recovery & transformation in the EU: how and what to finance

24 FMM Conference: The Corona Crisis: Macroeconomic implications and Policies for sustainable Recovery
Sebastian Dullien, IMK Macroeconomic Policy Institute
Andrew Watt, IMK Macroeconomic Policy Institute
Jean-Pierre Vidal, Cabinet European Council President
Margit Schratzenstaller, Austrian Institute of economic research (WIFO)
Francesco Saraceno, French Economic Observatory (OFCE)

The Forum for Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies (FMM) organizes an annual conference that seeks to promote an exchange between competing theoretical paradigms and covers present debates on macroeconomic theories and issues. A total of nine moderated panel discussions will be held, covering topics ranging from the role of China in the global economy, across issues of economic growth and sustainability, to the debate about Modern Monetary Theory.

0:00 - Welcome - Sebastian Dullien

Session 1: Recovery and transformation in the EU: how and what to finance
Chair: Andrew Watt, IMK Macroeconomic Policy Institute

11:22 - The EU economic policy response to COVID-19: the July historic European Council deal and challenges ahead
Jean-Pierre Vidal, Cabinet European Council President

24:52 - Own Resources for the EU – New Challenges and Options
Margit Schratzenstaller, Austrian Institute of economic research (WIFO)

50:31 - Public investment needs for a sustainable European recovery
Francesco Saraceno, French Economic Observatory (OFCE)

01:16:37 Discussion