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Second Annual Conference of Arena’s Economic Council
DECENT CAPITALISM CREATING THE ECONOMIC MODEL OF THE
FUTURE
Stockholm, 3rd November 2011
Conference Program
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Background and aim The conference discusses one of the big questions of our time: What is the economic model of the future? What should it look like? Which markets should fulfill which tasks with which goal? In which fields are markets suboptimal mechanisms to provide for social and ecological outcomes? After a period of economic crises and instability we want to discuss at our conference an economic model of a more “decent capitalism”. Social, ecological as well as productivity issues will be addressed with great attention and scrutiny. We want to bring some of these partial views together into the bigger picture of an economic model by comparing different economies on a systemic level. Notwithstanding many institutional differences, we want to identify those institutional constellations, which deliver the best possible outcome in the interplay of market, society and the state. For that purpose we aim to discuss two aspects: At first, we want to find out, which of the “varieties of capitalism” were doing best during the crisis and might most probably succeed the crisis years with a high degree of growth and socio-ecological sustainability. And secondly, we aim to discuss political strategies to create a “decent capitalism” in Europe. The organizing institutions are the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Arena Group in Stockholm: Arena Group is one of the premier progressive think tanks in Scandinavia. The Arena Group’s Economic Council is a new initiative with the aim of providing space for progressive economic thinking and stimulating independent economic research. The council attracts researchers from a broad range of academic disciplines, journalists as well as an interested public. Friedrich Ebert Foundation is an independent NGO, associated with the German labor movement. With offices and activities in more than 100 countries, FES is dedicated to promoting the values of social democracy. Time: 10.00 – 15.30, Thursday, 3rd November 2011 Venue: Norra Latin, Drottninggatan 71b, Stockholm Organizers: Christian Kellermann, Director of the Nordic Office, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Stockholm E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +46-8-454-65-92 Håkan A. Bengtsson, CEO Arenagruppen
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +46-7-06646236
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November 3rd, 2011
10:00
Opening Address Håkan A. Bengtsson & Christian Kellermann
10:10
Keynote Speech: A New Economic Model for Europe Stefan Collignon London School of Economics
10:40
11.40 12.00
Panel 1: Comparing Economic Models – The Analytical Perspective Andrew Martin, Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Jørgen Goul Andersen, Professor of Economics, Politics and Public Administration,Aalborg University
Zoltan Pogatsa, Assistant Professor, University of West Hungary, Sopron
Juhana Vartiainen, Head of Research, National Institute for Economic Research, Stockholm Coffee Break Discussion with the Panel and the Audience Moderator: Jon Erik Dølvik, Research Director, Fafo Institute for Applied Social Science, Oslo.
13:00
Lunch Break (Sandwiches)
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13:30
Panel 2: Creating a Decent Capitalism in Europe - The Political Perspective Sven Giegold, Member of the European Parliament, Europeangreens
Emma Lennartsson, Chief Economist, Kommunal
Howard Reed, Director Landman Economics
Philipp Steinberg, Advisor on fiscal and economic to the SPD-board and EU-Expert Discussion with the Panel and the Audience Moderator: Daniel Lind, Chief Economist, Unionen Sweden
15:15 Closing Address Stefan Löfven, Chairman IF Metal
15:30
End of Conference
