Highlights from the CER conference on
THE FUTURE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMY Ditchley Park, 4-5 November 2005
In November 2005, the CER took more than 40 of Europe’s top economists, policy-makers and commentators to the Ditchley Park in Oxfordshire to discuss ‘The future of the European economy’. Participants included Graham Bishop, Jean-Philippe Cotis, Daniel Gros, Will Hutton, DeAnne Julius, Anatole Kaletsky, John Kay, Mart Laar, Richard Layard, Mario Monti, Jean Pisani-Ferry, André Sapir and Norbert Walter. A full list is attached at the end of this note. During two days, we looked at questions such as: Has Europe really performed that badly compared with the US? How can Europe improve its growth and employment record? How has eastward enlargement changed the European economy? How can we cope with globalisation? The debates were lively and of outstanding quality. Rather than trying to sum up the debate artificially, we decided to publish a few highlights from the plenary discussions and working groups. The debates took place under Chatham House rules so we do not attribute quotes, with the exception of the introductory speeches. The CER is most grateful for the support that BAT, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Unilever have provided for this event. Katinka Barysch March 2006
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