ESCB Labour Market Workshop on "What policies could help to tackle high unemployment in euro area countries?"
Frankfurt am Main - Tuesday, 17 December 2013
| 8.30 a.m. | Registration |
| 9.00 a.m. | Opening remarks Thomas Westermann (European Central Bank) |
| Session 1 Chair: Thomas Westermann (European Central Bank) |
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| 9.10 a.m. | Italy: A Dual Labour Market in Transition Pietro Garibaldi (Università di Torino) Discussant: Alfonso Rosolia (Banca d'Italia) |
| 10.00 a.m. | Taking stock of structural reforms so far Alessandro Turrini (European Commission) |
| 10.30 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 10.50 a.m. | Impact of the Crisis on the Spanish Labour Market Marcel Jansen (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) Discussant: Mario Izquierdo (Banco de España) |
| 11.40 a.m. | What policies could help to tackle high unemployment in euro area countries? Alexander Hijzen (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) |
| 12.10 p.m. | Buffet lunch |
| Session 2 Chair: Robert Anderton (European Central Bank) |
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| 1.30 p.m. | Labour Market Reforms in Portugal 2011-13: An Insider Perspective Pedro S. Martins (University of London) Discussant: Álvaro A. Novo (Banco de Portugal) |
| 2.20 p.m. | Youth Unemployment in Old Europe: The Polar Cases of France and Germany Stéphane Carcillo (OECD, Sciences Po (Paris) and IZA) Discussant: Charlotte Margarete Möser (European Central Bank) |
| 3.10 p.m. | Coffee break |
| 3.20 p.m. | Labour Market Policies and IMF Advice in Advanced Economies during the Great Recession Florence Jaumotte (International Monetary Fund) |
| 3.50 p.m. | Labour Market Reforms From a Euro Area Perspective Robert Anderton (European Central Bank) |
| 4.20 p.m. | Concluding remarks |
| 4.30 p.m. | End of workshop |
| Workshop date | Tuesday, 17 December 2013 |
| Workshop venue | European Central Bank Eurotheum – conference room CP11 Neue Mainzer Strasse 32-36 60311 Frankfurt am Main Tel.: +49 (0) 69 1344 0 Fax: +49 (0) 69 1344 6000 E-mail: E-mail: info@ecb.europa.eu |
| Workshop language | English |
| Transfers | Participants are requested to arrange their own transfer from and to the airport, unless indicated otherwise |
| Organizers | Robert Anderton Thomas Westermann Ted Aranki Béla Szörfi |
| Contacts | Nicola Bowen Jeanette Cramer Jutta Auth |
| Programme | Please note that this programme may be subject to change without notice. |
| Website | http://www.ecb.europa.eu |
Workshop information
Unemployment in the euro area has increased significantly and is particularly high among the younger parts of the workforce. Moreover, the picture for the euro area aggregate hides important cross-country heterogeneity, with unemployment in some countries greatly exceeding the euro area average, while in other countries unemployment has actually fallen. The high level of unemployment is a matter of growing concern and a challenge for policy-makers because of its social and economic costs.
Against this background, the 2013 ESCB Labour Market workshop will focus on ways to tackle high unemployment, as well as evaluating policy measures and reforms already taken in some countries and providing input into the design of appropriate policy measures and reforms going forward.