Europe at the Crossroads: A Union of Austerity or Growth Convergence?
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November 21, 2014 - 12:00amto
November 22, 2014 - 12:00am
Where
Coorganized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College and Economia Civile with support from the Ford Foundation, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, and Marinopoulos AE
Megaron Athens International Conference Centre
Athens, Greece
November 21–22, 2014
On November 21 and 22, the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College held its second annual conference at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre in Athens, Greece. Co-organized by the Levy Institute and Economia Civile, the conference focused on the continuing debate surrounding the eurozone’s systemic instability; proposals for banking union; regulation and supervision of financial institutions; monetary, fiscal, and trade policy in Europe, and the spillover effects for the US and the global economy; the impact of austerity policies on US and European markets; and the sustainability of government deficits and debt.
For the events program and participants list, visit the conference website.