GHISLIERI COLLEGE Pavia, 24th and 25th April 2015 “Alternative economic policies in Europe” Friday 24th April 2015 Aula Volta (in main building of Pavia University), Strada Nuova 65, Pavia 9.30 Welcome Address F. Rugge, Vice Chancellor, University of Pavia 9.40 Alternative economic policies in Europe: an introduction G. Garofoli (Insubria University) 10.00 1st session The economic situation in lagged and Southern European countries W. Bartlett (London School of Economics) and I. Prica (Belgrade University) Short interventions on specific countries F. Perez (Valencia Univ.), J. Reis (Coimbra Univ.), B. Andreosso (Limerick Univ.), B. Musyck (Frederick Univ. Nicosia), E. Meksi (Tirana Univ.) 11.30 2nd session The German-South Europe divide and the changing inter-regional (but intra-European) trade Ginzburg (Modena and Reggio Univ.) and A. Simonazzi (Rome Univ.) Discussant: C. Manera and F. Navines (Univ. of Illes Balears) 13.00 Lunch 14.30 3rd session The consequences of European economic policies on real economic variables and the public debt issue V. Valli (Turin University) Discussant: Francesco Saraceno (ScienPo, Paris) 16.00 4th session The need for an industrial policy in Europe C. Pitelis (Bath University and Cambridge Univ) Discussants: R. Wade (London School of Economics), L. Orsenigo (IUSS, Pavia), M. Holz (IfM Bonn), P. Bianchi and S. Labory (Ferrara Univ.) Saturday 25th April 2015 Aula Goldoniana - Collegio Ghislieri, Piazza Ghislieri 5, Pavia th 9.30 5 session A modest proposal for resolving Eurozone crisis: Presentation of the proposal (S. Holland, Coimbra Univ.) 10,30 – 13,00 Economic restructuring in Europe General discussion among participants on policy schemes and tools The next steps Drafting of the final document to be sent to European Institutions