Spain: From Recovery to Resilience

Madrid, Spain

April 3, 2018

The conference aims to draw lessons, including for Europe, from Spain’s crisis responses and discuss policy options that ensure a sustained and inclusive economic path forward. The conference will bring together economists and analysts from academia, think tanks, and policy making institutions from inside and outside Spain.

AGENDA

08:15–09:00

Registration

09:00-09:30

Opening speech: Governor Luis M. Linde - Banco de España

Webcast (English)

09:30-10:45

Session 1: Lowering Fiscal Vulnerabilities (Background document)

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Chair: Myriam Fernández de Heredia

  • Servaas Deroose - Deputy Director-General, DGEconomic and Financial Affairs, European Commission (Presentation)
  • José Luis Escrivá - President of the Spanish Fiscal Council AIReF (Presentation)
  • Emma Navarro - Secretary General of the Treasury. Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (Presentation)

10:45-11:15

Coffee break

11:15-12:30

Session 2: Reducing High Structural Unemployment and Labor Market Duality (Background document)

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Chair: Olympia Bover - Banco de España

  • Samuel Bentolila - CEMFI (Presentation)
  • Carlos Martín Urriza - Head of CCOO Economic Department (Presentation)
  • Stefano Scarpetta - Director, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD (Presentation)

12:30-13:15

Keynote speech and Q&A:David Lipton - First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
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  • Moderated by Maria Tadeo - Bloomberg

13:15-14:45

Lunch

14:45-16:00

Session 3: Raising Medium-Term Growth Prospects (Background document)

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Chair: Carmen Herrero - Universidad de Alicante

  • Diego Comin - Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College (Presentation)
  • Sylvie Goulard - Deputy Governor, Banque de France (Presentation)
  • Jorge Padilla - Senior Managing Director and Head of Compass Lexecon Europe, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Presentation)

16:00-16:30

Coffee break

16:30-17:45

Panel discussion: Completing the Banking Union (Background document)

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Chair: Poul Thomsen - Director European Department, International Monetary Fund

  • Elke König - Chair, Single Resolution Board
  • Geert-Jan Koopman - Deputy Director-General, DG Competition, European Commission
  • Luis M. Linde - Governor, Banco de España
  • Yves Mersch - Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank

17:45-18:15

Closing remarks: Minister Román Escolano Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness

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