THE BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS OF
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
A Workshop organised by the European Commission
Directorate General for Economic and Financial affairs
Brussels, 2 December 2005
Centre Borschette
36 rue Froissart, 1040 Brussels
Programme:
• Chair: E. Flores Gual
9.30-10.00 Registration and welcome coffee
10.00-10.15 Opening: Director General K. Regling (European Commission)
10.15-11.45 Session 1: The long-term budgetary impact of structural reforms
• T. M. Andersen (University of Aarhus, CEPR, CESifo and EPRU) and L. Haagen Pedersen
(The Welfare Commission): "Assessing sustainability and the consequences of reforms"
• P. Hoeller, C. Giorno and P. van den Noord (OECD): "Nothing ventured, nothing gained:
the long-run fiscal reward of structural reform"
- Discussant: D. Costello (European Commission)
11.45-13.15 Session 2: The transitory impact of structural reforms on government budgets
• W. Roeger (European Commission): “Assessing the budgetary impact of systemic pension
reforms”
• S. Deroose and A. Turrini (European Commission): “The short-term budgetary
implications of structural reforms: evidence from a panel of EU countries”
- Discussant: R. Beetsma (University of Amsterdam and CEPR)
13.15-14.15 Lunch
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