Proceedings from the ECFIN Workshop "The budgetary implications of structural reforms" - Brussels, 2 December 2005

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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