On Thursday afternoon 28 January 2021, DG ECFIN will organise its annual workshop on fiscal policy, dedicated this year to "The role of fiscal policy in mitigating the COVID-19 crisis". The workshop will be organised in form of a webinar with high-profile speakers and discussants from academia and international institutions.
The webinar will be structured in two parts. Following an introduction by Commissioner Gentiloni, Laurence Boone (OECD) will give a keynote speech on “Tackling the fallout from COVID-19”. A high-level policy panel will then discuss the role of fiscal policy in mitigating the effects of the COVID crisis.
Please note that the participation will be confirmed by e-mail by Wednesday 20 January 2021 and only those who receive confirmation can attend the event.
Practical information
Agenda
- 28 January: 15.00 - 15.30 (Europe/Brussels)
Introduction - Paolo Gentiloni (European Commission)
- 28 January: 15.30 - 16.15
Keynote speech:
Tackling the fallout from COVID-19 - Laurence Boone (OECD) - 28 January: 16.15 - 17.45
High-level panel followed by QNA
Moderator: tba (DG ECFIN)
Panellists:- Agnès Benassy-Quéré (DGTrésor)
- Vítor Gaspar (IMF)
- Veronica Guerrieri (University of Chicago)
- Niels Thygesen (European Fiscal Board)
- Beatrice Weder di Mauro (Centre for Economic Policy Research) [tbc]
- 28 January: 17.45 - 18.00
Conclusions - tba (DG ECFIN)