OeNB-SUERF Workshop
25 years of EU Northern Enlargement
OeNB-SUERF workshop on the occasion of Austria’s, Finland’s and Sweden’s 25th EU membership anniversary
Format: Online event - Cisco WebEx
Date: Monday, 21 September 2020
Time: 13.45-18.00 CET
Scientific coordination: Ernest Gnan, OeNB and SUERF, Walpurga Koehler-Toeglhofer, OeNB
2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the EU’s Northern enlargement, which, after several years of negotiations, made Austria, Finland and Sweden EU members on 1 January 1995. There is hardly any other step in foreign and economic policy for a European country in the 2nd half of the 20th (and in the 21st) century that could be more far-reaching and important than EU membership. It is thus worth looking back on what EU membership has entailed for the three countries. The OeNB has prepared two volumes to study the issue in some detail. First, a special edition of Monetary Policy and the Economy, Q1-Q2/2020 contains a collection of analyses focusing on aspects pertaining primarily on Austria. Second, a collection of contributions covering perspectives from all three “Northern EU enlargement countries” are compiled in a conference volume.
Conference Proceedings pdf: 47th ECONOMICS CONFERENCE 2020 of the OeNB in cooperation with SUERF: 25 years of “Northern” EU enlargement
2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the EU’s Northern enlargement, which, after several years of negotiations, made Austria, Finland and Sweden EU members on 1 January 1995. There is hardly any other step in foreign and economic policy for a European country in the 2nd half of the 20th (and in the 21st) century that could be more far-reaching and important than EU membership. It is thus worth looking back on what EU membership has entailed for the three countries. The OeNB has prepared two volumes to study the issue in some detail. First, a special edition of Monetary Policy and the Economy, Q1-Q2/2020 contains a collection of analyses focusing on aspects pertaining primarily on Austria. Second, a collection of contributions covering perspectives from all three “Northern EU enlargement countries” are compiled in a conference volume.
Conference Proceedings pdf: 47th ECONOMICS CONFERENCE 2020 of the OeNB in cooperation with SUERF: 25 years of “Northern” EU enlargement
This online workshop, jointly organized by the OeNB and SUERF presents main findings from both volumes, in order to make the analysis known to a broader audience and in order to seek views and feedback from a wider public.
Programme
Presentation slides are available for download as pdf-files (see programme below, click on the presentation title to start the download).
| Monday, 21 September 2020 | |
| 13:45 | Part A: 25 years of Austria’s EU membership |
Chair: Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald, Director, Economic Analysis and Research Department, OeNB Authors’ presentations of main findings from the Special Edition of Monetary Policy and the Economy, Q1-Q2/2020 - 25 Jahre EU-Mitgliedschaft Österreichs – Stabilität und Wachstum durch Integration
25 Years of Austria’s EU membership Convergence, production integration and specialization in Europe since 1995 Development of corporate productivity and profitability in Austria during EU membership Assessing the impact of Austria’s EU accession and of enlargement on the domestic labor market Free movement of services with the EU’s Single Market: what have been the effects on Austria? Long-term drivers of inflation in Austria and the effects of EU accession Session 2: Impact on the Austrian banks’ strategy, competition policymaking and economic policy making EU economic policy recommendations and Austria’s implementation score |
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| 16:00 | Part B: 25 years of EU Northern Enlargement |
Welcome and Introduction Note: Studies underlying authors’ presentations in this session can be found in an OeNB-SUERF conference volume (forthcoming). Session 1: Global historical context and EU impact on economic performance
Covalization: Europe on the Rack Between Globalization and Covid (video lecture) Harold James, Princeton University The challenges and opportunities in the digitalization of production Christopher Warhurst, University of Warwick, Stephen Dhondt, KU Leuven Session 2: EU membership and economic governance The development of the EU budget – impact on Austria, Finland and Sweden Walpurga Koehler-Toeglhofer and Lukas Reiss, OeNB Revamping Policy Governance in Austria Heinz Handler, WIFO Session 3: Monetary and financial integration After 25 Years as faithful members of the EU: public support for the euro and trust in the ECB in Austria, Finland and Sweden Lars Jonung, University of Lund, Felix Roth, University of Hamburg How did the framework for European banking supervision evolve since the EU’s Northern enlargement?
Michael Boss, Michael Kaden and Markus Schwaiger, OeNB Financial integration in the Nordic-Baltic region vis-à-vis the EU: a Swedish perspective (video lecture)
Stefan Ingves, David Farelius and Magnus Jonsson, Sveriges Riksbank |
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| 18:00 | End |
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