
SUERF/BAFFI CAREFIN Centre Conference
Date: Friday, 8 November 2019
Venue: BAFFI CAREFIN Centre - Bocconi University
Via Roentgen 1, 20136 Milan, Italy
With friendly support of INTESA SANPAOLO
There seems to be general agreement that „populism“ has been on the rise over the past decade, and that it has implications for election outcomes and economic policies. There is the notion that populist economic policies oriented towards short-term gains at the cost of long-term structural growth, favor pressure groups at the cost of minorities and other groups less relevant for electoral outcomes, and do generally not attach great importance to economic facts and analysis. This conference first asks what „populist economic policies“ are. Are they actually a new phenomenon? Are they confined to specific political camps? How would they be classified in more conventional economic categories? Once more clarity on the definition has been achieved, second, the question is asked about causalities: Have past economic developments (fiscal consolidation, reform fatigue, economic inequality, financial crisis, unemployment) led to public discontent and thus encouraged or even forced „populist“ policies; or do populist narratives merely serve as justification for the policies taken against mainstream economists‘ advice?
Programme
Friday, 8 November 2019 | |
08:15 | Registration |
08:45 | Welcome |
Donato Masciandaro, Professor of Economics, Chair in Economics of Financial Regulation Director, BAFFI CAREFIN Centre Bocconi University I SUERF |
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08:50 | Opening Speech |
Prof. Mario Monti, President, Bocconi University I SUERF Honorary Member |
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09:20 | SUERF Annual Lecture 2019 |
Central banking in challenging times ![]() |
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10:00 | Session I: Populism and Economics |
Chair: Ernest Gnan, Head, Economic Analysis Division, OeNB I SUERF
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11:00 | Coffee break |
11:30 | Session II: Economics and Culture |
Chair: Vincenzo Galasso, Full Professor of Economics, Bocconi University
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12:30 | Session III: Populism and Central Banking |
Chair: Sylvester C W Eijffinger, President, Tilburg University Society I SUERF Fellow
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13:30 | Lunch |
14:15 | Session III: Populism and Central Banking (continued) |
Autocratic Breakdown: Does central bank independence matter?
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15:15 | Coffee break |
15:45 | SESSION IV: High Level Policy Panel |
Chair: Ryszard Kokoszczynski, Member of the Board, Narodowy Bank Polski (NBP) I SUERF Daniel Daianu, Chairman of the Romanian Fiscal Council and Special Adviser to the Governor, National Bank of Romania Jakob de Haan, SUERF President , University of Groningen and De Nederlandsche Bank |
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17:00 | End of Conference |
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