Programme

 

 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, 2012

 

 9H00 – 9H30 – REGISTRATION

 

 9H30 – 11H00  - PARALLEL SESSIONS

 

economic policy options

Session: 1

Room 504

Chair: Profª Nicoleta Moldovan

Alves , Rui Henrique and Barbosa, João Rebelo - FEP, NIFIP, CEFUP - Is It Helping? Austerity versus Growth: The Case of Portugal

Pessoa, Argentino - FEP, NIFIP, CEFUP - The Euro Area Sovereign Debt Crisis: Is Fiscal Consolidation Compatible With Economic Growth?

Cosme, Pedro - FEP, NIFIP - Should the ECB Control Inflation or Nominal GDP?

 

public debt dynamics

Session: 2

Room 631

Chair: Profª. Dima Bogdan

 Fernandes, Abel Costa - FEP, NIFIP - The Euro Zone Peripheral Countries’ Sovereign Debt Crisis: Also a Case of Non-Mature Democracies?

Mota, Paulo  - FEP, NIFIP - The Recent Dynamics of Public Debt in the European Union: A Matter of Fundamentals or the Result of a Failed Monetary Experiment?

Fincke, Bettina - Bielefeld University Germany - Public Debt Sustainability: From Roots to Regressions

 

 11H00 – 11h15 - COFFEE-BREAK

 

 11H15 – 12h45 PARALLEL SESSIONS

 

resources and economic growth 

Session: 3

Room 504

Chair: Prof. Argentino Pessoa

Silva, Susana; Soares,  Isabel and Afonso, Óscar - FEP, CEFUP - Economic and Environmental Effects Under Resource Scarcity and Substitution Between Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources

Torres, Nuno; Afonso, Oscar and Soares, Isabel - FEP, NIFIP, CEFUP - Natural Resources; Economic Growth; Institutions; Worldwide Study; Panel data

Gil, Pedro M.; Afonso, Óscar and Brito, Paulo - FEP, CEFUP, NIFIP - Skill Structure: Innovation and Growth Implications

 

the economics of a monetary union

Session: 4

Room 504

Chair: Prof. António Portugal Duarte

Torres, Maria;  Mota , Paulo  and  Alves, Rui Henrique - FEP, NIFIP, CEFUP - The Relationship between Nominal Convergence and Real Convergence in a Monetary Union: The Case of the Euro Zone

 Alves, Rui Henrique and Afonso, Óscar  - FEP, NIFIP, CEFUP - From the Stability and Growth Pact to the Fiscal Compact: Evaluating Fiscal Rules in the Euro Zone

Andrade, João Sousa  and Duarte, António Portugal - FEUC, GEMF - Did the Portuguese Economy Suffer from Dutch Disease?

 

 13H00 – 14h30 - CONFERENCE LUNCH

 

 14H30 – 15h45 - PLENARY SESSION

 

plenary session

Session: 5

Room 631

Chair: Prof. Abel Costa Fernandes

Amaral, João Ferreira – ISEG - Why Economic Adjustment Programmes Fail

Creel, Jerome - ESCP Europe & OFCE/Sciences Po - An Assessment of the Stability and Growth Pact Reform Proposals in a Small Scale Macro Foundation

 

 15H45 – 16h00 - COFFEE-BREAK

 

 16H00 – 17h30  - PARALLEL SESSIONS

 

financial markets, liquidity and economic growth

Session: 6

Room 631

Chair: Profª Linda Veiga

Afonso, António - ISEG, UECE - The Determinants of Sovereign Bond Yield Spreads in the EMU

Jurado, Lorent , J.; Hiraldo, Melgar ; Ordaz Sanz, J.; Guerrero Casas, F.M. - U. Pablo de Olavide, Spain - Are the Stress Tests Contributing to the Liquidity Crisis in the Banking System?

 

globalization and economic growth

Session: 7

Room 504

Chair: Profª Sofia Gouveia

Afonso, Oscar; Monteiro, Sara and Thompson, Maria - FEP, NIFIP, CEFUP, U. Minho, NIPE - Innovation Economy, Productive Public Expenditures and Economic Growth

Simões, Marta; Andrade, João Sousa and Duarte, Adelaide - FEUC/GEMF - Convergence and Growth: Portugal in the EU 1986-2010

Neto, Delfim Gomes  and  Veiga, Francisco José - U. Minho, NIPE - Financial Globalization, Convergence and Growth: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment

 

 20H – CONFERENCE DINNER AT THE CÍRCULO UNIVERSITÁRIO

 

If you want to attend this dinner PLEASE do REGISTER for us to make the necessary number of reservations at the restaurant.
There is no need to pay for it, since the price is already included in the conference fee.

 

 

 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 2012

 

 9H00 – 10H30 PARALLEL SESSIONS
 

employment and labor market in europe

Session: 8

Room 504

Chair: Prof. António Afonso

Gouveia, Sofia  and  Correia, Leonida - UTAD, CETRAD - Labour Costs Dynamics in the Euro Area: Some Empirical Evidence

 Alexandre, Fernando;  Bação, Pedro;  Cerejeira, João and Portela, Miguel - U.MINHO, NIPE; FEUC, GEMF - Exchange Rates, Employment and Labour Market Rigidity

 Cosmin, Enache -  U. West Timisoara, Romania - The Efficiency of Labour Market Public Expenditures Across Europe: A Non-Parametric Assessment

 

voting and public institutions

Session: 9

Room 631

Chair: Prof. Pedro Cosme

CRASNEAC, ALEXANDRU; Mutascu Mihai -  U. West Timisoara, Romania - Fiscal Decentralization and Government Size  in the EU Member States

Gonçalves Veiga, Linda - U. Minho, NIPE - Voting Functions in the EU-15

Bogdan, Dima; Lobont, Oana; Moldovan, Nicoleta -  U. West Timisoara, Romania - Does the Quality of Public Policies and Institutions Matter for Entrepreneurial Activity? Evidences from the European Union´s Member States

 

 10H30 – 10H45 - COFFEE-BREAK

 

 10H45 – 12H30 – FINAL PAPERS

 

governance, ecb and financial markets

Session: 10

Room 631

Chair: Profª. Paulo Mota

Torres, Francisco - IEE-UCP - EMU’s Legitimacy and the ECB as a Strategic Political Player in the Crisis Context

Bongardt, Annette - U. Fernando Pessoa - EU Economic Governance and Sustainability

Alves, Carlos; Mendes, Victor and Silva, Paulo Pereira  - FEP, CEF.UP and CMVM; CMVM and CEFAGE-UE; CMVM - Do Stress Tests Matter? An Event Study on the Impact of the Disclosure of Stress Tests Results on European Financial Stocks

Ferreira, Cândida - ISEG, UECE - Bank Efficiency, Market Concentration and Economic Growthin the European Union

 

 12H40 – 13H30 – CLOSING SESSION

 

closing session

Session: 11

Room 631

Chair: Prof. Rui Henrique Alves

Viren, Matti - Finland; U. of Turku, Bank of Finland Scientific Advisor, Finland - Problems in Fiscal Policy Coordination in the EU