11th meeting of the Network of Public Finance Economists in public administration

Background: In 2007 the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) set up a Network of Public Finance Economists working in public administrations. The main aim of the network is to facilitate an exchange of views amongst practitioners on policy relevant issues and thereby deepen the analysis in the area of public finances. The network works through holding annual meetings organised by DG ECFIN, where participants present their work and their views not constrained by official positions. The targeted participants are staff working on budget planning and analysis in the national administrations and central banks.

Documents

• Conference programme (long)
• Conference programme (short)
• Directions to the venue
• Papers to be presented:
  • Session I: Assessing the euro area fiscal stance
    • Methodological issues on the euro area fiscal stance (Eloïse Orseau,  European Commission); background paper
    • An ECB view on the euro area fiscal stance (Marien Ferdinandusse, European Central Bank); background paper
    • A German perspective on the euro area fiscal stance (Robert Plachta, Jörg Stosberg, Ministry of Finance, Germany)

  • Session II: Challenges for fiscal policies in the area of public investment and tax revenues

    • An investment budget for the euro area? (Adrien Zakhartchouk, Ministry of Finance, France); background paper
    • Physical infrastructures' investment data (Giovanni Rizzo, Ministry of Finance, Italy)
    • Institutional barriers hampering investment and how to overcome them (Renato Loiero, Senato della Repubblica Italiana)
    • Impact of discretionary measures on revenue elasticities (Carlos Cuerpo, Fiscal Council Spain)

Contact

• ECFIN PUBLIC FINANCE NETWORK