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DG ECFIN Workshop - "The role of fiscal policy in mitigating the COVID-19 crisis"

On Thursday afternoon 28 January 2021, DG ECFIN organised its annual workshop on fiscal policy, dedicated this year to "The role of fiscal policy...

On Thursday afternoon 28 January 2021, DG ECFIN organised its annual workshop on fiscal policy, dedicated this year to "The role of fiscal policy in mitigating the COVID-19 crisis". The workshop was organised in form of a webinar with high-profile speakers and discussants from academia and international institutions.

21 JANUARY 2021
Agenda - The role of fiscal policy in mitigating the COVID-19 crisis
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  • financing policy | Economic and Monetary Union | economic policy | euro
  • Thursday 28 January 2021, 15:00 (CET)
  • Online only
  • Live streaming available

Programme

  1. 28 Jan 2021, 15:00 - 15:25 (CET)

    Introduction - Paolo Gentiloni (European Commission)

  2. 15:25 - 16:00 (CET)

    Keynote speech:Tackling the fallout from COVID-19 - Laurence Boone (OECD)

  3. 16:00 - 17:30 (CET)

    High-level panel followed by QNAModerator: Maarten Verwey (DG ECFIN)Panellists:

    • Agnès Benassy-Quéré (DGTrésor)
    • Vítor Gaspar (IMF)
    • Veronica Guerrieri (University of Chicago)
    • Niels Thygesen (European Fiscal Board)
  4. 17:30 - 17:45 (CET)

    Conclusions - Maarten Verwey (DG ECFIN)

Practical information

When
Thursday 28 January 2021, 15:00 (CET)
Where
Online only

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