Fiscal Policy for the 21st Century: Meeting Economic, Social and Climate Challenges

23  November 2023    9:00 am CET

In cooperation with:
  

Venue

Technisch-Gewerbliche Abendschule (TGA), Hörsaal, Bauteil B, 4. Stock Plösslgasse 13, 1040 Vienna

Description

This event will address urgent questions on how fiscal policy in Europe can contribute to addressing economic, ecological and social challenges. How much and what kind of climate investment do we need to meet the climate targets? What kind of reform of EU fiscal rules can ensure that fiscal sustainability is not played off against economic, social and climate goals? How should policymakers manage public debt in the context of climate change? Answers to these questions will be discussed with experts and policymakers, including keynote presentations by Jakob von Weizsäcker, Minister of Finance of Saarland, on climate investment, and Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Director of the Brussels think tank Bruegel, on reforming EU fiscal rules.

The conference will be livestreamed on Dezernat Zukunft's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@dezernatzukunft

Program:

09:00–09:30 - Welcome and Introduction

  • Philipp Heimberger, Economist, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)
  • Philippa Sigl-Glöckner, Founder and Director of Dezernat Zukunft, Berlin

09:30–10:00 - Keynote - How much climate investment do we need and how do we get it done?

  • Jakob von Weizsäcker, State Minister of Finance of Saarland, Saarbrücken

10:00–11:15 - Panel Discussion

  • Dario Guarascio, Sapienza University Rome
  • Helene Schuberth, Head of the Economics Unit, Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB), Vienna
  • Georg Feigl, Department of Economics and Statistics, Arbeiterkammer Wien
  • Presented by Mario Holzner, Executive Director, wiiw

11:15-11:45 - Coffee Break

11:45–12:20 - Keynote - Making EU fiscal rules fit for the challenges of the 21st century

  • Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Director of Bruegel, Brussels

12:20–12:45 - Open Discussion

  • Moderated by Philippa Sigl-Glöckner, Founder and Director of Dezernat Zukunft, Berlin

12:45–14:15 - Lunch Break

14:15–15:45 - Session - How to manage public debt in the context of climate change

Presenter:

  • Jens van ‘t Klooster, Assistant Professor of Political Economy, University of Amsterdam

Panel:

  • Clara Leonard, Co-Founder, Institut Avant-Garde, Paris
  • Johannes Holler, Senior Economist, Fiscal Council Austria, Vienna
  • Paul Pichler, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Vienna
  • Jens van ‘t Klooster, Assistant Professor of Political Economy, University of Amsterdam
  • Presented by Philipp Heimberger, Economist, wiiw

15:45-16:15 - Coffee Break

16:15–17:30 - Panel discussion - Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven für eine progressive Fiskalpolitik

  • Lukas Oberndorfer, Head of the Environment and Transport Department, Arbeiterkammer Wien
  • Lea Steininger, Economist, wiiw
  • Margit Schratzenstaller-Altzinger, Senior Economist, Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Vienna
  • Oliver Picek, Chief Economist, Momentum Institut
  • Presented by Kurt Bayer, Senior Research Associate, wiiw
top