Fiscal policy for the 21st century: meeting economic, social and climate challenges

23  November 2023    9:00 am CET

Venue

Event room, Plösslgasse 13, 1040 Vienna (TGA, Hörsaal)

Registration

Description

Preliminary programme:

9.00-9.30 Welcome

Philipp Heimberger (wiiw), Philippa Sigl-Glöckner (Dezernat Zukunft)

9.30-11.15 Session “How much climate investment do we need and how do we get it done?”

One 20 minutes presentation followed by a panel discussion

  • Moderator: Mario Holzner (wiiw)
  • Presenter: Jakob von Weizsäcker (Finance minister Saarland)
  • Panel: Martin Selmayer (Europäische Kommission) (TBC), Helene Schuberth (ÖGB), Georg Feigl (Arbeiterkammer Wien)

11.15-11.45 Coffee break

11.45-12.45 Keynote “Making EU fiscal rules fit for the challenges of the 21st century”

40 Minutes presentation, followed by 20 minutes open discussion

  • Moderator: Philippa Sigl-Glöckner (Dezernat Zukunft)
  • Presenter: Jeromin Zettelmeyer (Bruegel)

12.45-14.15 Lunch break

14.15-15.45 Session “How to manage public debt in the context of climate change”

One 25 minutes presentation, followed by a panel discussion

  • Moderator: Philipp Heimberger (wiiw)
  • Presenter: Jens van ‘t Klooster (University of Amsterdam)
  • Panel: Clara Leonard (Institut Avant-Garde), Johannes Holler (Fiscal Council Austria), Paul Pichler (University of Vienna)

15.45-16.15 Coffee break

16.15-17.15 Panel discussion “Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven für eine progressive Fiskalpolitik“

  • Moderator: TBC
  • Lea Steininger (wiiw), Lukas Oberndorfer (AK Wien), Margit Schratzenstaller (WIFO), Alyssa Schneebaum (WU Wien) (TBC)
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