IZA - Conference Program

IZA Employment Seminar: The Economic Crisis and the Labor Market

Organizers:	Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA, DIW Berlin and Bonn University), Werner Eichhorst (IZA)
Location:	Brussels, Belgium
Date:	November 12, 2009 - November 13, 2009
Event Manager:	Elke Henn (IZA)

Program

+++ November 12: presentations 30 minutes + 15 minutes discussion+++
+++ November 13: country input statements 10 minutes each + time for discussion +++

Thursday, November 12:

Chair: Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA, DIW Berlin and Bonn University)

14:30 Welcome by Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA, DIW Berlin and Bonn University)
and Werner Eichhorst (IZA)

14:45 - 15:30 National Labor Markets and the Crisis - An Overview: Labor Market Institutions, Crisis-related Policies and Outcomes

Werner Eichhorst (IZA) and Steven Tobin (International Institute for Labour Studies - ILO, Geneva)

15:30 - 16:15 Understanding the Crisis and its Implications with a View to the US and the UK (related paper)

David N.F. Bell (University of Stirling, UK and IZA), David Blanchflower (Dartmouth College and IZA)

16:15 - 16:45 Coffee Break

16:45 - 17:30 The EU Labour Market During the Recession

Alfonso Arpaia (European Commission),
Nicola Curci (European Commission) and Fabiana Pierini (European Commission)

17:30 - 18:15 Two-Tier Labor Markets in a Deep Recession: France vs. Spain

Pierre Cahuc (Ecole Polytechnique, Paris and IZA), Samuel Bentolila (CEMFI), Juan Dolado (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and IZA), Thomas Le Barbanchon (CREST)

18:15 - 19:00 Two-tier Regimes after the Crisis: Skipping a Generation?

Tito Boeri (Bocconi University, Milan and IZA)

19:30 - 20:00 Cocktail/ Dinner

Friday, November 13:

09:00 - 10:15 Heavily Hit Smaller Countries

Hungary: Bela Galgoczi (European Trade Union Institute, Brussels)
Latvia and the Baltic States: Mihails Hazans (University of Latvia, Riga)
Denmark: Per Kongshoj Madsen (University of Aalborg and IZA)

Chair: Ilaria Maselli (CEPS Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels)

10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 - 12:00 Policy Round Table: What Way Forward?

Bill Wells (Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, UK)
Bruno Coquet (Employment Committee of the European Union - EMCO)
Andrew Watt (European Trade Union Institute, Brussels)
Thérèse de Liedekerke (Business Europe - Confederation of European Business, Brussels)

Chair: Werner Eichhorst (IZA)

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 14:15 Stability on the Labor Market?

Germany: Eric Thode (Bertelsmann Foundation, Germany)
Italy: Paolo Sestito (Bank of Italy, Roma)
Portugal: Francisco Madelino (Institute of Employment and Vocational Training, Lisbon)

Chair: Melanie Ward-Warmedinger (European Central Bank, Frankfurt and IZA)

14:15 - 14:30 Coffee Break

14:30 - 15:45 Small Corporatist Countries - Clever Crisis Management?

Sweden: Fredrik Jansson Dahlén (Swedish Public Employment Service, Stockholm)
Netherlands: Anton Hemerijck (Free University of Amsterdam)
Switzerland: Bernhard Weber (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, Bern)

Chair: Melanie Ward-Warmedinger (European Central Bank, Frankfurt and IZA)

15:45 - 16:00 Outlook and Farewell

Participants

Alfonso Arpaia (European Commission DG Economic and Financial Affairs)
David N.F. Bell (University of Stirling)
Ernest Berkhout (SEO Economic Research, Amsterdam)
Tito Boeri (Bocconi University, Milan)
Julia Böck (European Representation - Federal Employment Agency of Germany, Brussels)
Tim Butcher (Low Pay Commission, UK)
Pierre Cahuc (Ecole Polytechnique, Paris)
Sandrine Cazes (ILO - International Labor Organization, Geneva)
Bruno Coquet (Employment Committee of the European Union (EMCO))
Nicola Curci (European Commission DG Economic and Financial Affairs, Brussels)
David Darton (Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), London)
Thérèse de Liedekerke (BusinessEurope - The Confederation of European Business, Brussels)
Jan Maarten de Vet (ECOTEC, Brussels)
Frank Eich (Pension Corporation, UK)
Werner Eichhorst (IZA, Bonn)
Polyvios Eliofotou (European Commission DG Economic and Financial Affairs, Brussels)
Georg Fischer (European Commission Social Protection: Pensions and Health)
Bela Galgoczi (European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), Brussels)
Mihalis Hazans (University of Lativa, Riga)
Anton Hemerijck (WRR - Scientific Council for Gouvernment Policy, Netherlands)
Anna Katharina Huber (Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO), Vienna)
Herwig Immervoll (OECD, Paris)
Frederik Jansson Dahlén (Swedish Public Employment Service, Stockholm)
Edith Josten (SCP - Social and Cultural Planning Office of the Netherlands, The Hague)
Michael Kendzia (IZA, Bonn)
Per Kongshoj Madsen (Aalborg University, Denmark)
Janine Leschke (European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), Brussels)
Francisco Madelino (Institute of Employment and Vocational Traiding, Lisbon)
Paul Marx (IZA, Bonn)
Ilaria Maselli (European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Brussels)
Thomas Molsted Jorgensen (Pensionsstyrelsen, Denmark)
Wolfgang Müller (European Representation - Federal Employment Agency of Germany, Brussels)
Karls Pichelmann (European Commission DG Economics and Financial Affairs, Brussels)
Jonathan Portes (Cabinet Office, UK)
Ulf Rinne (IZA, Bonn)
Paolo Sestito (Bank of Italy, Rome)
Donals Sorrie (Eurofound - European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin)
Klara Stovicek (European Commission DG Economic and Financial Affairs, Brussels)
Paul Swaim (OECD, Paris)
Eric Thode (Bertelsmann Foundation, Germany)
Steven Tobin (International Institute for Labour Studies (ILO), Geneva)
Barbara Vandeweghe (IDEA Consult, Brussels)
Jakob von Weizsäcker (BRUEGEL, Brussels)
Melanie Ward-Warmedinger (European Central Bank, Frankfurt)
Andrew Watt (European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), Brussels)
Bernhard Weber (State Secreteriat for Economic Affairs SECO, Switzerland)
Bill Wells (Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS), UK)
Andreas Wörgötter (OECD, Paris)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA, DIW Berlin and Bonn University)