2014 seminars on New Approaches to Economic Challenges

(c) OECD Michael Dean, NAEC-ECLAC Workshop on New Tools and Methods to Policy Making, 19 May 2014, OECD Headquarters.

We launched in 2013 a series of NAEC Seminars, which helped to inform and discuss the outcomes of NAEC projects as well as to discuss new tools and approaches with external speakers.

For more information on any of our seminars, please contact [email protected].

December 2014

10 December - "How to enhance Work, Wealth and Welfare in Europe?"

1 December - 'Learning with Futures using Narratives and Numbers'

November 2014

20 November - B. Cournède (OECD) - 'Effects of Growth-Enhancing Reforms on Micro-Level Economic Stability'

7 November - C. Calhoun (LSE) [bio] - 'What Threatens Capitalism Now?'

October 2014

27 October - A. Blundell-Wignall (OECD) - 'The Bitcoin Question'

21 October - D. Van Damme, M. Paccagnella (OECD) - 'Skills Distribution, Social Inequality and Multi-dimensional Well-being' [Paper 1] - [Paper 2]

10 October - D. Van Damme, K. Miyamoto (OECD) - 'Identifying Social and Emotional Skills that Matter for Growth and Social Progress'

September 2014

29 September - S. Jacobzone (OECD), L. Ilmola (IIASA), P. Helm (Prime Minister's Office, New Zealand) 'Boosting economic and social resilience and the governance of critical risks'

[Slides #1], [Slides #2], [Slides #3]

22 September - Paul Ramskogler, Oesterreichishe National Bank [bio] 'Origins of the crisis: drawing the big picture' [Report ENG] - [Report FR]

19 September - A. Hijzen, A. Saint-Martin, S. Cazes, (OECD) - 'How good is your job? - Measuring and Assessing job Quality'

11 September - Philip Hartmann, European Central Bank [bio] - 'Macro-prudential Research Network (MaRs)'

9 September - C. Criscuolo, C. Menon, P.Gal, (OECD) - 'Young SMEs, Growth and Job Creation'

June 2014

1‌3 June - Joint EDRC-NAEC Seminar 'Financial Stability: Can Macro-Prudential Policy Help?'

Session 1: A macroprudential policy framework, Amund Holmsen, Ida Wolden Bache and Karsten Gerdrup, Financial Stability Department, Norges Bank
Session 2: Macroprudential policy in New Zealand, James Beard, Economic Counsellor, NZ Delegation to the OECD
Session 2: Macro-Prudential Policy in Switzerland, Richard Dutu, Economist, OECD Economics Department
Session 3: Macroprudential policy: Banks risk & Capital Controls, Adrian Blundell-Wignall, Special Advisor on Financial Markets to the OECD Secretary General.

05 June - ‌Roman Frydman, New York University [bio] 'What Can Economists Know? Rethinking the Foundations of Macroeconomics and Finance'

May 2014

23 May - János Kornai, Harvard University [bio] 'Dynamism, Rivalry and the Surplus Economy'

19 May - Joint OECD-ECLAC Workshop, 'Workshop on New Tools and Methods for Policy-making'

April 2014

29 April - F. Cingano (OECD), 'Closing the loop: how inequality affects economic growth and social cohesion?'

28 April - H. Braconier (OECD), 'OECD@100: global trends and policy challenges'

22 April - Jörgen Weibull, Stockholm School of Economics [bio] Evolutionary games'

March 2014

31 March - Alberto Alemanno, HEC Paris [bio] and Pete Lunn, ESRI [bio], 'Behavioural Economics'

27 March - Eloi Laurent, Sciences Po [bio], 'Social-ecology: Exploring the missing link in sustainable development'

24 March - F. Fall, H. Immervoll (OECD), 'Assessing the vulnerabilities of social institutions, and policy responses to enhance resilience' (Slides #1) (Slides#2)

10 March - T. Kozluk, S. Albrizio, E. Botta, V. Zipperer (OECD), 'Environmental policies and economic performance'

04 March, 'Revisiting the social contract: rebuilding trust for sustained economic recovery'

February 2014

17 February - Michaël Förster (OECD), 'Measuring and assessing job quality: Jobs, Wages and Inequality: the role of non-standard work'

14 February - Coen Teulings (University of Cambridge) [bio], 'Employment and Fiscal Policy in the Aftermath of Financial Crisis'

11 February - Gilbert Cette (Banque de France) [bio], 'Long term productivity trends'

03 February - Luiz de Mello (OECD) [bio], Paul Schreyer, Alain de Serres, 'Inclusive Growth' (Slides #1) (Slides #2)

January 2014

31 January - Mark Pearson (OECD) [bio], 'Can health become an even bigger part of the economy without undermining fiscal sustainability?'

15 January - Angus Deaton (Princeton) [bio],'The Great Escape: health, wealth and the origins of inequality'

10 January - Mats Isaksson and Pablo Antolin (OECD),'Fostering long-term investment and responding to the challenges of ageing and longevity' (Slides #1) (Slides #2)