Restoring the Lustre of the European Growth Model

It is common these days to read and hear Europeans calling for a “new growth model.”

Fredag, 11 maj, 2012 - 13:00 to 15:30

It is common these days to read and hear Europeans calling for a “new growth model.” The public debt crisis has shaken the confidence not just in the Euro, but in Europe.  Aging Europeans are being squeezed between innovative Americans and efficient Asians, it is said. With debt and demographics dragging down them down, one hears that European economies will not grow much unless radically new ways are discovered.

The end of complacency in Europe is a good thing, but this loss of confidence could be dangerous.  The danger is that in a rush to rejuvenate growth, the attractive attributes of the European development model could be abandoned along with the weak.  In fact, the European growth model has many strong points and enviable accomplishments.

The seminar will discuss the flagship study publishes by the World Bank in January 2012: Golden Growth: “Restoring the Lustre of the European Economic Model” by Indermit Gill & Martin Raiser – the report can be downloaded online. The seminar will focus on the emphasis and perspectives for growth in Denmark.

  • Restoring the lustre of the European Growth Model –a flagship study by the World Bank presented by Chief Economist Indermit Gill.

  • Comments by Minister for Trade and Investment Pia Olsen Dyhr.

  • Comments by Deputy Director General Kim Graugaard, Confederation of Danish Industries.

  • Comments by Visiting Professor John L. Campbell, Dartmouth College & CBS.

  • Comments by Professor Jan Rose Skaksen, CBS.

  • Comments by Managing Editor in Chief Bjarke Møller, Monday Morning Weekly.

Moderator: Professor Susana Borrás, CBS. 

Sidst opdateret: Communications // 24/10/2012