Explaining and improving productitvity 22. - 23. september 2011 |  |
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Programme 22.09.2011
Programme 23.09.2011
Full programme
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8.45 - 9.00 | Opening Address: Governor Per Callesen, Danmarks Nationalbank and Peter Doyle, Division Chief, European Department, International Monetary Fund
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| 9.00 – 10.30 | Session 1: Measuring productivity
Chair: Niels Lynggård Hansen, Danmarks Nationalbank
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"How do we measure productivity?" Bart van Ark, The Conference Board and the University of Groningen
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"The slowdown in Danish productivity growth" Lars Haagen Pedersen, Secretariat of the Danish Economic Councils
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Measuring productivity in the Danish public sector" Timmi Rølle Graversen, Statistics Denmark
Background paper
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General discussion
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| 11.00 - 12.30 | Session 2: Labour market institutions and productivity
Chair: Niels Christian Beier, Danmarks Nationalbank
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Labour market institutions and productivity: the international experience" Andrea Bassanini, OECD
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The Danish flexicurity model: does it promote or hamper productivity?" Torben M. Andersen, University of Aarhus
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Active labour market policies in Sweden: How do we measure their efficiency, and how might they affect productivity?" Erik Mellander, Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Uppsala
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Commentator: Peter Doyle, International Monetary Fund
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| 13.30 – 15.00 | Session 3: Trade, FDI and productivity
Chair: Peter Ejler Storgaard, Danmarks Nationalbank
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The link between trade, FDI and labor productivity: the European evidence". Jozef Konings, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
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Are exporters of services more productive than non-exporters?" Jan Rose Skaksen, Copenhagen Business School
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Multinational enterprises: How do they affect productivity in Denmark?" Torben Pedersen, Copenhagen Business School
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Commentator: Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, Peterson Institute
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| 15.30 – 17.00 | Session 4: Competition and productivity
Chair: Peter Doyle, International Monetary Fund
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Trends in total factor productivity in the EU: How different is Denmark?" Kieran McMorrow, European Commission
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Barriers to competition in the Danish economy: Potential implications for productivity". Søren Gaard, The Danish Competition Authority
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Creative destruction and productivity: A Finnish perspective". Mika Maliranta, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA)
Background paper
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Commentator: Thomas Strobel, CESifo, Munich
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| 9.00 – 10.00 | Session 5: Innovation, technology diffusion and FDI
Chair: Anders Møller Christensen, Danmarks Nationalbank
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Productivity Spillovers from FDI:Ownership Structures, Domestic Firm Characteristics, and FDI Characteristics. Jannick Damgaard, Danmarks Nationalbank
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Determinants and productivity effects of innovation: some evidence from Denmark. Anders Sørensen, Copenhagen Business School.
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General discussion
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| 10.15-11.00 | Keynote lecture
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Introduction of Keynote Speaker
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Peter Birch Sørensen, University of Copenhagen
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Keynote lecture:
Why does productivity growth differ across the Atlantic? Robert J. Gordon, Northwestern University
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| 11.00 – 12.00 | Roundtable discussion
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Promoting productivity: Lessons for policymakers
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Moderator:
Peter Birch Sørensen, University of Copenhagen
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Panellists:
Norbert Wunner, European Commission
Stéphanie Jamet, OECD
Robert Gordon, Northwestern University
Jan Rose Skaksen, Copenhagen Business School
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| 12.00 – 12:15 | Closing address
Danmarks National Bank and International Monetary Fund
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Programme for the international conference on
Explaning and improving productivity:
The Danish experience in an international perspective
Organized by
Danmarks Nationalbank and the International Monetary Fund
Venue: Danmarks Nationalbank, Copenhagen, September 22-23, 2011
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