LSE_Asia Research Center; University of the Azores;
UN ECLA
Conference on: The Economic Crisis and Multilevel Finance
July 5-6, 2012, University of the Azores
São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
Venue: Amphitheatre C
Thursday, July 5, 2012
10h00– 10H30 | Opening Session:
10H30 – 12H30| Plenary Session I
• The economic crisis and Portugal—how does the Azores fare within the EU? - Fortuna (University of Azores)
• What do we learn from recent developments in method on Fiscal Federalism? - Ahmad (LSE) and Brosio (University of Turin)
12H30 – 14H30 | Lunch
14H30 – 17H30| Plenary Session II
• A reconsideration of transfer systems - Shah (formerly World Bank) Ensuring effective service delivery—financing and incentives
• Design and Financing of Social Policies in Multilevel Countries—Ahmad (LSE and Bonn)
Friday, July 6, 2012
10H00 – 12H30| Plenary Session
• Preventing and Resolving Fiscal Crises at the Subnational Level - Ter-Minassian (IDB, former Director IMF)
• Governance and Institutions - Ahmad (LSE and Bonn)
12H30 – 14H00 | Lunch
14H00 -16H30
• Executive Federalism - Shah (formerly World Bank)
• Supra national influences in federal fiscal relations—a political economy approach – Mourmouras (IMF)
16H30 – 19H30|| Panel discussion on The Crisis and EU: Portugal/Azores
• Further reflections on the Azores-- Fortuna
• Perspectives from the Portuguese Fiscal Commission—Baleiras
• Comments—Ter-Minassian
General Discussion
