07: The Financial Crisis as Litmus-Test: The Union between Austerity and Growth
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Hauptschule
Breakout
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in englischer SpracheEuropean Forum Alpbach
The EU discussion of required austerity measures and growth policies and of their sequence has been raging since the outbreak of the crisis. Economic arguments alone will not solve this dilemma, since the social cohesion and viability of the Union and of crisis countries are at stake. This breakout session is intended to discuss whether the diverging positions are incompatible and how the crisis could and should be solved.
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Dr. Barbara KAUFFMANN
Head of Unit, Coordination of country-specific policy surveillance, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission, Brussels
| 1982 | BA, University of Heidelberg |
| 1983 | MA (Economics), University Florida |
| 1987 | Ph.D., University Florida |
| 1987-1990 | Institute of World Economics, Kiel |
| 1990-1991 | German Ministry of Finance, Bonn |
| since 1991 | DG Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission, Brussels |
| 1999-2004 | Head of Unit Western Balkans, Mediterranean, Development Issues, Brussels |
| 2004-2013 | Head of Unit France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Hungary, Brussels |
| since 2013 | Head of Unit Coordination Multilateral Surveillance, Brussels |
| since 1991 | DG Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission, Brussels |
Dr. Margit SCHRATZENSTALLER-ALTZINGER
Senior Researcher of Public Finance, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna
| 1991-1996 | Studium der Ökonomie, Universität Gießen und Milwaukee, USA |
| 1996-2002 | Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Universität Gießen |
| 2001 | Promotion, Universität Gießen |
| 2002-2003 | Postdoc, Universität Göttingen |
| seit 2003 | Referentin, Öffentliche Finanzen, WIFO Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung |
| 2006-2008 | Stellvertretende Leiterin, Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung |
| Expertin, Arbeitsausschuss des Staatsschuldenausschusses | |
| Lehrbeauftragte, Universität Wien | |
| Forschungsschwerpunkte: (Europäische) Budget- und Steuerpolitik, internationaler Steuerwettbewerb und -harmonisierung, fiskalischer Föderalismus, Gender Budgeting |
Dr. Kurt BAYER
Former Board Director, EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Member of the Supervisory Board, OeEB - Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG (Development Bank of Austria), Vienna
| Studies in Law, Graz; International Relations, Johns Hopkins Bologna Center; Economics, University of Maryland | |
| 1971-1995 | Researcher and Board Member, Austrian Institute of Economic Research |
| 1995-2008 | Deputy Director General, Austrian Ministry of Finance |
| 2002-2004 | Board Director, World Bank |
| 2008-2012 | Board Director, EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
