Market versus public sector
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
Plenary
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German and English languageWhich functions should the public sector fulfil in the 21st century? This panel will address general considerations regarding the scope and structure of state activities (tasks and expenses, taxes, regulatory measures). The European socio-economic model will be discussed in detail status quo and needs for reform from a sustainability perspective
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Dr. Karl AIGINGER
Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna
| 1966-1970 | Studies of Economics, University of Vienna |
| since 1970 | Economic Researcher, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| 1982 | Visiting Professor, Stanford University, California |
| 1984-1987 | Deputy Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| 1991 | Visiting Professor, MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1993-2000 | Member, Supervisory Board, ÖIAG - Österreichische Industrieholding, Vienna |
| 1996-1998 | Deputy Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| 1997 | Visiting Professor, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2000-2004 | Deputy Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| since 1992 | Honorary Professor, Industrial Economics & Economic Policies, Johannes Kepler University Linz |
| since 2000 | Editor, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade together with Marcel Canoy |
| 2002 | Visiting Professor, Research and Lecturing, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University |
| since 2005 | Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| since 2006 | Professor for Economic Policy, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna |
| since 2012 | Coordinator, WWWforEurope (European Commission FP7) |
Dr. Charles Beat BLANKART
Leiter, Institut für öffentliche Finanzen, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
| 1969 | Promotion an der Universität Basel |
| 1976 | Habilitation an der Universität Konstanz |
| 1978 | Professor an der Freien Universität Berlin |
| 1978-1985 | Professor an der Universität der Bundeswehr München |
| 1985-1992 | Professor an der Technischen Universität Berlin |
| seit 1992 | Professor an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| Forschungsschwerpunkte: öffentliche Finanzen, Public Choice, Föderalismus, Regulierung | |
| Gastprofessuren: | |
| 1973-1974 | Center for Study of Public Choice VPI in Blacksburg, Virginia |
| 1987 | ,1998 Universität La Sapienza in Rom |
| 2004-2005 | Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
| Gast und Fellow: | |
| 1981 | Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin |
| 1985 | Center for Study of Public Choice, George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia |
PhD Vito TANZI
Former Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund, Bethesda, MD
| PhD in Economics, Harvard University | |
| 1967-1974 | Professor and Chairman, Economics Department, American University, Washington DC |
| 1974-1981 | Chief, Tax Policy Division, International Monetary Fund |
| 1981-2000 | Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund |
| 1990-1994 | President of the International Institute of Public Finance |
| 2000-2001 | Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |
| 2001-2003 | State Secretary in the Italian Government |
| Over the years his main interests have been public finance and macroeconomics. He has had a sustained interest in fiscal developments of developing countries. In recent years he has been concerned with the long-run growth of public spending in industrial countries and more broadly with the role of the state in market economies. He has also written several papers on the economics of corruption and on the relationship between globalization and fiscal systems. |
Dr. Franz SCHELLHORN
Director, Agenda Austria, Vienna
| 1990-1991 | Bankausbildung, Creditanstalt Bankverein, Wien |
| 1992-1997 | Studium der Handelswissenschaften, WU - Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
| 1997-2013 | Wirtschaftsredaktion, "Die Presse", Wien |
| 2004-2013 | Leiter der Wirtschaftsredaktion, "Die Presse", Wien |
| 2011-2013 | Stellvertretender Chefredakteur, "Die Presse", Wien |
| seit 2013 | Direktor, Agenda Austria, Wien |
