Economic policy: in search of an alternative paradigm
One day conference, Middlesex University Department of Economics and Statistics RESEARCH AREA ON ECONOMIC POLICY FOR A CHANGING WORLD
DATE: FRIDAY 03 DECEMBER 2010, 10:45-7:00
VENUE: MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY, HENDON CAMPUS (Room: Barn, Middlesex University in London, The Burroughs, London NW4 4BT. Nearest Underground is Hendon Central)
ORGANISERS: Philip Arestis,University of Cambridge and Universidad del País Vasco; Ozlem Onaran, Middlesex University
PROGRAMME
10:45 Registration and Refreshments
11:15 Opening: Richard Croucher, Associate Dean, Research, Middlesex University Business School
Session 1: 11.30-1.00pm
Chair: David Kernohan, Middlesex University
Nigel F.B. Allington, Ecole de Management and University of Cambridge; John S.L. McCombie, University of Cambridge; Maureen Pike, Oxford Brookes University: The Failure of the New Macroeconomic Consensus: From Non-Ergodicity to the Efficient Markets Hypothesis and Back Again.
Philip Arestis, University of Cambridge and Universidad del País Vasco; Malcolm Sawyer, University of Leeds: A New Paradigm for Macroeconomic Policies
Jesus Ferreiro and Felipe Serrano, Universidad del País Vasco: The Institutional Dimension of the New Economic Policy
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch
Session 2: 2.00-3.30pm
Chair: Philip Arestis
Aurelie Charles, University of Leeds; Giuseppe Fontana, University of Leeds and University of Sannio: From Maestro to Villain of Modern Times: A Critical Assessment of the Financialisation Process
Engelbert Stockhammer, Kingston University: Greek debt and German wages. The role of wage policy and economic policy coordination in Europe
Ozlem Onaran, Middlesex University: Who Pays for the Great Recession?
3.30–4.00: Coffee/Tea
Session 3: 4.00-6.00pm
Chair: Ozlem Onaran
Yiannis Kitromilides, Westminster University: Deficit Reduction Policies, Market ‘Credibility’ and Market Failure
Andrew Ross, Government Economic Service and HM Treasury: Does Economics Help Policy Makers?
John Grahl, Middlesex University: Financial Regulation in View of the Great Recession
John Weeks, School of Oriental and African Studies: Countercyclical Policy for Developing Countries: Missing Institutions and the Limits to Monetary Policy
6.00 – 7.00: Drinks
Registration: Please register by Monday 22nd November 2010 via sending an email with your name, affiliation, and position to Denise Arden, D.Arden@mdx.ac.uk, Middlesex University Research and Business Office. Places are limited and early booking is recommended.
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