Growth in Mature Economies: Report on the Second CEPR-Modena Conference now available

This report outlines the outcomes of the 7-8 November 2013 conference in Modena. The event was the second in a series of events aimed at sharing different ideas and perspectives on a key policy issue – what can stimulate sustained growth in economies that cannot simply add more capital or import technologies developed abroad?

The second Modena conference was held in November 2013, and thanks to the great work of Isabella Rota Baldini, an eBook has just been published summarising the contributions and the discussions that followed. There are chapters focusing predominantly on the supply side (those on Italian growth, labour market reforms, Europe’s long run growth prospects); chapters reflecting the Eurozone crisis (those on European banking union in historical perspective, and the Eurozone adjustment process); and chapters giving a more international perspective (those on China, the developing world, fossil fuels, and protectionism). As always, the conference also included a policy panel discussion, featuring Massimo Mucchetti, President of the Italian Senate Industry Commission, and Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Minister of European Affairs.

The report is available here.