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Conference in Honor of Francesco Giavazzi
On the occasion of Francesco Giavazzi's 70th birthday, Bocconi University will celebrate his academic career
and his contributions to economics.
Introduction
Gianmario Verona Rector, Bocconi University
Panel Discussion
High Public Debts and Low Interest Rates
The last financial crisis has left a legacy of low interest rates but also of higher public debt in several
countries. Low interest rates create room to use expansionary fiscal policies to lift aggregate and
demand and expand public investment, but high public debts and ageing populations push in the
opposite direction. In this new environment, should fiscal rules in the Eurozone be reconsidered,
and how? Is there a need for greater coordination between fiscal and monetary policy, and if so,
should Maastricht rules preventing debt monetization be relaxed? How long can Italy keep
procrastinating debt stabilization without triggering a financial crisis?
Chair
Richard Portes London Business School and CEPR
Panelists
Alberto Alesina Harvard University
Olivier Blanchard Peterson Institute for International Economics
Stanley Fischer BlackRock Investment Institute
Veronica Guerrieri Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
Charles Wyplosz Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
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