Resolving the European debt crisis

Date and time: 13 September 2011 10:00

On September 13-14, the Brussels-based think tank BRUEGEL and the Peterson Institute for International Economics hosted a conference on Resolving the European Debt Crisis close to Paris. The conference assembled about four dozen policy experts and practitioners, mainly from Europe and the United States. The conference was designed to contribute to a better understanding of the implications of alternative approaches to resolving the crisis, in particular, the dynamics of interaction among various stakeholder groups as policy decisions evolve. The first day was in the format of a typical closed workshop with presentations and discussions. On the second day, a simulation game took place among the conference participants in what amounted to a stress-test for European debt policy. As the simulation unfolded, a powerful solution to fend-off speculative attacks was found.

Event materials

Conference summary Conference summary
The euro area crisis: policy options ahead, by Guntram Wolff here
Op-ed: Why we should listen to Tim Geithner by Guntram Wolff

Conference participants and papers by discussion topic

Country Political-Economic Environments

Greece – Loukas Tsoukalis (University of Athens) here
Ireland – Alan Ahearne (National University of Ireland, Galway) here
Portugal – Pedro Lourtie (former Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs) here
Italy – Riccardo Perissich (Council of the United States and Italy)
Spain – Guillermo de la Dehesa (Centre for Economic Policy Research) here
France – Zaki Laidi (SciencesPo) here
Germany – Daniela Schwarzer (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP) here