AEAweb: AEA Sessions in 2008 ASSA Conference

These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Erik Berglof (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)

Saturday, January 5, 10:15 AM

Saturday, January 5, 10:15 AM

Session: Reforming Economic Institutions of the European Union (AEA)

Presiding: Timothy Besley (London School of Economics)

EU Institutional Reform: Evidence on Globalization and International Cooperation
Richard Baldwin (Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva)
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Reform of EU Institutional Arrangements
Erik Berglof (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)

Should the Euro Area be Run as a Closed Economy?
Francesco Giavazzi (IGIER-Bocconi, MIT, CEPR and NBER)
Carlo Favero (IGIER-Bocconi and CEPR)
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