8 December, Brussels - Seminar : The economic and financial crisis: Elements to construct a new paradigm

14:00-17:00h, International Trade Union House, 1st Floor, Room B, Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 5, 1210, Brussels.

Introduction by: Reiner Hoffmann, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
Speakers:

  • Andrew Watt, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) :The economic and financial crisis: dealing with the repercussions and the causes
  • Lothar Kamp, Hans Böckler Stiftung (HBS): Financial innovations and absence of regulation as causes of the financial market crisis
  • Pierre Habbard, Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) : Pension Fund Investments in Private Equity

Concluding remarks: Maria Jepsen, European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

The seminar will contribute to the understanding of the origins and consequences of the current financial and economic crisis, identify possible policy responses and propose new directions for reflection.

Presentations will be made in English.

Registration: please contact Ana Smith. Email: asmith@etui.org; Tel: 02 224 0536.

Seminar organised by: The Trade Union-related Research Institutes’ Network (TURI), www.turi-network.eu. A network run by the European Trade Union Institute and the Hans Böckler Stiftung.

See also: http://www.turi-network.eu/About-TURI/News/TURI-organises-seminar-on-the-economic-and-financial-crisis

The economic and financial crisis: dealing with the repercussions and the causes

Andrew Watt

Financial market innovations and lack of regulation as causes of the financial market crisis

Lothar Kamp - Hans Böckler Foundation

Pension Fund Investments in Private Equity: Implications for the Stewardship of Workers’ Capital

Pierre Habbard

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