Political Economy and Financial Markets: Has the Euro Made a Difference?

Marcel Fratzscher (European Central Bank)
Livio Stracca (European Central Bank
Francesco Caselli (London School of Economics)
John Hassler (Institute for International Economic Studies)

What Drives Spreads in the Euro Area Government Bond Market?

Simone Manganelli (European Central Bank)
Guido Wolswijk (European Central Bank)
Morten Ravn (European University Institute)
David Thesmar (HEC School of Management)

Scalpel, Please! Dissecting the Euro’s Effect on Trade

Volker Nitsch (ETH Zurich)
Mauro Pisu (National Bank of Belgium)
Gianmarco IP Ottaviano (University of Bologna)
Kevin O’Rourke (Trinity College Dublin)

Panel on the current crisis at the Maceo restaurant

Benoit Coeuré (French Treasury)
Jean Pierre Landau (Banque de France)
Richard Portes (London Business School and CEPR)
Hans-Werner Sinn (Ifo Institute for Economic Research,
CES and University of Munich)

Elections and Economic Policy in Developing Countries

Lisa Chauvet (IDR, DIAL, Paris)
Paul Collier (University of Oxford)
Fabrizio Coricelli (University of Siena and University of Paris I)
Ekaterina Zhuravskaya (New Economic School and CEFIR)

Beyond Eurosclerosis

Tito Boeri (Bocconi University)
Pietro Garibaldi (University of Torino)
Clemens Fuest (University of Cologne)
Barbara Petrongolo (London School of Economics)

The Rise in Obesity Across the Atlantic: an Economic Perspective

Giorgio Brunello (University of Padova)
Pierre-Carl Michaud (RAND)
Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano (University of Girona)
Maristella Botticini (Colegio Carlo Alberto, University of Torino)
Diego Puga (Universidad Carlos II Madrid)

Job Protection Legislation and Productivity Growth in OECD Countries

Andrea Bassanini (OECD and University of Paris 2)
Luca Nunziata (University of Padova)
Danielle Venn (OECD)
Jan Boone (Tilburg University)
Josef Zweimuller (University of Zurich)

Ageing and Unused Capacity in Europe: Is There an Early Retirement Trap?

Viola Angelini (University of Padova)
Agar Brugiavini (University of Venice)
Guglielmo Weber (University of Padova)
Rosemarie Nagel (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Jean Oliver Hairault (University of Paris I)

International Finance, Capital Mobility and Income Convergence: Is Europe Different?

Abdul Abiad (IMF)
Daniel Leigh (IMF)
Ashoka Mody (IMF)
Klaus Adam (European Central Bank)
Jean Imbs (HEC Lausanne)