On March 3, 2019 at 12:15pm the study of IHS Markit “How can Greece’s economy achieve sustainable growth? Estimating the impact of alternative policy measures designed to spur growth” will be presented by Mr Diego Iscaro of IHS Markit at the Delphi Economic Forum IV, “The Challenge of Inclusive Growth”. 

 

On January 30, 2019 at 18.30h the Foundation sponsored a Conference in Athens, at the Benaki Museum – Pieros Street Cultural Center to present the results of the study with title “How can Greece’s economy achieve sustainable growth? Estimating the impact of alternative policy measures designed to spur growth”. The study was prepared by IHS Markit, a leading global information provider.

The study was presented by Mrs Elisabeth Waelbroeck-Rocha, Vice President & Chief International Economist of IHS Markit and it was commented by a panel moderated by Mr Nikos Konstantaras, Journalist, while it was composed by Mr Theodore Fessas, Businessman and President of SEV, Mr Takis Liargovas, Professor of Economics and former Head of the Parliamentary Budget Office, Mr Nikos Vettas, Professor of Economics at AUEB and President of IOBE, Mrs Elisabeth Waelbroeck-Rocha and Mr Kenneth Wattret, Chief European Economist in IHS. Mr Theophilos Priovolos, on behalf of the Members of the Foundation, presented also a summary of the work undertaken by the Foundation.

The Conference was attended by a mix of current and former policy members, high level academics, development experts, private sector leaders, journalists and civil society representatives. It has been widely disseminated through media.

A Greek translation of the study “How can Greece’s economy achieve sustainable growth? Estimating the impact of alternative policy measures designed to spur growth”, is published by Papazissis Press.

The Foundation has also prepared an educational spot on economic development in Greek and an information spot that summarizes the results of the study. Both spots will be disseminated through social media. A specific site for the Conference was also created.

On July 11-13, 2013 the Foundation sponsored a Conference in Geneva with the title “Toward a Better Global Economy:.

The Conference presented the research work of leading economists in the following areas

• Global economic growth and macroeconomic development (Prof. Dani Rodrik)
• Global quantity and quality of population and human development (Prof. Jere Behrman)
• Global and national finance (Prof. Franklin Allen)
• Global trade and technology (Dr. Arvind Subramanian)
• Earth resources and climate change (Dr. Andrew Steer)
• Global economic governance and institution (Dr. Nancy Birdsall)

The work was reviewed by Prof. Bernard Hoekman (European University Institute); Prof. Chang-Tai Hsieh (University of Chicago); Dr. Stijn Claessens (IMF); Dr. Kemal Dervis (Brookings Institution); Prof. Ronald Lee (University of California, Berkeley); Dr. Pratap Mehta (Center for Policy Research, Delhi); and Mr. Jeremy Opennheim (McKinsey & Company).

The Conference was attended by a mix of current and former policy members, high level academics, development experts, private sector leaders, journalists and civil society representatives.

The work of the Conference is reflected in the publication “Towards a better global Economy: Policy Implications for Citizens Worldwide in the 21st century”