Dienstag, 17. Mai 2016, 10 - 12 Uhr (anschließend Mittagsbuffet)
Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, WKO Sky Lounge
Wiedner Hauptstraße 63
1040 Wien
 

The Future of U.S. Fiscal Policy

In confronting the economic and social problems of fiscal sustainability and inequality, government actions are constrained by increasing globalization and international mobility. This lecture will discuss the underlying challenges and big trade-offs for U.S. fiscal policy and their likely long-term consequences and effects on distribution within and across generations. Will U.S. tax reform achieve simplification, improve incentives and contain inequality? Can the U.S. maintain its growth potential and technological lead? Can the U.S. stem its rising fiscal debt? How is the U.S. federal system dealing with fiscal stress at the state and local levels? Could the outcome of U.S. presidential elections lead to fundamental changes in fiscal and economic policies?

Welcoming Address
Christoph Leitl
President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
 
Lecture
Alan Auerbach
Robert D. Burch Professor of Economics and Law, University of California at Berkeley

Discussion
Christian Keuschnigg
University of St. Gallen, Head of Economic Policy Center WPZ Vienna

Moderation
Christoph M. Schneider
Head of Economic Policy Division, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

 

Die Veranstaltung wird in englischer Sprache abgehalten.
u.A.w.g. bis 12. Mai 2016 unter: wp@wko.at