Past Conferences

	CESifo Economic Studies Conference Productivity and Growth CESifo Conference Centre, Munich, Germany June 22- 23, 2007 Programme
	Friday, 22 June, 2007
08:45 - 09:00	Welcome address
	Keynote Lecture Chair: Gerhard Illing (University of Munich)
09:00 - 09:50	Europe's Productivity Growth Slumps but Employment Surges: Why? ROBERT J. GORDON (Northwestern University)
09:50 - 10:20	Coffee break
	Session I: Productivity: Case Studies Chair: Kevin Stiroh (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
10:20 - 11:10	Market Access and the Evolution of within Plant Productivity in Chile Maria Bas and IVAN LEDEZMA (Paris School of Economics) Discussant: Baoline Chen (BEA, Washington)
11:10 -12:00	An Analysis of the Impact of Public Infrastructure on Economic Performance of Mexican Industries EMMANUEL C. MAMATZAKIS (University of Macedonia) Discussant: Peter Zadrozny (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington DC)
12:00 -12:50	Targeted Investments in Modernization and Gains in Productivity: Evidence from Firms in the Global Paper Industry VIVEK GHOSAL and Usha Nair-Reichert (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta) Discussant: Maria Bas (Paris School of Economics)
12:50 - 14:00	Lunch
	Session II: Productivity and International Capital Flows Chair: Robert Gordon (Northwestern University)
14:00 - 14:50	Does FDI generate Technological Spillovers in the Host Country? Evidence from Patent Citations ANTONIO NAVAS RUIZ (European University Institute) Discussant : Emmanuel C. Mamatzakis (University of Macedonia)
14:50 - 15:40	Bilateral FDI Flows: Threshold Barriers and Productivity Shocks Assaf Razin, Efraim Sadka and HUI TONG (IMF) Discussant: Francesco Daveri (Università di Parma)
15:40 - 16:10	Coffee Break
	Keynote Lecture Chair: Assaf Razin (Tel Aviv University)
16:10 - 17:00	Information Technology and Productivity: Old Answers and New Questions KEVIN STIROH (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
19:00	Conference Dinner
	Saturday, 23 June 2007
	Session III: Capital Aggregation Chair: Fabrizio Zilibotti (University of Zurich)
09:00 - 09:50	Estimated U.S. Manufacturing Production Capital and Technology Based on an Estimated Dynamic Economic Model Baoline Chen (BEA, Washington)and PETER ZADROZNY (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington DC) Discussant: Jim Malley (University of Glasgow)
09:50 - 10:40	Rental Prices, Rates of Return, Capital Aggregation and Productivity: Evidence from EU Countries ABDUL AZEEZ ERUMBAN (University of Groningen) Discussant: Theo Eicher (University of Washington)
10:40 - 11:00	Coffee break
	Session IV: TFP and Human Capital Chair: GERHARD ILLING (University of Munich)
11:00 - 11:50	Germany's Continued Productivity Slump: An Industry Analysis Theo Eicher and THOMAS STROBEL (University of Washington) Discussant: Vivek Ghosal (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta)
11:50 - 12:40	Fiscal Policy and Growth: The Role of Human Capital Externalities Konstantinos Angelopoulos (University of Stirling), JAMES R. MALLEY (University of Glasgow) and Philippopoulos Apostolis ( University of Stirling) Discussant: Arti Grover (Delhi School of Economics)
12:40 - 14:00	Lunch
	Session V: Outsourcing Chair: Efraim Sadka (Tel Aviv University)
14:00 - 14:50	Off-Shoring and Productivity Growth in the Italian Manufacturing Industries FRANCESCO DAVERI and Cecilia Jona-Lasinio (Università di Parma) Discussant: Antonio Navas Ruiz (European University Institute)
14:50 - 15:40	The Indian BPO Industry : An Evaluation of Firm-Level Performance ARTI GROVER (Delhi School of Economics) Discussant: Abdul Azeez Erumban (University of Groningen)
15:40 - 16:00	Coffee break
	Keynote Lecture Chair: Efraim Sadka (Tel Aviv University)
16:00 - 16:50	Economic Growth Through the Development Process: Appropriate Policy and Economic Reforms FABRIZIO ZILIBOTTI (University of Zurich)