Privatisation Experiences In the EU

A joint workshop of CESifo, University of Helsinki and University of St. Gallen (IFF-HSG)

CESifo Conference Centre , Poschingerstraße 5, 81679 Munich

10-11 January 2003


Programme
Friday, 10 January 2003
09:00 - 09:15	Welcome and Introduction
Session 1 Chair: John Whalley
09:15 - 10:15	Keynote Lecture: Network Utilities in the U.S. - Sector Reforms Without Privatization INGO VOGELSANG (Boston University)
10:15 - 11:15	Privatisation In The Netherlands ERIC VAN DAMME (Tilburg University), Rob Aalbers, Arjen Gielen and Joyce Sylvester Discussant: GERT WAGNER (DIW)
11:15 - 11:30	Coffee Break
Session 2 Chair: John Whalley
11:30 - 12:30	The Impact of Privatisation on the English and Welsh Water and Sewerage Industry DAVID S. SAAL (Aston Business School) & David Parker (Aston Business School) Discussant: ANDREAS HAUFLER (University of Munich)
12:30 - 13:45	Lunch
Session 3 Chair: Rainer Fehn
13:45 - 14:45	Privatisation of Network Industries in Germany GÜNTER KNIEPS (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg) Discussant: RÜDIGER SOLTWEDEL (Kiel Institute of World Economics)
14:45 - 15:45	The Privatisation Programme in Spain and its Impact on Corporate Performance PABLO AROCENA (Universidad Pública de Navarra) Discussant: SILVIA GOMEZ, University of Oviedo
15:45 - 16:15	Coffee Break
Session 4 Chair: Rainer Fehn
16:15 - 17:15	Privatization Experience In Turkey: Policies And Applications (1985-2002) BULENT ACMA (University Of Anadolu) Discussant: ANDREAS FREYTAG (University of Cologne)
Saturday, 11 January 2003

Session 5 Chair: Hans-Werner Sinn
09:30 - 10:30	Public Ownership and Privatisation in Finland JOHAN WILLNER (Åbo Aakademi University) Discussant: STEFAN VOIGT (University of Kassel)
10:30 - 11:30	The U.K. Experience - Privatised Sectors and Globalised Companies DAVID HALL (PSIRU, University of Greenwich) Discussant: JOHANN WACKERBAUER (Ifo Institute for Economic Research)
11:30 - 12:00	Coffee-Break
Session 6 Chair: Hans-Werner Sinn
12:00 - 13:00	Privatisation in Ireland SEAN BARRETT (Trinity College Dublin) Discussant: BIRGITTA WOLFF (University of Magdeburg)
13:00 - 14:15	Lunch
Session 7 Chair: John Whalley
14:15 - 15:15	Privatization in Italy 1993-2002: Goals, Institutions, Outcomes and Outstanding Issues ANDREA GOLDSTEIN (OECD) Discussant: KLAUS SCHATZ (IW Köln)
15:15 - 16:15	Privatization in Denmark, 1980-2002 Henrik Christoffersen and MARTIN PALDAM (Aarhus University) Discussant: JÜRGEN JERGER (University of Regensburg)
16:15 - 16:45	Coffee Break
Session 8 Chair: John Whalley
16:45 - 17:45	Privatization in Austria and Other EU Countries: Some Theoretical Reasons and First Results About the Privatization Proceeds FRIEDRICH SCHNEIDER (Johannes Kepler Universität Linz) Discussant: ANSGAR BELKE (University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim)
19:00	Conference Dinner at the Seehaus Restaurant

Programme Part II