Privatisation Experiences in the EU

1-2 November 2003

Programme
Saturday, 1 November 2003
09:00 - 09:15	Welcome and Introduction
Session 1 Chair: Hans-Werner Sinn
09:15 - 10:15	Keynote Lecture: DAVID NEWBERY (Cambridge University)
10:15 - 11:15	Privatisation in The Netherlands ERIC VAN DAMME (Tilburg University) Discussant:
11:15 - 11:30	Coffee Break
Session 2 Chair: Hans-Werner Sinn
11:30 - 12:30	The UK's Privatization Experiment: The Passage of Time Permits a Sober Assessment DAVID PARKER (Cranfield University) Discussant: INGO VOGELSANG (Boston University)
12:30 - 13:45	Lunch
Session 3 Chair: Ingo Vogelsang
13:45 - 14:45	Privatisation of Network Industries in Germany GÜNTER KNIEPS (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg) Discussant: CHRISTINE MALLIN (Birmingham University)
14:45 - 15:45	The Privatisation Programme of the Public Enterprise Sector in Spain PABLO AROCENA (Universidad Pública de Navarra) Discussant: SILVIA GOMEZ (University of Oviedo)
15:45 - 16:15	Coffee Break
Session 4 Chair: Ingo Vogelsang
16:15 - 17:15	Privatization in Austria and Other EU Countries: Some Theoretical Reasons and First Results about the Privatization Proceeds Friedrich Schneider & ANSGAR BELKE (University of Hohenheim) Discussant: ANDREAS FREYTAG (University of Jena)
19:00	Conference Dinner
Sunday, 2 November 2003
Session 5 Chair: David Newbery
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	Privatization in Italy 1993-2002: Goals, Institutions, Outcomes and Outstanding Issues ANDREA GOLDSTEIN (OECD) Discussant: KLAUS SCHATZ (IW Köln)
11:30 - 12:00	Coffee Break
Session 6 Chair: David Newbery
12:00 - 13:00	Privatisation in Ireland SEAN BARRETT (Trinity College Dublin) Discussant: BIRGITTA WOLFF (University of Magdeburg) - not confirmed
13:00 - 14:15	Lunch
Session 7 Chair: John Whalley
14:15 - 15:15	Privatization in Denmark, 1980-2002 Henrik Christoffersen and MARTIN PALDAM (Aarhus University) Discussant: JÜRGEN JERGER (University of Regensburg)
15:15 - 16:15	Privatisation Experiences in France - provisional title Gérard Pogorel & MICHEL BERNE (Institut national des Telecommunications) Discussant:

Privatisation Experiences in the EU

Programme