Euroframe Conference on Economic Policy Issues in the European Union: Growth and Inequality – Challenges for EU Economies

The 14th annual Conference on Economic Policy Issues in the European Union in Berlin on Friday 9 June 2017 will focus on two main challenges: economic growth and inequality. Promoting high and socially inclusive growth has been a key issue on the European political agenda since many years. However, economic developments have also affected the distribution of income and wealth, with rising inequalities in a number of EU countries. The Euroframe group welcomes contributions related, but not limited to, the following questions: What is the relationship between economic growth and inequality? What are the effects of international trade, globalisation, and structural change on inequality and growth? What are the impacts of structural reforms on growth and inequality? What are the impacts of labour market institutions and financial regulation and deregulation on growth and inequality? What are the effects of fiscal and monetary policies on inequality? Is it politically sustainable to accept more inequality or should inequalities be reduced in the EU and if so, how?