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THE GLOBAL CRISIS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CRITIQUE OF
ECONOMIC THEORY AND POLICY
26- 27 January 2010
University of Siena - Faculty of Economics
Piazza San Francesco 7 – Siena (Italy)
Aula “Romani”
PROGRAMME
T UESDAY
26 JANUARY
Unive rsity of Sie na – Faculty of Economics – Aula “Romani”
Piaz z a S. France sco 7 – Sie na
8.45 – 9.15
Coffee available
9.15 – 9.45
Welcome
Ange lo Riccaboni (De an of the Faculty of Economics, Unive rsity of Sie na)
Gabrie llo Mancini (Pre side nt of Fondaz ione Monte de i Paschi di Sie na)
9.45 – 10.15
Introduction
Emiliano Brancaccio (Unive rsity of Sannio)
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10.15 – 11.4 5
FIRST SESSION
Chair Roberto Artoni (University Bocconi of Milan)
10.15 – 11.00
Economy and Economics : the T win Cris es
Ale ssandro Ve rce lli (Unive rsity of Sie na)
Discussant Guglielmo Forges Davanzati
11.00 – 11.45
Changes in Income Dis tribution, Financial Dis order and Cris is
Aldo Barba and Massimo Pive tti (Unive rsity of Roma “La Sapie nz a”)
Discussant Marco Passarella
11.45 – 12.00
Coffee break
12.00 – 13.30
SECOND SESSION
Chair Duccio Cavalieri (University of Florence)
12.00 – 12.45
T he Great Reces s ion and the T hird Cris is of Economic T heory
Riccardo Be llofiore and Jose ph Hale vi (Unive rsitie s of Be rgamo and Sydne y)
Discussant Antonella Stirati
12.45 – 13.30
A Critique of Interpretations of the Cris is bas ed on the “Taylor Rule”
Emiliano Brancaccio and Giuse ppe Fontana (Unive rsitie s of Sannio and Le e ds)
Discussant Marco Musella
13.30 – 14.45
Lunch
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14 .4 5 – 17.00
THIRD SESSION
Chair Neri Salvadori (University of Pisa)
14.45 – 15.30
Income Dis tribution and Borrowing. T racking the U.S. Economy with
a “New Cambridge” Model
Ge nnaro Ze z z a (Unive rsity of Cassino and Le vy Institute )
Discussant Aldo Barba
15.30 – 16.15
As if Nothing Were Going to Happen: a Search for Warnings
About the Cris is in Journals with the Highes t Impact Factors
Andre a Impe ria and Vince nz o Maffe o (Unive rsity of Roma “La Sapie nz a”)
Discussant Ferruccio Marzano
16.15 – 17.00
Property Rights in the Knowledge Economy: an Explanation of the Cris is
Ugo Pagano and Maria Ale ssandra Rossi (Unive rsity of Sie na)
Discussant Stefano Lucarelli
17.00 – 17.15
Coffee break
17.15 – 19.30
FOURTH SESSION
Chair Antonella Picchio (University of Modena)
17.15 – 18.00
Changes in the “Functional” Dis tribution of Income in Italy and Europe
Antone lla Stirati (Unive rsity Roma Tre )
Discussant Vincenzo Maffeo
18.00 – 18.45
Labour Market Deregulation and the Global Cris is :
a Monetary T heory of Production Approach
Guglie lmo Forge s Davanz ati and Riccardo Re alfonz o (Unive rsitie s of Sale nto and Sannio)
Discussant Giorgio Gattei
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18.45 – 19.30
T he T endential Fall of the Profit Rate. Back to the Future?
Ste fano Pe rri (Unive rsity of Mace rata)
Discussant Roberto Ciccone
20.45 - 22.30
Conference dinner
Ristorante Guido - Vicolo Pie r Pe ttinaio 7 - Sie na
WEDNESDAY
27 JANUARY
Unive rsity of Sie na – Faculty of Economics – Aula “Romani”
Piaz z a S. France sco 7 – Sie na
9.00 – 11.15
FIFTH SESSION
Chair Fabio Petri (University of Siena)
9.00 – 9.45
Globaliz ation and Great Cris is
Erne sto Scre panti ((Unive rsity of Sie na)
Discussant Anna Soci
9.45 – 10.30
Key Currencies , the Global Cris is and the Way Out. A Circuit Approach
Lilia Costabile (Unive rsity of Naple s ”Fe de rico II’)
Discussants Andrea F. Presbitero, Salvatore D’Acunto
10.30 – 11.15
T he T he Global Cris is in Low-Middle Income Countries .
How Did the IMF Res ponded?
Andre a F. Pre sbite ro and Albe rto Zaz z aro (Unive rsità Polite cnica de lle Marche )
Discussant Luigi Bosco
11.15 – 11.30
Coffee break
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11.30 – 13.00
SIXTH SESSION
Chair Ferruccio Marzano (University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’)
11.30 – 12.15
Privatis ation, Reproduction and Cris is : the Cas e of Utilities
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Bruno Bosco (Unive rsity of di Milano-Bicocca)
Discussant Guido Tortorella Esposito
12.15 – 13.00
Dis tribution and Accumulation in a Clas s ical-Keynes ian
“Natural” Sys tem. A Normative Analys is
Enrico Be llino (Cattolica Unive rsity of Milan)
Discussant Emiliano Brancaccio
13.00 – 14 .00
DISCUSSION AND SUMMING UP
Offic ial lang uag e of the c onferenc e: ITALIAN
The proc eeding s will be published in ENGLISH
Conference organized by
DASES Univers ity o f Sa nnio
With the support of
Depa rtment o f Po litica l Eco no my
Depa rtment o f Eco no mic Po licy, Fina nce a nd Develo pment
Univers ity o f Siena
And the contribution of
FONDAZIONE MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA
Organization
Emilia no Bra nca ccio
Res ea rch fello w a nd pro fes s o r o f Po litica l Eco no my
DASES - Univers ità del Sa nnio
Via delle Pug lie 8 2 - 8 2 10 0 Benevento
www.emilia no bra nca ccio .it
emilia no .bra nca ccio @ unis a nnio .it
emilbra @tin.it
Secretariat
Do menico Suppa
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