CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 18-20, 2014
UNIVERSITY ROOM, HYDE HALL
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

2:30—4 PM Opening Keynote Address

Antonio De Lecea, European Union Delegation to the United States

4:30—6 PM Session One: The EU Today: Macroeconomic Issues

László Csaba, Corvinus University, Budapest
Nicola Acocella, Sapienza University, Rome
Herman Schwartz, University of Virginia
Discussant: Steve Rosefielde, UNC

7 PM Dinner
 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

9:30—11 AM Session Two: The Ukraine Crisis

Jake Kipp, University of Kansas
Eric Brunat, l’Université de Savoie
Graeme Robertson, UNC
Discussant: Bob Jenkins, UNC

11:15 AM—12:45 PM Session Three: International Trade and International Finance

Dan Hamilton, Johns Hopkins University
Nicholas Harris, Office of European Analysis, US Department of State
Discussant: Layna Mosley, UNC

12:45—2 PM Lunch

2—3:30 PM Session Four: Political Prospects for the EU

Simona Piattoni, University of Trento
Pablo Beramendi, Duke University
Scott Greer, University of Michigan
Discussant: Kate McNamara, Georgetown University

4—5:30 PM Keynote Address: The EU in 2020

Paolo Pasimeni, European Commission

7 PM Dinner
 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

9—10:30 AM Session Five: Prospects and Challenges for Labor

Joachim Möller, Institute for Employment Research, University of Regensburg
John Pickles, UNC
Gregor Gradev, European Trade Union Institute
Discussant: John McGowan, UNC

10:45 AM—12 PM Session Six Roundtable Discussion: Where is Europe Headed?

Chair: Anthony Oberschall, UNC
Discussants: Bruno Dallago, University of Trento; John Stephens, UNC

12 —1:30 PM Lunch