The Euro-zone crisis rumbles on, but the austerity measures favoured thus far have been unable to revitalise economies while the looming threats of resource peak and climate change are ignored. A new approach is clearly needed at national and European levels.
Lessons from the Crisis will showcase an alternative set of economic policies that aims to recover economic control, staunch the loss of jobs and emigration and create a secure future for young and old in Ireland.
Smart Taxes and Tasc collaborate to bring together international and national speakers from the cutting edge of progressive and sustainable economic fields. In particular, three leading US based exponents of the Modern Monetary Theory school that is the subject of much excited debate amongst leading economists, will share their transformational perspective.
FREE Admittance and Lunch : To Book Email contact@tascnet.ie
Programme – Lessons from the Crisis: Money, Taxes and Saving in a Changing World
hosted by
TASC and Smart Taxes
May 9th, 9.30 am – 4 pm, Croke Park Conference Centre
9.00 am Registration, tea/coffee
09.30 am Dr Nat O’Connor, TASC
Opening remarks: the day in context
New Money Theories
Chair: Paul Sweeney, Chair, TASC Economists’ Network
09.35 am Richard Douthwaite, Feasta
The Money and Energy Relationship
09.55 am Marshal Auerback, Roosevelt Institute
Ireland and the EMU: Bailout or ransom demand?
10.15 am Dr Stephanie Kelton, University of Missouri – Kansas City
A Fix for the Euro Bug: Modern Money Theory, Sovereignty and Fiscal policy
10.35 am Discussion
11.15 am Coffee
Risk and security: Towards a new pension model
Chair: Prof Gerry Hughes, TCD Pension Policy Research Group
11.25 am Prof Randall Wray, University of Missouri – Kansas City
Real Future Security: Modern Money Theory and Deficits, Pensions, Bonds
11.45 am David Korowicz, FEASTA
Risk and Resiliance of Irish Pension Investment
12.05 pm Sinéad Pentony, TASC
Removing Risk from Irish Pensions: Towards a New Pensions Model
12.25 pm Discussion
13.00 Lunch
New Fiscal Frameworks
Chair: TBC
14.00 Tom McDonnell, TASC
Making the numbers work: A new fiscal framework for Ireland
14.20 Michael Taft, Unite
A new deal for Ireland: Jobs & a new fiscal framework
14.40 Prof Randall Wray
A Jobs-Based Monetary Policy for the Eurozone
15.00 Discussion
15.40 Dr Nat O’Connor, TASC
Summing up
Next Steps for TASC
15.55 Emer O’Siochru
Next Steps for Smart Taxes
16.00 End
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