(Wednesday, <strong>May</strong> 25 th , continued from previous page)13.30–15.30 Plenary session (Session C)Panel on outsourcing: Why produce in Europe when China is there?Moderator:Panelists:15.30–16.00 CoffeeJohan Schück, economics columnist and reporter, Dagens nyheterProfessor Karolina Ekholm, Stockholm School of EconomicsChief Economist Mauro Gozzo, Swedish Trade CouncilProfessor Sonja Opper, Lund UniversitySenior Analyst Anne-Christine Strandell, Swedish Institute for Growth Policy Studies (ITPS)Dr Timothy Wedding, US Government Accountability Office16.00–17.30 Parallel afternoon sessionsSession D1: Meet-the-editor session (Room I)Chair: Lars Oxelheim, Lund University / The Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IUI)Editors: Javier Estrada, IESE Business School, editor Emerging Markets ReviewPervez Ghauri, Manchester Business School, editor International Business ReviewKlaus Macharzina, University of Hohenheim, editor Management International ReviewSession D2: Markets, prices, production, and competition, pt. 2 (Room II)Chair: Yair Aharoni, Tel Aviv University16.00–16.30 Arvid Nilsson & Niklas Strand, Swedish Competition Authority: On Simulation and Reality: anExampleDiscussant: Peter Møllgaard, Copenhagen Business School16.30–17.00 Chiara Fumagalli, Università Bocconi, Massimo Motta, European University Institute/UniversitatPompeu Fabra, & Lars Persson, The Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IUI): Exclusivedealing, entry and mergers17.00−17.30Discussant: Hans Carlsson, Lund UniversityRoger Bandick, Örebro University/Trade Union Institute for Economic Research: Do workersbenefit from foreign ownership? Evidence from Swedish manufacturingDiscussant: Katariina Hakkala, The Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IUI)Session D3: Macro-, welfare, and public economics, pt. 1 (Room III)Chair: Mats Hellström, Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (Sieps)16.00–16.30 Åsa Hansson & Karin Olofsdotter, Lund University: Integration and the structure of public spendingDiscussant: Per Heum, Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration (SNF)16.30–17.00 Lars Jonung & Martin Larch, European Commission: Improving fiscal policy in the EU − thecase for independent forecastsDiscussant: Mats Kinnwall, Handelsbanken17.00−17.30Krister Andersson, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise: A Common Consolidated CorporateTax Base in Europe − A Way to Reduce Tax UncertaintyDiscussant: Eva Eberhartinger, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration18.15 Dinner at Sofiero CastleDeparture by bus from Grand Hotel at 18.15. Dinner at 19.30.
THURSDAY, MAY 26 th08.00–09.00 Breakfast09.00—10.00 Plenary sessionKeynote address by Professor James Foreman-Peck, Cardiff Business School: Globalisationand the Eclipse of EuropeInvited comments by Director Jan Herin, Head of Brussels Office, Confederation of SwedishEnterprise10.00–-10.30 Coffee10.30—<strong>12</strong>.00 Parallel morning sessionsSession E1: Macro-, welfare, and public economics, pt. 2 (Room I)Chair: Pia Kinhult, Council Commissioner, Region Skåne10.30−11.00Kristian Bolin, Sören Höjgård, Björn Lindgren, & Petter Lundborg, Lund University: The Demandfor Formal Outpatient Care in 10 European CountriesDiscussant: John Skår, Karolinska Institutet11.00–11.30 Richard Murray, Swedish Agency for Public Management: Equilibrium model of the welfarestateDiscussant: Krister Andersson, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise11.30–<strong>12</strong>.00 Jonas Ljungberg, Lund University: When Did Sweden Lag Behind? ‘Eurosclerosis’ RevisitedDiscussant: Gudmundur Magnusson, University of IcelandSession E2: Technology, geography, and growth, pt. 1 (Room II)Chair: Eugenia Kazamaki-Ottersten, European Investment Bank10.30−11.00Lars Bengtsson & Jan-Inge Lind, Lund University: Emergence and development of high-techactivity in three European university locationsDiscussant: Staffan Gullander, Linköping Institute of Technology11.00–11.30 Bo Carlsson, Case Western Reserve University: Information and Communication Technology(ICT) Sector Developments in European and United States Metro AreasDiscussant: Ari Kokko, Stockholm School of Economics11.30–<strong>12</strong>.00 Bernd-Joachim Schuller, Skövde University College: Growth without jobs? The Baltic CountriesDiscussant: Jan Ekberg, Växjö UniversitySession E3: Corporate transparency, law, and finance, pt. 2 (Room III)Chair: Sven-Arne Nilsson, Deloitte & Touche/Lund University10.30−11.00Magnus Bild & Walter Schuster, Stockholm School of Economics: The European adaptation ofInternational Financial Reporting Standards − Effects on accounting information and consequencesfor resource allocationDiscussant: Georg Stadtmann, WHU Koblenz11.00–11.30 Maria Risberg, Göteborg University: Corporate governance and accounting quality − Is badnews good news?Discussant: Jörgen Dahlgren, Linköping University11.30–<strong>12</strong>.00 Fredrik Jörgensen, University College of South Stockholm: Managerial Perception and Use ofLaw in Central and Eastern EuropeDiscussant: Clas Wihlborg, Copenhagen Business School<strong>12</strong>.00–13.30 LunchLunch address by Mr Christian Danielsson, Deputy Head of Cabinet, European Commission:New neighbour policies in a growing Europe13.30–15.00 Parallel afternoon sessions ISession F1: Markets, prices, production, and competition, pt. 3 (Room I)Chair: Claes Norgren, Swedish Competition Authority13.30–14.00 Karolina Ekholm, Stockholm School of Economics, & Katariina Hakkala, The Research Instituteof Industrial Economics (IUI): Effects of international outsourcing on employment and wagesDiscussant: Timothy Wedding, US Government Accountability Office14.00–14.30 Gunnar Eliasson, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)/Ratio Institute: Insourcing of Productionfrom Foreign Subsidiaries or SubcontractorsDiscussant: Eugenia Kazamaki-Ottersten, European Investment Bank14.30–15.00 Patrick Lünnemann & Thomas Mathä, Central Bank of Luxemburg: Regulated and services’prices and inflation persistenceDiscussant: Bengt Assarsson, Sveriges Riksbank(Thursday, <strong>May</strong> 26 th , continued on next page)