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Barisitz, Stephan --- "Executive summary" [2004] ELECD 144; in Liebscher, Klaus; Christl, Josef; Mooslechner, Peter; Ritzberger-Grünwald, Doris (eds), "The Economic Potential of a Larger Europe" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2004)

Book Title: The Economic Potential of a Larger Europe

Editor(s): Liebscher, Klaus; Christl, Josef; Mooslechner, Peter; Ritzberger-Grünwald, Doris

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781843769620

Section Title: Executive summary

Author(s): Barisitz, Stephan

Number of pages: 10

Extract:

Executive summary
Stephan Barisitz

The East­West Conference 2003, hosted by the Oesterreichische
Nationalbank (OeNB) and the Joint Vienna Institute (JVI), took place
from 2­4 November and covered the topic `The Economic Potential of a
Larger Europe ­ Keys to Success'. Recalling conference topics of previ-
ous years in his introductory remarks to the 2003 event, OeNB Governor
Klaus Liebscher pointed out how, mirroring the evolution of the trans-
formation process, the conference focus had shifted over time from purely
transition-related issues to a more global perspective and a more hori-
zontal approach: to investigating issues such as human capital formation
and capacity building, financial stability, a suitable policy mix or struc-
tural reform needs.
The eve of EU enlargement being an opportune time to revisit, those
were the very issues that the East­West Conference 2003 was designed to
re-address. Consequently, accounts of capacity building initiatives,
assessments of financial market and trade integration, and evaluations of
policies for an enlarged EU ­ in particular of structural policies for an
enlarged euro area ­ are also the key topics of this book. The contribu-
tors to this book look at these issues from two complementary perspec-
tives. Some investigate the importance of these factors for the success of
the past integration process within the EU as well as for the ongoing tran-
sition process in EU accession countries. Others take a forward-oriented
approach and address the challenges of a wider and deeper Europe, in
particular with a view to ...