This new edition of the Lisbon conference aims to bring together large numbers of researchers, policy makers for a review of the Lisbon Strategy, and a debate on the economic crisis and the prospects or a “smart, sustainable and inclusive growth”. The conference will cover areas of applied...

The following fields will be discussed: a) Causes of Financial crisis: Interest rates, International Imbalances and the Great Moderation ("Minsky Effect") b) Trade and financial flows: Savings - consumption imbalance c) Macroeconomic Performance: Core and Periphery in EU d) Eurozone in Distress:...