The goal of the workshop is to explore the evolution and prospects of corporate financing in the context of an integrating EU (and global) financial environment, focusing on the implications for efficiency, investment, profitability and ultimately economic growth.

Key issues would include - how the economic adjustment process changes; - the role of financial markets in promoting and financing adjustment; - whether converging and steady-state economies face different challenges; - the challenges for supervisory and structural policies; - what types of...

At the concluding project conference the project team will present the results of their policy-orientated research to the European and national policymakers. Invited participants from the European Commission, the European Parliament, OECD, the European Central Bank, the European Investment Bank,...