Paul De Grauwe

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Who is Paul De Grauwe?

Since 2012, Paul has been professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and professor emeritus at the University of Leuven. He represented the VLD political party in parliament for many years. As a liberal and free-market ideologist, he is an advocate of the market economy and greater globalisation.

This internationally acclaimed economist doesn’t shy away from controversy and calls a spade a spade. That is why he was awarded the Ark Prize of the Free Word in 2013. Paul offers an exceptional opportunity to test current events against today’s economic laws.

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    The economic situation in Belgium and the eurozone

    For the past few years, the financial crisis has had a firm grip on our country as well as Europe. How did we get to this stage and what can be done about it? Paul De Grauwe analyses every facet of the current situation and also proposes a number of remedies. Top speaker and professor Paul will be your guide during this keynote.

    The limits of the market

    Will the financial crisis and increasing inequality cause a new shift in the balance of power between the free market and governments? Will capitalism be overthrown and will governments take control again? After a victory parade that lasted decades, capitalism is now on track to destroy itself. Significant problems such as climate change and increasing inequality demonstrate the inevitable external and internal limits of the market.

    Only governments appear capable of offering a solution. But the government too will reach limits before paving the way for a comeback of the market. In his book, De limieten van de markt (The limits of the market), this leading Belgian economist considers the shelf-life of our market system. During this keynote, Paul offers a precise analysis of this disastrous cycle of events, which can only be broken if we take drastic measures now.