Program

On Friday, the stress will be on the global world: what are the main characteristics of globalization? How can the world’s economic future be predicted? Is the scale of the countries still relevant under the constraints due to the world’s instabilities? Is growth an index of economic performances only or an index of well-being in overall?

On Saturday, 5 paths will allow us to determine on what underpinnings a country should be built. The 5 paths are the social contract, economic dynamism opportunities and policies, the territories, and the population. Discussions will be based on various experiences, profitable or not, international or local, in order to design the pillars of an ideal country. In between, there will be three debates focused on France. What perception of France – as natives or strangers – do we have? How can we reform France according to the key elements brought during the paths’ sessions. Does the World expect something from France?

On Sunday, we will gather the information that both Friday and Saturday will provide in order to link national challenges within a global world in a long run analysis. Therefore, the European Union, its concerns, and its future will start the day’s discussions. Additionally, the prospectives of international relations; the role of new technologies in the world (dis)order; the future aspects of power and leadership are the themes that will be tackled on Sunday.
We will conclude Les Rencontres économiques d’Aix-en-Provence by a focus on France in order to anticipate the role France will play in the hardly predictable world.

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Friday 1 July

Saturday 2 July

Sunday 3 July

8:00

Debate 2

France in the World, with and without Europe?

Track 1

Ideal Country: The Social Contract

Track 2

Ideal Country: Economic Opportunities

Track 3

Ideal Country: Territories

Track 4

Ideal Country: Population

Track 5

Ideal Country: Economic Policies

8:40

Session 5

Can State decide everything ?

Session 9

Does Innovation really serve Growth ?

Session 13

Is The Conquest Of New Territories Still on The Agenda ?

Session 17

How to Benefit from the Demographic Constraint ?

Session 21

Are our Economic policies effective ?

9:55

Debate 3

Can a Company symbolize a Country ?

10:35

Session 6

What if we digitized the Social Contract ?

Session 10

Finance: Weapon of Mass Destruction or armed wing of States ?

Session 14

Do Borders play an Economic Role ?

Session 18

Is there Such a Thing as an Integration Model ?

Session 24

Culture: an Economic Strike Force ?

11:50

Debate 4

Is there a single way to reform ?

12:30

2:45

Debate 5

How To reform France ?

3:15

Session 7

But why Reduce Inequalities ?

Session 11

A Love-Hate Relationship between Businesses and Globalisation ?

Session 15

Do Cities Rule The World ?

Session 19

A Labour Market for All !

Session 23

Can Tax Policy Still Contribute to Attractiveness ?

4:45

Session 8

What is a successful Social Contract ?

Session 12

Who Creates Wealth ?

Session 16

Can territories be Sustainable ?

Session 20

Is Human Capital the future of Countries ?

Session 22

Time To Bury Keynes?

The speakers of Saturday 2 July

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Philippe AGHION

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Cercle des économistes

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The speakers of Saturday 2 July

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