The Capital Economics Annual Conference 2017 – Stockholm

Ten years after the financial crisis: Is the global economy finally back to health? 08:30     Coffee & registration. 08:55     Introduction. Roger Bootle. 09:00     The crisis and its aftermath. Roger Bootle, Chairman

• What was the root cause?
• How did things go so badly wrong?
• How and why has economic performance varied since?

09:15     Banks, debt and deleveraging. Are things back to normal? Jack Allen, European Economist

• Is deleveraging over?
• Have the banks fully recovered?
• What does this mean for the economy?

09:30     Will inflation ever pick up again? Andrew Kenningham, Chief Global Economist

• Has the inflation/unemployment relationship changed?
• Are globalisation and technological change holding inflation back?
• What if inflation is permanently lower?

09:45     The road back to normal monetary policy. Jennifer McKeown, Chief European Economist

• What does “normal” now look like?
• When and how will central banks tighten policy?
• How will economies and markets respond?

10:00     Could it all happen again? Jonathan Loynes, Chief Economist

• Has the system been fixed?
• What could trigger another crisis?
• How would policymakers react?

10:15     Questions and discussion. Chaired by Roger Bootle 10:45     Close & coffee.