Nov 2006, Globalization of Services
Conference on Globalization of the Production of Services Implications for Small Open Economies
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Keynote speaker, Mr Sten Tolgfors
Minister for Foreign Trade at the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
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Date
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Monday, November 20, 2006
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Time
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09.00–17.00, followed by drinks and refreshments, see the program.
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Venue
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Näringslivets Hus, Conference room: Wallenbergaren, map
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Address
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Storgatan 19, Stockholm
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R.S.V.P.
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To register follow this link, or send an e-mail to Elisabeth Gustafsson, by November 13. Please indicate if you wish to attend the lunch and/or the reception after the conference.
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Content:
International trade and foreign direct investment in services is increasing rapidly in traditional and new industries. This change influences small open economies significantly and it has a fundamental effect on consumers, producers, employees as well as the public sector. Interesting questions from a small open economy's perspective include the following:
How do technology and comparative advantages influence location and efficiency of service-production?
What are the implications of competition in services for high-skilled and low-skilled labor in OECD-countries?
Which firms and sectors will succeed and which will shrink and disappear?
Which role is played by national policies and bilateral and multilateral agreements?
How does information technology influence the globalization of services and what are the effects for growth and prosperity?
Chairman:
Mattias Ganslandt, Ph.D., Research Institute of Industrial Economics
Speakers:
Bernard Hoekman, Ph.D., The World Bank
Peter Lageson, Senior Vice President, IBX Europe
J Bradford Jensen, Ph.D., Institute for International Economics
Catherine L Mann, Ph.D., Institute for International Economics
James R Markusen, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder
Keith E Maskus, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder
Lars Persson, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the Research Institute of Industrial Economics
Panelists:
Magnus Henrekson, Professor, Director of the Research Institute of Industrial Economics
Peter Lageson, Senior Vice President, IBX Europe
Richard Murray, Chief Economist, Swedish Agency for Public Management
Karin Pilsäter, Member of the Swedish Parliament, Chair of the Swedish Committee on Industry and Trade
Please note that the seminar is free of charge. However, registered participants that do not show up will be charged SEK 500 to cover administration and expenses.
Visit www.ifn.se/services for more information about the conference.
Please feel free to distribute this invitation within your network.
With financial support from The Association of Swedish Engineering Industries (Teknikforetagen), www.teknikforetagen.se