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Lunch Debate on Public R&D in Times of Fiscal Consolidation. March 5th, 2015. Brussels

Speakers

• Dr. Georg Licht (ZEW)
  
• Prof. Maria da Graça Carvalho (Senior adviser in the cabinet of Commissioner Moedas)
• Prof. Reinhilde Veugelers (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
• Prof. Ramon Marimon (European University Institute (Florence) and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona)

Topic

The growing R&D divide in Europe will be in the focus of this LunchDebate: while the need for fiscal consolidation has driven the EU Member States most affected by the crisis to cut research and innovation budgets, countries with a stronger economy have in contrast even increased public research spending. What are the consequences of this development?

ZEW Lunch Debate on “Public R&D in Times of Fiscal Consolidation”. 5 March, 2015, Brussels

March 5th, 2015