1st Hellenic Observatory Athens Conference

        Labour Market Flexibility: international experience and the case of Greece

A fresh impetus to the dialogue on labour market reform in Greece was given with the policy seminar, which was organised on Friday 22 April 2005 (Grand Bretagne Hotel, Athens), by the Hellenic Observatory of the London School of Economics and was chaired by Professor Kevin Featherstone, Director of the Hellenic Observatory. The theme of the conference was labour market flexibility and its key focus was to examine what lessons, if any, could be drawn for Greece from the European experience. The seminar was sponsored by EFG Eurobank.

Overall, the seminar provided a valuable opportunity to open-up the Greek debate by directly referring to policy innovations made elsewhere in Europe. In inviting the key actors to respond, it also signalled the basis on which a new dialogue might develop. The feedback received from all participants and attendants was very positive and supportive.

Press release

 PROGRAMME

WELCOME by Professor Kevin Featherstone, Director, Hellenic Observatory, LSE (photo-2)

INTRODUCTION by Professor George Alogoskoufis, Minister of National Economy (photo-4)

KEYNOTE SPEECH by Professor Stephen Nickell, Bank of England and LSE
Labour Market Rigidities and Institutions in Europe

 

POLICY & RESEARCH WORKSHOP 

• Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis, Hellenic Observatory, LSE (photo-3)
  Introduction

• Mr Ulysses Kyriacopoulos, President, Federation of Greek Industries
  Labour Market Flexibility in Greece: the view from Σ.Ε.Β

• Mr Alexandros Kalivis, Vice-President, Greek General Confederation of Labour
  Labour Market Flexibility in Greece: the view from Γ.Σ.Ε.Ε.

• Dr Stavros Gavroglou, Employment Observatory Research Informatics
  Labour Market Flexibility and Organisation of Work in Greece

• Dr Daphne Nicolitsas, Athens School of Economics & Business
  Different Dimensions of Flexibility: finding an optimum combination
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• Discussion
  Questions from the floor and panel discussion

 

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