#  Austerity: What Works and What Doesn’t 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 10, 2019** 

 04:30PM - 06:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, 27 Kirkland Street at Cabot Way, Cambridge, MA**  



 

 



 

 This discussion will center around a new book, *Austerity, When it Works and When it Doesn't (* Princeton University Press) by Alberto Alesina and Francesco Giavazzi. The book analyzes austerity policies in 12 OCSE countries, with the specific focus on Europe.

 **Speaker:** Alberto Alesina. Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, CES, Harvard University.

  **Discussants:** Sir Paul Tucker Chair, The Systemic Risk Council; Senior Fellow, CES, Harvard University; Deputy Governor, The Bank of England (2009-2013); Lawrence H. Summers. Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University; President Emeritus, Harvard University.

 **Chair:** Serenella Sferza Co-Director, MIT-Italy Program, MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI); Local Affiliate, CES; Co-Chair, Southern Europe in the EU, CES, Harvard University.

 **Sponsors:** RCC; Souther Europe in the EU Study Group, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University.



 

 



 

 

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