The EIB conference on economics & finance is an annual event organised by the Economics department of the Bank. It supports the EIB’s strategic decision-making through targeted research covering diverse fields in economics and finance.

This year, the conference will bring together academics, policy makers and companies to discuss productivity and Europe’s long-term growth potential. It will review the empirical evidence on productivity growth and its drivers, with a particular focus on industrial structure and flexibility. Moreover, it will discuss policies to boost productivity growth in Europe.

The conference will also zoom in on the particular role of ICT and the e-economy for productivity growth.