EUSERS SUMMER SCHOOL June, 27 th – July, 1st 2016

EUSERS
SUMMER SCHOOL
Performance and Governance of Services of General Interest.
Critical perspectives on Energy, Telecommunications, Transport, and Water Reforms in the EU
June, 27th – July, 1st 2016
PALAZZO GREPPI
Via Sant’Antonio, 12 - Milano.
Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy)
University of Greenwich (UK)
Åbo Akademi University School of Business and Economics (Finland)
University of Leipzig (Germany)
WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Austria)
Université de Rouen (France)
PROGRAMME*
DAY 1, Monday June 27th
9:00-9:15
Registration
9:15-9:30
1.1 Introduction: The EUsers network: composition, activities and rationale.
9:30-10:30
1.2 Public Services and Policy Reforms: an overview of the main ingredients (Part I).
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-13:00
1.3 Public Services and Policy Reforms: an overview of the main ingredients (Part II).
13:00-14:00
Buffet
14:00-14:45
1.4 Data sources for empirical analysis.
14:45-18:00
Division of participants into groups: Students’ club and launch of the hands-on workshops.
20:00
Welcome dinner
DAY 2, Tuesday June 28th
9:15-9:30
Introductory Remarks
9:30-11:00
2.1 Sectoral perspective: Telecommunications
11:00-11:30
Coffee break
11:30-13:00
2.2 Sectoral perspective: Electricity
13:00-14:00
Buffet
14:00-18:00
Hands-on workshops.
9:15-10:00
DAY 3, Wednesday June 29th
3.1 The empirics of Policy Reforms (Dynamic panel data and LDV model).
10:00-11:00
3.2 Sectoral perspective: Natural Gas
11:00-11:30
Coffee break
11:30-13:00
3.3 Sectoral perspective: Transport Networks
13:00-14:00
Buffet
14:00-18:00
Hands-on workshops.
DAY 4, Thursday June 30th
9:15-9:30
Introductory Remarks
9:30 - 11:00
4.1 Sectoral perspective: Local public transport
11:00-11:30
Coffee break
11:30-13:00
4.2 Sectoral perspective: Water and waste water
13:00-14:00
Buffet
14:00-18:00
4.3 XV Milan European Economy Workshop “Recent advances in the Economics and Management of
Public Enterprise”**
9:15 - 11:00
DAY 5, Friday July 1st
5.1 Presentations of groups’ results and discussion with experts.
11:00-11:30
Coffee break
11:30-12:15
5.2 Presentations of groups’ results and discussion with experts (cont.)
12:15-13:00
5.3 Policy implications and directions for future research
13:00-13:30
Closure and issuing of certificates.
*For details see Page 4.
** For details see Page 3.
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XV Milan European Economy Workshop
“Recent advances in the Economics and Management
of Public Enterprise”
30th – June 2016
AGENDA
13:30-14:00 Welcome and registration
14:00-14:15 Introduction
Massimo Florio (Università degli Studi di Milano)
14:15-14:45 Inequality, Public Wealth, and the Federal Shareholder
Key note speaker: Giacomo Corneo (FU Berlin)
14:45-15:00 Discussion
15:00-15:20
Firm ownership and financial performance: an empirical assessment in the
energy and rail sectors
Mirco Tomasi (European Commission, DG Ecfin)
15:20-15:40 Productivity in Electricity Retail after Market Liberalisation
Maria Nieswand (DIW Berlin)
15:40-16:00 Discussion
16:00-16:15 Coffee break
16:15-16:35 Public Corporate Governance: Empirical Findings, Policy Reform Needs and
Research Perspectives
Ulf Papenfuß (University of Leipzig)
16:35-16:55 Public Enterprises - Objectives and Performance
Johan Willner (Ǻbo Akademi University)
16:55-17:15 Ownership and Environmental Regulation: evidence from the European
Electricity Industry
Stefano Clò (Università degli Studi di Milano)
17:15-17:45 Discussion
17:45-18:00 Concluding Remarks
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DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
3.1 The empirics of Policy
Reforms (Dynamic panel data and
LDV model)
Morning session
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Public Services and Policy
Reforms: an overview of the
main ingredients – Part I
2.1 Sectoral perspective:
Telecommunications
DAY 4
DAY 5
5.1 Presentations of groups’ results
and discussion with experts.
4.1 Sectoral perspective: Local
Public Transport
3.2 Sectoral perspective: Gas
5.2 Presentations of groups’ results
and discussion with experts (cont.)
COFFEE BREAK
1.3 Public Services and Policy
Reforms: an overview of the
main ingredients – Part II
2.2 Sectoral perspective:
Electricity
3.3 Sectoral perspective:
Transport Networks
4.2 Sectoral perspective: Water and
waste water
5.3 Policy implications and directions
for future research
Afternoon
session
LUNCH
1.4 Data for empirical analysis
Division of participants into
groups:
Students’ club and
launch
of
the
hands-on
workshops.
Morning session
DAY 1
1.1 M. Florio (Università
degli Studi di Milano)
1.2 M. Florio (Università degli
Studi di Milano)
Division of participants
into groups and launch
of the case studies.
Hands-on workshops
Hands-on workshops
DAY 2
2.1 Arnold Picot
(Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversitaet, Munich)
DAY 3
3.1 C. Fiorio
(Università degli Studi di Milano)
3.2 Sebastien Bumbolo
(Adriatic LNG)
4.3 Recent advances in the
Economics and Management of
Public Enterprise: XV Milan
European Economy Workshop
DAY 4
4.1 Thomas Kostal
(WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien)
DAY 5
5.1 Discussants:
P. Bance (Université de Rouen), J.
Lethbridge, M. Florio, G. Obermann
(WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien), U.
Papenfuss, J. Willner.
COFFEE BREAK
1.3 M. Florio and S. Clò
(Università degli Studi di
Milano)
5.2 Discussants: (cont.)
2.2
Steve
Thomas
(University
Greenwich)
of
3.3 Torben Holvad
(European Railway Agency)
4.2 Jane Lethbridge
(University of Greenwich)
5.3 M. Florio
(Università degli Studi di Milano)
Afternoon
session
LUNCH
1.4 P. Castelnovo,
M. Ferraris (Università degli
Studi di Milano) G. Perucca
(Politecnico di Milano)
Tutors: P. Castelnovo, G.
Catalano., S. Clò, M. Ferraris,
C. Pancotti, G. Perucca
Tutors: P. Castelnovo,
G. Catalano., S. Clò, M.
Ferraris, C. Pancotti, G.
Perucca.
Tutors: P. Castelnovo, G.
Catalano., S. Clò, M. Ferraris, C.
Pancotti, G. Perucca.
4.3 Speakers: G. Corneo (FU
Berlin) M. Tomasi (EC, DG Ecfin)
M. Nieswand (German Institute for
Economic Research) U. Papenfuß
(University of Leipzig) J. Willner
(Ǻbo Akademi University), S. Clò
(Università degli Studi di Milano).
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