Registration

Conference opening with Nicolas Marceau, Québec Minister of Finance and the Economy

Xavier Debrun (International Monetary Fund) and Tidiane Kinda (IMF)
“Implementing Fiscal Rules: Is There a Role for Fiscal Councils?
Commentateur: Robin Boadway (Queen’s University)

Marcelin Joanis (U. de Sherbrooke & CIRANO), Martial Foucault (U. de Montréal & CIRANO) and Etienne Farvaque (U. du Havre)
“The mechanics of fiscal rules effectiveness.”
Discussant: Robert D. Ebel (University of the District of Columbia, Washington)

Coffee break

Grégoire Rota-Graziosi (International Monetary Fund)
Implementing Tax Coordination and harmonization : A Solution a la Schelling. ”
Discussant: Marianne Vigneault (Bishop’s University)

Niklas Potrafke (IFO Institute, Munich)
“Fiscal transfers and fiscal sustainability”
Discussant: Sergio Galletta (U. of Lugano)

Lunch break

Sharon S. Kioko (Syracuse University)
“The unintended consequences of fiscal rules and limitations. ”
Discussant: Pierre Martin (U. de Montréal)

Daniel L. Smith (New York University)
“What Do Subnational Fiscal Rules Achieve?”
Discussant: Haizhen Mou (University of Saskatchewan)

Coffee break

Mario Jametti (U. of Lugano) and Sergio Galletta (U. of Lugano)
“How to Tame Two Leviathans? Revisiting the Effect of Direct Democracy on Local Public Expenditure. ”
Discussant: Nicolas-Guillaume Martineau (U. de Sherbrooke)

Yilin Hou (University of Georgia)
“Business Cycle, Central Transfer and Countercyclical Infrastructure Investment – A Fiscal Framework for Fiscal Policy Coordination and Economic Stability. ”
Discussant: François Vaillancourt (U. de Montréal & CIRANO)

Reception and closing of workshop