On June 26/27, 2014, a seminar called "Das Teilen beherrschen. Analysen zur Reform des Finanzausgleichs 2019“ takes place at the FU Berlin (Dahlem). Hosts are Prof. Dr. Joachim Wieland (Uni Speyer), René Geißler (Bertelsmann-Stiftung), Felix Knuepling (Forum of Federations) und Prof. Dr. Sabine Kropp (FU Berlin). The programme is made available here.
Thursday, 26 June 2014
9.30 am to 10.00 am
Opening of the conference
President FU Berlin, Prof. Dr. Peter-André Alt
Introductory remarks by the conference hosts
10.00 am to 12.00 am
Panel 1: Legal, political and economic aspects of the reform
Criteria for reforming the fiscal equalization scheme – constitutional perspectives
Prof. Dr. Stefan Korioth, LMU Munich
Social solidarity as criterion for reforming the fiscal equalization scheme
Prof. Dr. Thomas O. Hueglin, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo/Canada
How can reforms of federalism succeed? Lessons from comparative research
Prof. Dr. Arthur Benz, TU Darmstadt
Comment: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Renzsch, University of Magdeburg
Discussion: Prof. Dr. Sabine Kropp, FU Berlin
Lunch break from 12.00 to 1.00 pm
1.00 pm to 3.00 pm
Panel 2: Reform models and their impact
Recommendations for reorganizing the fiscal equalization scheme
Hans Eichel, former Federal Minister of Finance
Recommendations for a demand-based reorganization of the fiscal equalization scheme
Prof. Dr. Nathalie Behnke, University of Konstanz
Efficient fiscal equalization? Constraints and opportunities
Prof. Dr. Thomas Lenk, University of Leipzig
Comment: Prof. Dr. Joachim Wieland, University of Speyer
Discussion: Dr. René Geißler, Bertelsmann-Foundation
Coffee Break from 3.00 to 3.30 pm
3.30 pm to 5.30 pm
Panel 3: Practice Perspectives
Constraints and opportunities affecting the reform of the fiscal equalization scheme – perspectives of an East German Land
Jens Bullerjahn, Minister of Finance of Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg
Constraints and opportunities affecting the reform of the fiscal equalization scheme – perspectives of the donor state Bayern
Ministerialdirigent Dr. Winfried Brechmann, State Chancellery of the Free State of Bavaria, Munich
Constraints and opportunities affecting the reform of the fiscal equalization scheme – perspectives of the federal government
Ministerialdirigent Uwe Schröder, Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin
Comment: Prof. Dr. Christian Waldhoff, HU Berlin
Discussion: Prof. Dr. Georg Milbradt, former Prime Minister of Saxony and Chairman, Forum of Federations
Friday, 27 June 2014
9.15 am to 11.00 am
Panel 4: Comparative Perspectives I – Lessons for the German Equalization Scheme
Fiscal equalization – a cross-country comparison
Dr. Hansjörg Blöchliger, OECD Fiscal Relations Network, Paris
Local finances and fiscal equalization schemes in comparative perspective
Prof. Enid Slack, Ph.D., Toronto, Canada
Comment: Prof. Dr. Gisela Färber, Universität Speyer
Discussion: Prof. Dr. Roland Sturm, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg
11.00 am to 11.30 am - Coffee Break
11.30 am to 13.00 am
Panel 5: Comparative Perspectives II – Lessons for the German Equalization Scheme
Criteria for fiscal equalization: standardization of ‚demands‘ and ‚needs‘ of federal units
Prof. Dr. Giorgio Brosio, Turin, Italy
Debt rules and sanctions in comparative perspective
Dr. Ehtisham Ahmad, London School of Economics/Center for Development Research, University of Bonn
Comment: Dr. Hendrik Scheller, University of Potsdam
Discussion: Felix Knüpling, Forum of Federations
1.00 pm – Closing of Conference
How to get thereRoom L115 is in the Seminar-Centre of FU Berlin, on the Ground Floor of the Rost- und Silberlaube right across the cafeteria, entrance Otto-von-Simson-Straße.
The closest U-Bahn station is Dahlem Dorf (U3).
Time & Location
Jun 26, 2014 - Jun 27, 2014
Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem, Silberlaube, Seminarzentrum Raum L115
