European Industrial Policy in Focus: Interdisciplinary Symposium in Hanover

As part of the theme week “Multiple Crises – Strained Resources” organized by the Volkswagen Foundation, iaw Director Timur Ergen, together with Helen Callaghan (University of Mainz) and Bob Hancké (LSE), hosted a symposium on Europe’s industrial policy options in the context of digital, green, and geoeconomic transformation.

Over the course of three days, more than 50 researchers from political economy, economic history, economic sociology, and related disciplines discussed how European cooperation can open up new perspectives for addressing Europe’s most pressing economic policy challenges.

Keynote lectures were delivered by Cornelia Woll (Hertie School), Brooke Harrington (Dartmouth College), David Soskice (LSE), Maive Rute (European Commission), and Kathleen McNamara (Georgetown University).