The 2006 Summit, held on 4 and 5 May, delved into the question of how the massive changes in the global division of labour - characterised above all by
outsourcing and offshoring - affect the global economy in general and the European economy in particular.

The Munich Economic Summit is a joint initiative of the BMW Stiftung Herbert Quandt and the CESifo Group Munich, which encompasses Munich University’s Center for Economic Studies and the Ifo Institute for Economic Research.

Watch the MES 2006 Presentation Video