The annual conference aims to cover all fields of public economics and political economy, with behavioural public economics being the focus of this year´s keynotes lectures. Both full papers and ongoing projects are welcome. We also offer the opportunity to present posters for ongoing projects...

Topics: - Household savings behaviour; - Occupational pension schemes; - The role of housing and home equity release products; - Risk-management and investment strategies of pension funds and insurance companies; - Bank business models, bank funding and lending; - Low interest rates and...

The first session deals with the role of direct democracy and the implications of women in politics. The second and third session focus on the persistence of elite structures after democratic transitions as well as the role of perceptions of public and religious organizations. The last set of...