Topics: - Dynamics of unemployment: How does unemployment, and particularly long-run unemployment, adjust to a slowdown in economic activity? Is there symmetry between upturns and downturns? Have these adjustment mechanisms changed in the current crisis environment? What explains variations of...

Mit den Aus- und Nachwirkungen der Finanzkrise von 2008/09 hat die Frage nach einer „Rückkehr des Staates“ beinahe über Nacht wieder Bedeutung gewonnen. „Privatisierung“ und „Flexibilisierung“ gelten nicht mehr uneingeschränkt als ökonomische Erfolgsrezepte, sondern werden nun...

Highlights of the Twenty-Third Annual Institute include a discussion by the Competent Authority from the United States with several leading private practitioners. The program also will address key practical issues faced by tax practitioners, corporate tax executives, and the Internal Revenue...

The conference will bring together researchers from central banks, international institutions and academia to discuss the role of monetary and fiscal policy in times of financial crises. The conference will provide a forum for presenting the latest advances in various empirical and theoretical...

The conference covers a wide range of research topics in accounting and taxation. In particular, it provides a forum for young researchers who are explicitly encouraged to submit. Methodologically, no restrictions apply. Analytical, empirical and experimental contributions are equally welcome.

Theme: Climate change, food security and resilience of food and agricultural systems in developing countries: Mitigation and adaptation options. The objective of this seminar is to bring together agricultural economists and other scientists working in the field of rural and agricultural...

Topics of interest include: - Technical change and the environment - Sectoral and macroeconomic effects of IT on energy demand - Productivity gains and cost savings through Green IT - Green IT innovations - Energy and resource use of IT products over their life cycle - Smart grids and transport...

The 103rd Annual Conference on Taxation will cover a broad range of topics including, but not limited to, taxation and tax policies; expenditure policies; government budgeting; intergovernmental fiscal relations; and subnational, national, and international public finance. The conference will...

Topics: - Organisation of international activity (trade, foreign direct investment, outsourcing) - Internationalisation and performances at the firm-, industry- and country-level - Investment decisions and knowledge transfers - Location decisions of enterprises’ activities - Patterns and...

Ziel der Konferenz wird es sein, im Rahmen der wirtschaftspolitischen Beratung, einem wesentlichen Auftrag des IWH, aktuelle Themen aus der laufenden Forschung des Instituts zur Diskussion zu stellen. Die Tagung richtet sich vor allem an Abgeordnete und Vertreter der Ministerien der Neuen...