The Society of Government Economists’ mission is to support the professional development of public policy economists by providing them with research, publication, and professional communication opportunities. The Society of Government Economists will sponsor 7 sessions at the 2023 Allied...

Having barely recovered from the successive waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, European economies are now facing another serious shock. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions that have followed have given rise to inflation rates unseen for several decades, driven primarily by higher...

The PIER Tools Workshop consists of three six-hour mini-courses, nine hours of practical training sessions (labs), two distinguished guest lectures, the Penn Faculty Lecture, and a half-day, practice-oriented mini-workshop. The courses cover nonlinear models of credit booms, financial crises and...

Arranged around the theme "Policy Options for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth," the conference will assess the global pandemic and economic recovery and the mounting pressures on labor markets, supply chains, and price levels, as well as enduring challenges including economic inequality, fiscal...

Several developments are currently shaping transatlantic relations in important ways. - First, the new US administration pursues climate protection as an active goal, opening up the possibility for a transatlantic climate protection and energy system transformation effort. At the same time, both...

Topics: - Decoupling of advanced and emerging countries' growth prospects - Domestic and global drivers of low growth and low interest rates: demand for safe assets, demographics, productivity growth - Government debt policy in a low interest rate environment - Secular decline in interest rates...

IBEFA Summer Meeting - CANCELED

The workshop will explore four main themes: - The role and design of common European fiscal instruments; - The relative roles of market discipline and fiscal rules in incentivizing good fiscal policy; - The aims and design of European fiscal rules. - The role of national independent fiscal...

Sustained economic growth sets the foundation for global prosperity and the promotion of democratic ideals and cooperation. The framework has been stressed recently in the face of trade tensions, eroding alliances, and rising economic nationalism. Arranged around the theme of “2020 Vision:...