The conference will focus on the new global challenges for international fiscal and monetary policy. Just three years after the recent pandemic, policy makers are confronted with a new set of global challenges. These include increasing geoeconomic fragmentation, regional conflicts and climate...

We would like to draw your attention to the upcoming German Development Economics Conference scheduled for May 23-24, 2024, and hosted by Leibniz University Hannover. We are thrilled to announce that our keynote speakers for this year's conference are Sandra Sequeira from the London School of...

We invite researchers to submit papers or extended abstracts to the 7th Economics of Media Bias Workshop. As a group of economists and political scientists, we investigate forms, causes, and consequences of bias, especially in news markets and on social media. Main questions of interest are: •...

The global economic order is undergoing a fundamental transformation, characterized by growing competition between China, Europe, and the United States, and a shift from a rules-based to a more power-based system. Geopolitical considerations now increasingly dictate policy decisions and the...

Der Vortrag wird in deutscher Sprache gehalten und live im Internet übertragen. Der Videomitschnitt kann wenige Tage nach der Veranstaltung in der Mediathek angesehen werden. Link zum ifo Liveplayer: www.ifo.de/live

Im März 2023 kommt es in den USA zum größten Bankenkollaps seit der Finanzkrise von 2008. Steigende Inflationsraten, verursacht durch die hohen Energiepreise infolge des Ukraine-Kriegs, und anhaltende Lieferkettenprobleme zwingen die US-Notenbank zu dramatischen Leitzinserhöhungen. Daraufhin...

Mit dem Ziel, bis 2045 klimaneutral zu werden, ist Deutschland ambitionierter als alle anderen G-20-Staaten. Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen, bedarf es einer tiefgreifenden Transformation der Wirtschaft, die mit enormen Investitionen einhergehen muss. Ein Dreh- und Angelpunkt ist die Finanzierung...

The anticipation of a future bailout of distressed firms worsens ex ante adverse selection, causing a market freeze at present and inviting government intervention ("bailout trap"). When firms of heterogenous qualities raise financing, high-quality firms are willing to bear adverse selection...

This conference aims at discussing recent research related to sustainability in global supply chains with a focus on impacts in developing countries. While sustainability concerns permeate various sectors in developing countries, certain industries such as agriculture, forestry, mining, and...