Relevant issues and factors for current account adjustment may include: - The exchange rate regime (external versus internal devaluations) - The modality of fiscal consolidations (tax versus spending adjustments) - Firm heterogeneity and export performance - Labour market reforms - Financial...

In most OECD countries the era of long-term care (LTC) has arrived. More than two out of five people aged 65 or older report having some type of functional limitation (sensory, physical, mental, self-care disability, or difficulty leaving home). A few years from now, the ageing trend will...

The conference is thus meant to stimulate further research and to create an opportunity for discussions of topics such as the following: - objectives of portability and optimal design of portability rules, - conceptual issues arising in different sub-fields, old-age provision and health care in...

Topics: - Reforming the Stability and Growth Pact - Financial stability of the EMU - The role of ECB - Fiscal imbalances and sovereign default in the EU - Debt consolidation strategies - Dealing with Current Account Imbalances - The role of EURO in the emerging world monetary system

By invitation only.

Climate change is one of the greatest collective action problems facing the international community. The fiscal implications of climate change are, arguably, immediate, lasting, and they are liable to affect all countries, albeit in rather different forms and degrees. The aim of this conference...

The conference is intended to discuss research on topics like • evolution of social norms and their impact • fairness versus efficiency • theory of justice and its applications • markets and values • altruism and reciprocity • business ethics in capitalism • corporate social...

The Munich Economic Summit is an initiative aimed at bringing together academic scholars and decision-makers in politics, industry and finance to discuss vital European issues. Programme: Panel 1) The Financial Crisis and Globalisation – What Linkages? Panel 2) Managing the Crisis Panel 3)...

The conference is intended to encourage further research in the areas of empirical health economics, and to stimulate interaction and co-operation in this area of research. The specific focus of the conference is on the following topics: • Measurement of health, • Causal effects, • Health...

The purpose of this event is to bring together CESifo members who are working in the areas of macroeconomics and money to present and discuss their ongoing research, and to stimulate interaction and co-operation between them. All CESifo research network members are invited to submit their...