Economists need not only to have a clear idea of which instruments are most efficient and how their impacts can be evaluated ex post. Economists also need to understand why policymakers and voters sometimes oppose the use of such instruments. This is the focus of the CESifo Workshop on...

The relevance of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) for the economic growth implies that researchers should help to identify how they can be supported to succeed. One of the weaknesses of many SMEs is the lack of management accounting (MA) and management control (MC) systems. These in...

In this seminar we will discuss several main research themes in contemporary empirical financial accounting research. We will examine the historical origins, theoretical underpinnings and research methods used in leading research in each area. We will also discuss the potential implications of...

The workshop aims to promote discussion among academics by sharing recent research on the major topics related to audit quality. Papers on the following areas are welcome: - the role of regulation in improving audit quality - corporate governance systems and their impact on audit quality - audit...

Topics: Intangibles and sustainability; Sustainability and ESG reporting standards and frameworks; Innovation and Intellectual Capital; Intangible liabilities; Sustainability and Intellectual Capital; Intangibles and SDGs. In particular, R&D and IP and their impact on SDGs; Sustainable...

The programme in Healthcare Innovation and Management will include seminars on: - Key Theories, Concepts and Frameworks in Healthcare Innovation and Management. - Management research in healthcare: the industry perspective. - Ideas for future research and new research questions in value-based...

Topics: Fertility, Family, Marriage and Work, Health, Education, Training and Human Capital, Migration and Regional Labour Markets, Labour Market Discrimination, Retirement, Occupational Choice and Intergenerational Mobility, Job Satisfaction, Job Market Session, Wage Inequality and Mobility,...

Topics: - The design, implementation, and use of new management accounting and management control techniques and methods; - The role of management control and performance management systems in enhancing servitization, innovation, and entrepreneurship and new ventures in the new economic...

While often a regional or national approach has been used to analyze the economic effects of migration, recent evolutions have shown that the role of firms is extremely important in better understanding this phenomenon. On many occasions, it is firms choosing the migrant workers and initiating...

Topics: - International macroeconomics and stabilisation policy; - International financial architecture, including global financial safety nets; - Currency and financial/debt crises; - Exchange rates, policy regimes and currency unions; - Trade, protectionism, and macroeconomic dynamics; -...