The Journées Louis-André Gérard-Varet are open to all fields of public economics, both applied and theoretical. Are especially (but not exclusively) requested papers in the following categories of topics: Taxation (including transfers, social security, etc.); Local Public Economics and...

Topics: - Value-creation in corporate takeovers - Strategic bidding and target defensive tactics - Restructuring techniques and their valuation effects - Highly leveraged transactions. LBOs and breakups - Financing takeovers - Takeover initiations and managerial incentives - Mergers, industrial...

Topics: • competition and regulation in transport and distribution • smart grid • capacity markets • national vs. supranational regulation • long term contracts • retail competition • markets for pollution permits • costs and integration of renewable energy

An indicative list of topics that could be addressed by the conference, both at the theoretical and empirical level, includes: - Impact evaluation of infrastructure at the household and firm level - Infrastructure and social policies - Infrastructure and industrial policies - Infrastructure and...

Papers are sollicited in the domain of applied Industrial Organisation. The field is to be taken broadly, covering the econometric of auctions, empirical analysis of market regulation, competition and innovation policy, the econometrics of telecommunications, energy, transport, etc....

What is the future of the market economy? The 21st century began with this major issue. What are the current characteristics of capitalism? How can we explain this comeback to the origins? History is stammering, the Economist, the Sociologist, the Politician… are getting bored. Is the system...