Topics of particular interest include: • Economic integration and endogenous trade costs • Aggregation bias in trade data • Regional vs. multilateral trade liberalisation • Interaction between trade and financial markets

The conference is intended to allow presentation of current research undertaken by members of the Network’s Global Economy area and to stimulate interaction and co-operation between area members. Papers can be on any topic under the Global Economy rubric, covering trade, international finance,...

We welcome both empirical and theoretical papers about housing markets that address policy relevant questions. Questions to be addressed include: - How housing markets and labour markets interact? - What are the economic and social benefits from reliance on owner-occupied vs. rental housing? -...

Topics: - Tax and financial accounting: the pros and cons of book-tax conformity. - Tax havens and regulatory laxity. - Effects of attempting to tax away the bonus culture? - Financial structure and risk taking: How big are tax effects? - Effects of taxing the managerial firm. - Exploiting tax...

The conference is intended to discuss ongoing research on survey data and its role and usage in macroeconomics. Papers, theoretical, empirical and policy oriented, are actively solicited on issues like methodology of business surveys, uncertainty modelling, survey data and the business cycle,...

The purpose of the conference is to bring together CESifo members 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 papers, which may deal with any topic in the field of...