We invite submissions from interested researchers, including non-CEPR affiliates, on any topic within the area of Development Economics. Based on information currently available, we plan an in-person/hybrid event at the IFS. This plan is subject to changes depending on the COVID-19 situation....

Conference programme: - Session 1 “Welfare analysis”; - Policy Panel: “Reforms to pension systems: from academia to policymaking”; - Session 2 “Taxing Wealth” ; - Session 3 “Firms and place-based policy” ; - Session 4 “Health and public policy” ; - Session 5 “Pensions and...

The conference will combine microeconomic studies relevant for the UK with papers that draw lessons from other countries. This event will bring together academics, researchers and policymakers. Papers and discussions will cover issues around: - participation and labour supply, - adjustments in...

The objective of the workshop is to provide and overview of how fiscal responses to the crisis varied across Europe. The event aims to bring together country experts who will be presenting the macro and fiscal background in their country, provide an overview of fiscal response to the crisis, and...

The topics are all highly relevant to European business tax policy. The papers: - examine the level and determinants of effective tax rates paid by corporations in the UK, Europe and elsewhere; - consider non-profit taxes paid by business, and in particular ask how far such taxes are passed on to...

Topics: - Economic principles for taxing international income - Do outflows of foreign direct investment affect employment and investment at home? - Thin capitalization rules: Do they yield a double dividend or do they promote corporate tax competition? - Is foreign direct investment more...

Areas of discussion will include: - Environmental taxes - Taxation of companies - Indirect tax design - Administration and compliance - Political economy of tax reform - Inheritance, wealth and gifts - International issues - Small business taxation - Labour supply and human capital - Consumption...