The goal of this event is to provide a forum for recent high-quality research in the economic analysis of governmental procurement by bringing together empirical economists with different backgrounds working in the field. Topics range from the political economy and bureaucratic incentives of...

The workshop is open to both empirical and theoretical researchers workin on issues relevant to the European Union. The aim of this two-day workshop is to bring together junior and senior researchers whose research focuses on public policy evaluation (ex post or ex ante simulations) as well as...

This conference has been cancelled.

In the light of recent developments regarding the COVID-19 situation and the guidelines given by the Belgian authorities this event has been cancelled.

The workshop will explore four main themes: - The role and design of common European fiscal instruments; - The relative roles of market discipline and fiscal rules in incentivizing good fiscal policy; - The aims and design of European fiscal rules. - The role of national independent fiscal...

The workshop will be a one-day event with high-profile speakers and discussants from academia and international institutions. The workshop will be structured in two parts. The first session will concentrate on the design of fiscal rules. The second session will focus on how to apply and enforce...

Netspar stimulates innovative academic research in all disciplines in the social sciences related to aging and retirement. For the Netspar International Pension Workshop Netspar invites contributions from all areas of Netspar’s research program. Topics of interest related to aging and...

Theme 2020: A Vision for Economics and Social-Political Economy. economics profession and to the larger social economy-- especially whether we are we moving towards greater equality, and what can be done to enhance diversity and equality in the future withWhile all paper and session proposals...

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 purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers from a broad range of economic disciplines to present and discuss ongoing research leveraging data sets made possible through the digitization of economic activity. The conference will have a focus on work at the intersection of...