The objective of the conference is to present state-of-the-art empirical research and empirically motivated theoretical research on household financial behaviour and on how this is influenced by other choices, government policies, and the overall economic environment. Topics: - Patterns of asset...

This workshop targets applied and theoretical research on household finance and economic stability. We are particularly interested in contributions that analyze the implications of household leverage for consumption, employment, house prices both at the microeconomic and macroeconomic level. The...

In most OECD countries the era of long-term care (LTC) has arrived. More than two out of five people aged 65 or older report having some type of functional limitation (sensory, physical, mental, self-care disability, or difficulty leaving home). A few years from now, the ageing trend will...

Many individuals, adults, adolescents, and children alike engage in a host of risky behaviors that might have significant present and future ramifications. Broadly defined, these are the type of behaviors that involves a trade-off between short term benefits and long-term costs. Examples of such...

Program: - Bumpy Rides: School to Work Transitions in South Africa - The School Reentry Decision of Poor Girls. Structural Estimation and Policy Analysis Using PROGRESA Database - Do Conditional Cash Transfer Programs Improve Work and Earnings among its Youth Beneficiaries? Evidence after a...

Within the general fields of economic growth and economic history, we are looking for papers dealing with, among others, the following topics: - The transition from stagnation to growth - The Great Divergence - Geography versus institutions - International trade and growth - Technical progress...

All CESifo Research Network members are invited to submit their papers, which may deal with any topic within the domains of employment and social protection. Both domains are to be broadly defined, the former including, in particular, issues of the organisation of labour. The latter domain, in...