The conference will focus on positive and normative studies of social insurance programmes including unemployment insurance, disability insurance, social security, and medical insurance. A large and increasing fraction of government budgets are allocated to these programmes. Their design varies...

Papers on all fields of public finance are welcome. The particular focus of the 2016 annual conference will be on fiscal equalisation in Europe, including (but not restricted to) research on: - European unemployment insurance - Stabilisation effects of fiscal equalisation schemes - Political...

Topics: - Fiscal competition, - Tax burden comparisons and location decisions, - Fiscal federalism, - Public debt, - Tax policies: tax systems for globalised economies, - Impact of fiscal policy on growth.