Corruption and special interest politics might seriously distort the design and implementation of public policies and the soundness of public finances. This workshop aims at studying the effects of corruption and lobbying on public policy and at analysing the institutions that can help to...

Topics of interest: - School Quality - Higher Education - Class & school size - Student achievement - Educational Production Function - School effectiveness - Teaching & teacher conditions - ICT

The aim of the workshop is to bring together original research in the area of urban economics. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome. The accepted papers will be presented in parallel sessions that will be complemented with three 3 plenary sessions. Topics of interest: -...

The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) will hold its III Summer School in Public Economics, consisting on this ocassion of two courses: ‘Economics of Education, and Fiscal Federalism. The objective of each course is to offer an intensive training program for PhD students in Public Economics.