The conference seeks to bring together academics and policy makers to discuss the aggregate implications of structural reforms, both from a theoretical and an empirical perspective. Topics: - The macroeconomic impact of structural reforms, both in the short and long run - The optimal timing of...

With unemployment rising and potential growth faltering, labor market reform has become more necessary than ever in OECD countries. Divergences remain however vivid regarding the direction of reforms: Which labor contracts? What role for labor taxation? Which minimum wages? What role for labor...

The aim of this conference is to explore: - The economic origins of the transition from stagnation to growth - The role of historical and pre-historical factors in comparative economic development - The institutional and cultural foundations of long-run growth - Intergenerational transmission of...