The International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF) is the world organization of public finance economists, comprising approximately 600 members from over 50 countries. In an increasingly specialized academic field, the IIPF seeks to generate intellectual interchanges among public finance...

The International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF) is the world organization of Public Finance economists. Founded in Paris in 1937, it has since become the pre-eminent academic institution for study and research on economic public policy topics, and the platform of choice for the...

The theme coincides with the start and end of every discussion among economists and policymakers as the direct battle against the corona virus of 2019 is entering a new phase with the introduction of a vacsine: “Public Finance in the Era of the COVID-19 Crisis.” Economic policy makers are...

The current Covid-19 epidemic crisis has forced the IIPF to cancel the congress in its physical format. Since we feel that it is important to offer some equivalent academic discussions, however, we are currently working on a virtual congress this year. The basic idea is to organize online...

The International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF) is the world organisation of public finance economists. In an increasingly specialised academic field, the IIPF seeks to generate intellectual interchanges among public finance experts.

The topic of the 2017 edition of the school will be the dynamics of inequality, and the convenors will be two distinguished scholars on this topic: - Uwe Sunde, Professor of Economics, University of Munich - Matteo Cervellati, Professor of Economics, University of Bologna. The school will...

The theme of the keynote speeches and panels will be “Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Public Policy". Contributed papers on any topic within the field of Public Economics and related disciplines will be considered, as is traditional at IIPF congresses. Both practitioners and academics are...

The topic of the 2016 edition of the School will be Social Insurance Programs. Lectures, presentations and discussions will cover several aspects of social insurance programs – including unemployment benefits, retirement systems, parental leave policies and health insurance. The focus will be...

The theme of the 2015 congress is "Taxation in a Global Economy". Increased international mobility of economic activity via FDI, trade, and migration has resulted in a tax environment that requires decision makers to consider their choices in a global context. In particular, the mobility of tax...

The aim of IIPF Schools is to provide a forum in which new researchers can meet to learn about and discuss issues at the forefront of academic research in specific fields of public finance. Each School will be convened by leading and experienced researchers in the relevant field. New researchers...