We welcome both empirical and theoretical papers about housing markets that address policy relevant questions. Questions to be addressed include: - How housing markets and labour markets interact? - What are the economic and social benefits from reliance on owner-occupied vs. rental housing? -...

Topics: - The role of central bank communication in the conduct of monetary policy and in ensuring financial stability. Is the role of communication in maintaining price stability and financial stability different? What should be communicated with respect to financial stability? How should...

Papers, theoretical, empirical and policy oriented, are actively solicited on issues like: - Does the mobility of students contribute to generate higher wages? - Does that mobility generate efficiency gains in the EU Single market for graduates? - Do such gains justify public intervention and...

Topics: - Tax and financial accounting: the pros and cons of book-tax conformity. - Tax havens and regulatory laxity. - Effects of attempting to tax away the bonus culture? - Financial structure and risk taking: How big are tax effects? - Effects of taxing the managerial firm. - Exploiting tax...

The objective of the conference is to present state-of-the-art empirical research and empirically motivated theoretical research on household asset accumulation, debt, and consumption behaviour over the life cycle. The focus of the conference is on research that makes extensive use of household...

Auf der Tagung wird der aktuelle Stand der Debatte zur tariflichen Unterbietungskonkurrenz zusammengefasst und auch die deutsche Rechtsprechung unter Bezugnahme auf Art. 2 des ILO-Übereinkommens 87 kritisch hinterfragt. Es wird thematisiert, ob Deutschland seinen mit Ratifikation des...

The purpose of the conference is to bring together CESifo members to present and discuss their ongoing research, and to stimulate interaction and co-operation between them. All CESifo research network members are invited to submit their papers, which may deal with any topic in the field of...

Topics: - Financial liberalisation and the finance-growth nexus; - Financial linkages and propagation channels of shocks; - Asset price co-movements, bubbles and contagion phenomena; - Financial stability implications of international financial integration and global imbalances; - Global policy...

Öffentliche Dienstleistungen werden von Menschen in Bundes-, Landes- und Kommunalverwaltungen erbracht. Doch ist unsere föderale Struktur den Aufgaben noch gewachsen? Die Beantwortung dieser Frage wird ein zentrales Thema des Potsdamer Forums für Führungskräfte im öffentlichen Dienst 2010...

After eight years of service as Vice-President of the European Central Bank, the mandate of Lucas Papademos will end on 31 May 2010. In order to honour his career both as a distinguished academic and as an eminent central banker, the ECB will host a two-day colloquium entitled “The great...