The European Public Choice Society promotes scientific research on the economics and politics of public and non-market decision-making, political economy and the economics of institutions.

This conference is meant to stimulate reflection about the ethical sides of these questions. Which moral ideals should animate our economic institutions, and what are the implications in practice? The conference organisers seek contributions from moral, social and political philosophy, but also...

Topics: -Financial Crisis and Economics -Growth and Ditribution -Any topics on Post Keynesian Economics -Historical approach, Theoretical approach, Empirical approach to Post Keynesian Economics (or Ricardian -Neo Ricardoian Economics) etc.

The strongest, but also most volatile, factor affecting risk attitudes is loss aversion (“losses loom larger than gains”). It was given its proper place in decision theory by Daniel Kahneman. Most risks we face are new, with no past statistics available (ambiguity). This two-day conference...