Economists need not only to have a clear idea of which instruments are most efficient and how their impacts can be evaluated ex post. Economists also need to understand why policymakers and voters sometimes oppose the use of such instruments. This is the focus of the CESifo Workshop on...

The objective is to present state-of-the-art empirical research and empirically motivated theoretical research on household financial behavior and on how this is influenced by other choices, government policies, and the overall economic environment. We solicit papers in the following areas, but...

Submitted papers should address at least one of the following questions: a) with respect to measurement: • How to measure the freedom/responsibility elements of opportunity? • How to take into account adaptive preferences? • How to measure the object of opportunity element: the "what"...

Papers in all fields of interest to the IARIW, i.e. all papers that advance knowledge about income and wealth are welcome. Submissions in the following fields are particularly encouraged: input-output tables, theory and practice; PPPs; satellite accounts for non-profit institutions; and...