IMEBESS intends to bring together researchers in all areas of the social sciences who are interested in experimental methods. We believe that behavioural economics is increasingly informed by a very diverse range of research traditions. Hence, we are particularly interested in the participation...

Programm: -"Consumption and House Prices in the Great Recession" - Gianluca Violante, Greg Kaplan and Kurt Mitman, - “Does Vote Counting Count? Labor Productivity through the Lens of an Electoral Task” - Saverio Simonelli and Ethan Ilzetzki, - “State-Dependent Pricing and the Paradox of...

The aim is to bring together junior economists from around the world with a strong interest in Macroeconomics, and to generate a friendly environment with intensive interaction, not only during the presentations but also informally before and after.

Conference speakers will focus on the implications for business and governments and adress such questions as: - Will global growth remain robust, and allow Europe to sustain stronger growth? - What is Europe doing to overcome its structural problems and achieve the Lisbon objectives? - Could...