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...

Critical junctures – such as revolutions and democratic transitions – allow researchers to observe contexts in which key fundamental drivers of institutional change are varying “in real time”. This conference will bring together scholars from political economy, development economics, and...

The relevance of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) for the economic growth implies that researchers should help to identify how they can be supported to succeed. One of the weaknesses of many SMEs is the lack of management accounting (MA) and management control (MC) systems. These in...

Topics: - The State and the Family: (Desired and Undesired) Effects of Family Policies ; - How Should We Design Parental Leave Policies? Evidence from Two Reforms in Italy ; - The Effects of Minimum Working Hours: Theory and Evidence ; - Heterogeneous Responses of Productivity to Labor Market...

In this seminar we will discuss several main research themes in contemporary empirical financial accounting research. We will examine the historical origins, theoretical underpinnings and research methods used in leading research in each area. We will also discuss the potential implications of...

The objective is to present state-of-the-art empirical and theoretical research on household financial behaviour and on how it is influenced by other choices, government policies, and the overall economic environment. In addition to the two-day conference taking place on 6-7 October 2022, a CEPR...

The workshop aims to promote discussion among academics by sharing recent research on the major topics related to audit quality. Papers on the following areas are welcome: - the role of regulation in improving audit quality - corporate governance systems and their impact on audit quality - audit...

Topics: Intangibles and sustainability; Sustainability and ESG reporting standards and frameworks; Innovation and Intellectual Capital; Intangible liabilities; Sustainability and Intellectual Capital; Intangibles and SDGs. In particular, R&D and IP and their impact on SDGs; Sustainable...

The international conference SITES – Utopie 2022 invites the submission of long abstracts for research papers, participant panels, and posters related to the topics of the conference and the general themes of development economics. Topics: - climate change and environmental threats, - high...

The theme of the conference fits into this debate by placing at its center the reflection on the priorities identified by the NGEU and the NRRP for the design of ‘sustainable’ EU member countries, which can generate added value also in their ability to address issues of inequality and social...