CEPR Public Economics Annual Symposium 2019

Jun
20
09:00 AM - 06:00 PM

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The Symposium took place on 20-21 June 2019, hosted by the Department of Economics and the UBS International Center of Economics in Society at the University of Zurich.

The goal of the symposium was to provide a forum for high-quality work in public economics and to bring together economists in the field from across Europe as well as key researchers from outside the region. Paper proposals where invited in any area of public economics. Both theoretical and empirical work is welcome.

This year, the general theme of the symposium was “Public Finance: Macro Insights.” We where therefore particularly interested in topics related to macroeconomic approaches and insights to our understanding of recent inequality trends, the effects of public policies, such as social insurance or tax and transfer programs, and their welfare consequences.

Our (public) keynote speaker for the conference was Iván Werning (MIT).

The event provided an opportunity for researchers from different universities and countries to discuss their work in a relaxed atmosphere and to develop long-term collaborative relationships. It also provided an opportunity for young researchers to meet and discuss their work with senior economists. The conference brought together around 40 economists for a period of two days. To foster the desired interaction we ask that participants stay for the entire duration of the symposium.

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Organizers:

Camille Landais, London School of Economics and CEPR - contact

Florian Scheuer, University of Zurich and CEPR - contact

The Symposium took place on 20-21 June 2019, hosted by the Department of Economics and the UBS International Center of Economics in Society at the University of Zurich.

The goal of the symposium was to provide a forum for high-quality work in public economics and to bring together economists in the field from across Europe as well as key researchers from outside the region. Paper proposals where invited in any area of public economics. Both theoretical and empirical work is welcome.

Department of Economics, University of Zurich
Department of Economics, University of Zurich

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Program

Speakers

Robert M. Solow Professor of Economics, MIT
Prof. Iván Werning

Iván Werning is the Robert M. Solow Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2015. He won the Banque de France-Toulouse School of Economics Junior Prize in Monetary Economics and Finance in 2014. Since 2002 he is a research fellow at National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

Robert M. Solow Professor of Economics, MIT
Prof. Iván Werning

Iván Werning is the Robert M. Solow Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2015. He won the Banque de France-Toulouse School of Economics Junior Prize in Monetary Economics and Finance in 2014. Since 2002 he is a research fellow at National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

Venue

University of Zurich

Department of Economics, SOF-G-21, Schönberggasse 1, 8001 Zürich
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