The economic environment for monetary policy has been in a state of flux for an extended period of time. Years of low inflation and low policy interest rates were followed by the recent episode of high inflation and vulnerable growth. Both policy makers and researchers may need to revisit their...

The global economic order is undergoing a fundamental transformation, characterized by growing competition between China, Europe, and the United States, and a shift from a rules-based to a more power-based system. Geopolitical considerations now increasingly dictate policy decisions and the...

This conference brings together recent research on the economics of Artificial Intelligence. It is is jointly organized by the Hertie School, IZA, the Kiel Institute, and Sciences Po, in collaboration with the CEPR.

Technological advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence, along with the availability of big data, are rapidly changing our environment, from labor markets and firm organization to security, healthcare, and public policy. These developments have also opened new possibilities for...

The Covid-19 shock has rattled the world economy, disrupting traditional work arrangement at an unprecedented scale. This workshop asks to what extent work is persistently reorganized in the post-pandemic economy and explores the consequences of these adjustments. Will remote, hybrid and...

Economists typically view personality, attitudes and preferences as central determinants of decision making. While there is a consensus that heterogeneity in personality traits and preferences is an important driver of socio-economic outcomes, the emergence and development of personality traits...

While often a regional or national approach has been used to analyze the economic effects of migration, recent evolutions have shown that the role of firms is extremely important in better understanding this phenomenon. On many occasions, it is firms choosing the migrant workers and initiating...

The two-day international workshop, taking place at the ifo Institute in Munich and hosted by CESifo, will gather doctoral students involved in research in the field of the Economics of Digitization with both theoretical and empirical focus Topics of Interest: Telecommunications – Internet and...

Submissions may be from all fields of public finance, and both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome. Preference will be given to papers from Norway and Germany. For the first time at this conference, there will be an invited session on The Availability of Administrative Data in Norway...

This two-day international workshop will gather doctoral students involved in research in the field of the Economics of Digitalization with both theoretical and empirical focus.