19 - 20 November 2010
On November 19-20, 2010, the Department of International Institutional Comparisons of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research and CESifo Economic Studies organized a joint conference on Housing Taxation and Regulation, held in Munich. The purpose of the conference was to stimulate research concerning policies of the regulation of the supply of housing, by giving a preferential tax treatment to owner-occupied housing, and with means-tested social housing programs. Questions to be addressed include:
Further questions regarding the scientific content and organisation of the conference should be addressed to Prof. Panu Poutvaara (E-Mail: This e-mail address is protected against spambots. Please activate JavaScript in order to see them. ) or Niku Määttänen (E-Mail: This e-mail address is protected against spambots. Please activate JavaScript in order to see them. ).
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On 9 April 2010
The Department of International Institutional Comparisons of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research joint with the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) of the Department of Economics at the University of Washington, the Center for the Study of Innovation and Productivity (CSIP) at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and the School of Law at the University of Washington are held a workshop in Seattle on regional institutions for innovation and productivity. The conference was intended to encourage further research in the area of local institutional determinants to enhance and foster productivity, and to stimulate interaction and co-operation in this field.
Scientific organiser: Theo. S. Eicher (E-Mail: This e-mail address is protected against spambots. Please activate JavaScript in order to see them. ).
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19 - 20 March 2010
On March 19-20, 2010, the Department of International Institutional Comparisons of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, CESifo and the Economics Department of the University of Munich organized a joint conference on Empirical Health Economics in Munich. The conference was intended to encourage further research in the areas of empirical health economics, and to stimulate interaction and co-operation in this area of research. The specific focus of the conference was on the following topics:
Further questions regarding the scientific content and organisation of the conference should be addressed to Joachim Winter (E-Mail: This e-mail address is protected against spambots. Please activate JavaScript in order to see them. ), Wolfgang Ochel (E-Mail: This e-mail address is protected against spambots. Please activate JavaScript in order to see them. ) or Sven Neelsen (E-Mail: This e-mail address is protected against spambots. Please activate JavaScript in order to see them. ).
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29 - 30 January 2010
On January 29-30, 2010, the Department of International Institutional Comparisons of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, CESifo, and the OECD Economics Department organized in Munich a joint workshop on market regulations, with a special focus on product market regulations. The conference was intended to encourage further research in the area of market regulations, and to stimulate interaction and co-operation in these fields. The specific focus of the conference was on the following topics:
Further questions regarding the organisation and scientific content of the workshop should be addressed to Wolfgang Ochel (E-Mail: This e-mail address is protected against spambots. Please activate JavaScript in order to see them. ) or Oliver Röhn (E-Mail: This e-mail address is protected against spambots. Please activate JavaScript in order to see them. ).
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11 - 12 December 2009
On 11-12 December 2009, the Department of International Institutional Comparisons of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, CESifo, and Association for Comparative Economic Studies (ACES) organized a joint workshop on Banking and Institutions. The conference was intended to encourage further research in the areas of banking and institutions, and to stimulate interaction and co-operation in these fields. The specific focus of the conference was on the following topics:
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