RIDGE - Workshop on Public Economics

 

The Research Institute for Development, Growth and Economics (RIDGE) is pleased to announce a call for papers for the Workshop on Public Economics to beheld in Medellin, Colombia on 20-21 May 2019.  The deadline for submission is February 1, 2019 (12 AM ET) The focus of the 2019 Public Economic workshop will be on (but not restricted to):  - Taxation and RedistributiveSystems - Optimal Taxation - Tax Evasion - Welfare Economics and Normative Economics - Social Security, Social Insurance and Health Economics - DevelopmentEconomics and Policies - Behavioral Economics and Policies - Labor Market Analysis/Policies - Education and Policies - Local Public Economics and Geographical Economics The 2019 workshop will take place within the framework of the 2019 RIDGE May Forum along with the following workshops: - Labor Network, 20-21 May - Political Economy, 20-21 May - Public Economics, 20-21 May - Impact Evaluation, 21-22 May - Inequality and Poverty, 22-23 May The RIDGE forums aim at the spreading of high quality research in economics by bringing together prestigious researchers working on the frontier of knowledge to local and regional researchers and policymakers. To view the programme of previous workshops please visit: http://www.ridge.uy/ridge-forums/   Participants to this workshop are welcome to attend the other workshops. Paper submission Full papers, written in English, must be submitted for consideration for the meeting. The cover page should include: the title of the paper, institutional affiliation, including address, phone and email of each author and an abstract with the appropriate JEL classification. Each author can submit and present at most one paper. Full papers, in PDF format, should be submitted online via the RIDGE website: www.ridge.uy/paper-submission Important dates Deadline for paper submission: February1, 2019 (12 AM ET) Notification of organizers decision: March 15, 2019   Further information Should you have any questions please contact: secretariat@ridge.uy or Marcelo Bergolo  mbergolo@iecon.ccee.edu.uy   Funding Accommodation expenses will be covered for all participants.   For more information about RIDGE see: www.ridge.uy