Final Conference Collaborative Research Centre SFB 884

150 researchers have jointly worked on the political economy of reforms in the Collaborative Research Centre 884 funded by the German Science Foundation. This final conference gives an overview over insights from the interdisciplinary cooperation of economics, political science, sociology, statistics, and computer science. The presentations cover topics such as: the formation of a European identity, the impact of fiscal rules, the role of lobbies in environmental policies or methodological innovations in survey research. Franziska Brantner, state secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economics and Climate Protection, complements the scientific programme with her keynote speech.