ZEW to Make a Good Impression at the 2015 EEA Congress in Mannheim
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The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) made a good impression at the Annual Congress of the European Economic Association (EEA) , which was held at the University of Mannheim from 24–27 August 2015. Researchers of the Mannheim-based institute provided numerous presentations, and participated in poster sessions, for instance at the ZEW Welcome Reception with more than 100 guests.
Invited representatives from international research institutions and universities attended ZEW's Welcome Reception for the 2015 EEA on 25 August. After a welcome speech by ZEW President Professor Clemens Fuest, the guests had the opportunity to exchange ideas. In a poster presentation, ZEW researchers presented and discussed their latest findings with their colleagues from other institutions.
Economists from all of ZEW’s research units, as well as ZEW research associates, provided a total of 15 presentations at this year’s EEA Congress. The presentations addressed issues such as whether firms are more likely to avoid taxes in case of high local tax rates, how vote-buying affects monetary aggregates, and what a common unemployment insurance system for the euro area could look like in practice.
In addition, ZEW hosted an information stand at the University of Mannheim during the whole congress, where EEA participants had the opportunity to catch up on career and collaboration possibilities at ZEW.
The list of more than 1,000 participants who attended the 2015 EEA included leading international researchers and members of the Executive Board of the ECB. French Nobel laureate and former EEA president Jean Tirole and his US colleague Eric S. Maskin of Princeton University, as well as Vítor Constâncio,Vice President of the ECB, also attended the congress.
The EEA currently has more than 3,100 members and publishes the renowned Journal of the European Economic Association (JEEA) six times per year. The annual congress provides a platform for discussion and exchange of ideas in the field of economics.