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International Conference on Refined Econometrics and Endogeneity

International Conference on Refined Econometrics and Endogeneity, 11:30 am – 17.00 pm, April 7th, 2023, Conference Venue: Athens University of Economics & Business (Troias Str Building). ... more

Economic Policy Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises Monday 27 March 2023, 15:00 – 16:45 BST

Economies have been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis. In response, and to protect income, governments have intervened through fiscal policies such as temporary tax cuts, liquidity support in the form of special purpose transfers, wage subsidies and furloughing schemes. This panel discussion will reflect on some of the recent evidence regarding whether these policies indeed stimulated, as expected, business activity and consumer spending. Monday 27 March 2023, 15:00 – 16:45 BST ... more

Household Responses to Direct Stimulus Payments and Other Shocks, 25th August 2022

We are delighted to announce the full programme for our second workshop as part of the project “Direct Stimulus Payments to Individuals in the Covid-19 Pandemic”, a virtual event to take place on Thursday 25th August 2022. This project is led by Professors Plutarchos Sakellaris from Athens University of Economics and Business, and Christos Kotsogiannis from the Tax Administration Research Centre, University of Exeter Business School. It is supported by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation and runs from November 2021 to November 2022. ... more

First Workshop on Direct Stimulus Payments to Individuals in the Covid-19 Pandemic 24th May 2022

We are delighted to announce the full programme for our first workshop as part of the project “Direct Stimulus Payments to Individuals in the Covid-19 Pandemic”, a virtual event to take place on Tuesday 24th May 2022. This project is led by Professors Plutarchos Sakellaris from Athens University of Economics and Business, and Christos Kotsogiannis from the Tax Administration Research Centre, University of Exeter Business School. It is supported by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation and runs from November 2021 to November 2022. ... more

Professor O. Blanchard will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Department of Economics of the Athens University of Economics and Business on 5th May, 2022.

Professor Olivier Blanchard will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Department of Economics of the Athens University of Economics and Business on May 5th, 2022. The ceremony will take place at the "Leonidas Zervas" Aphitheatre, National Hellenic Research Foundation at 18.00. Keynote speech delivered by Professor Olivier Blanchard entitled “Reform of EU Fiscal Rules”. ... more

First call for papers: "Household Responses to Direct Stimulus Payments and Other Shocks" (Deadline April 30th 2022)

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted economies and society on a scale never witnessed before. To protect lives and livelihoods and ensure business continuity, governments have implemented a plethora of relief measures, including in the fiscal area, resulting in increased borrowing to unprecedented levels. As most countries are constrained by their debt burden in the amount of fiscal resources they can bring to the war against COVID-19, now and in the future, it is important to design fiscal policies carefully for optimal results. The two one-day virtual events will bring together frontier academic research by scholars. We are delighted to announce that Professors Jonathan Parker (MIT) and Michaela Pagel (Columbia) will be presenting their recent work on these issues. ... more