Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Symposium
Organized by Hilary W. Hoynes and Andreas Peichl
June 8-10, 2026
ifo Institute, Poschingerstr. 5, 81679, Munich Germany
Format: 45 minutes for the presentation, 15 minutes for the discussant, and 15 minutes for general discussion.
Group Picture
Monday, June 8

Co-sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the ifo Institute for Economic Research (ifo), the Center for Economic Studies (CES) at the University of Munich (LMU) and CESifo.
12:00 pm
Registration and Refreshments
12:25 pm

Welcome
Hilary Hoynes, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Andreas Peichl, University of Munich and ifo Institute

 

Session 1, Chair:  Andreas Peichl, University of Munich
12:30 pm

Raising Take-up of Welfare Programs: Evidence from a Large French Reform

Claire Leroy, Institute for Fiscal Studies

Discussant:
Andreas Haller, Norwegian School of Economics
1:45 pm
Break

Session 2, Chair: Moritz Drechsel-Grau, University of Munich
2:00 pm

The Effect of Transfer Withdrawal Rates on Formal and Informal Labor Supply

Kerstin Bruckmeier, Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Mathias Dolls, ifo Institute
Sarah Necker, ifo Institute
Andreas Peichl, University of Munich
Lisa Windsteiger, University of Salzburg

Discussant:
Jarkko Harju, Tampere University and FIT
3:15 pm

Behavioral Responses to Large, Complex Tax and Transfer Incentives: Evidence from College Financial Aid

Nick Gebbia, Stanford University
Paul R. Organ, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Joseph Hancuch, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Discussant:
Francis Wong, University of Munich
4:30 pm
Break
5:00 pm

Introduction: Hilary Hoynes, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Keynote: Johannes Spinnewijn, London School of Economics

 
6:00 pm

Adjourn
(20 min by tram or 40 min walk to dinner venue)
7:00 pm

Dinner,  Hofbraeukeller, Wiener Platz
Tuesday, June 9
8:30am
Coffee

Session 3,  Chair: Karl Schulz,  University of Munich
9:00am

Social Insurance for Entrepreneurs

Youssef Benzarti, University of California, Santa Barbara and NBER
Jarkko Harju, Tampere University and FIT
Tuomas Matikka, VATT Institute for Economic Research
Ella Mattinen, Tampere University
Alisa Tazhitdinova, University of California, Santa Barbara and NBER

Discussant:
Ragnhild Camilla Schreiner, University of Oslo
10:15 am

Alternative Insurance: Gig Work and Social Insurance Participation

Ngoc Dao, Kean University
Riley Wilson, Brigham Young University

Discussant:
Peter Haan, DIW Berlin
11:30 am
Break
12:00 pm

Introduction:  James Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
Keynote: Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard University
1:00 pm
Group Picture
1:10 pm

Lunch and PhD Poster Session

Market-level Effects of Childcare Subsidies
Justyna Klejdysz, ifo Institute

The Labor Market Effects of Military and Civil Service
Julia Baarck, ifo Institute

The Welfare Effects of Earned Income Pension Credit for Low-income Retirees
Manuel Pannier, University of Munich

Joint Taxation and Intra-Household Inequality: Evidence from Same-Sex Couples
Elena Herold, ifo Institute

Institutional Trust and the Value of Social Insurance
Henning Schatz, University of Munich

Taxing Business Wealth or Profits? Evidence from German Wealth Taxation
David Gstrein, ifo Institute

Beliefs about Behavioral Responses to Income Taxation
Lilly Fischer, ifo Institute

Ambiguity about Adverse Selection: Theory and Evidence from Disability Insurance
Freya Cook, University of Munich

Session 4, Chair: Michaela Paffenholz,  University of Munich
2:30 pm

Survivorship Pension: Labor Supply and Optimal Insurance

Javier Feinmann, Paris School of Economics
Roberto Hsu Rocha, Nova School of Business and Economics

Discussant:
Florian Scheuer, University of Zurich
3:45 pm

Adjourn
(15 minute walk to the English Garden)
4:00 pm

Beer Garden Chinesischer Turm, English Garden
5:00 pm

Excursion - Guided City Walking Tour 
7:00 pm

Dinner,  Laurin Restaurant, Viktualienmarkt
Wednesday, June 10
8:30 am
Coffee

Session 5, Chair: Clemens Fuest, ifo Institute and University of Munich
9:00 am

Lump of Labor? Employment Effects of Pension Reforms in Firms and Labor Markets

Santiago Caicedo, Northeastern University
Adrian Lerche, Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Henning Schatz, University of Munich
Arthur Seibold, University of Munich

Discussant:
James M. Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
10:15 am

Mental Health and the Targeting of Social Assistance

Canishk Naik, University of California, Berkeley

Discussant:
Joachim Winter, University of Munich
11:30 am
Lunch

Session 6, Chair: Jonas Loebbing, University of Munich
12:00 pm

Multiple Program Participation in the Safety Net: Incidence, Impediments, and Implications

Neil A. Cholli, Cornell University
Derek Wu, University of Virginia

Discussant:
Lucija Muehlenbachs, University of Calgary
1:15 pm

The Welfare Effects of Protecting Older Workers

Todd Morris, University of Queensland
Stefan Staubli, University of Calgary and NBER
Benoit Dostie, HEC Montreal

Discussant:
Emanuel Hansen, University of Munich
2:30 pm
Adjourn