10th ifo Conference on Macroeconomics and Survey Data

The conference is intended to discuss ongoing research on survey and micro data and its role and usage in macroeconomics.

Papers (theoretical, empirical and/or policy-oriented) are actively solicited on issues such as (non-exhaustive list):

• Usage of micro-data to address macroeconomic questions
• Role of expectations for behavior (of firms or individuals)
• Reasuring and modeling of uncertainty and its effect on behavior and/or the business cycle
• Transmission of cyclical fluctuations
• Distributional effects of macroeconomic shocks
• Heterogeneity and evaluation of policies
• Labor markets and the business cycle
• Methodology of business surveys and forecasting performance of survey/micro data in business-cycle research

Preference is given to papers over abstracts. There is no registration fee for presenters. There is a fee for non-presenters of 250 Euros. This sum covers all-day refreshments, lunch, and the conference dinner.