CEPR Public Economics Annual Symposium 2026
15-16 June 2026
Hosted by: University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Conference venue: Museo Artistico Politecnico (MUSAP), Palazzo Zapata, 2nd floor,
Piazza Trieste e Trento 48, Naples
Presentation structure: 25 minutes for the presenter and 5 minutes for general
discussion
Monday, June 15
8:50 – 9:20 Registration
9:20 – 9:30 Welcome address by Marco Pagano (University of Naples Federico II and CEPR)
9:30 – 10:30 Session: Enforcement
Chair: Silvia Vannutelli (Northwestern University and CEPR)
• Claus Thustrup Kreiner (University of Copenhagen and CEPR) – Optimal
Redistribution and Tax Enforcement (joint with M. Eldrup)
• Matteo Paradisi (EIEF and CEPR) – Detection, Deterrence, and Disclosure of Information in Labor Tax Enforcement (joint with E. di Porto and E. Sartori)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00 Session: Employment
Chair: Armando Miano (University of Naples Federico II)
• Lorenzo Incoronato (University of Naples Federico II) – Salary Caps for Public Managers and Public Sector Performance (joint with E. Di Porto, C. Dustmann and C. Giannetto)
• Stefan Staubli (University of Calgary and CEPR) – The Welfare Effects of Protecting Older Workers (joint with T. Morris and B. Dostie)
12:00 – 13:00: Lunch
13:00 – 14:30 Session: Social Insurance
Chair: Marco Pagnozzi (University of Naples Federico II)
• Andreas Haller (Norwegian School of Economics and CEPR) – Optimal
Unemployment Insurance with Repeated Unemployment (joint with D. Osterwalder)
• Tuomas Matikka (VATT Institute for Economic Research) – Moral Hazard and
Adverse Selection in Social Insurance for Entrepreneurs (joint with Y. Benzarti, J. Harju, E. Mattinen and A. Tazhitdinova)
• Charlie Rafkin (University of British Columbia) – Should Food Stamps Be Free?
Impacts and Implications of the Purchase Requirement Removal (joint with A. Finkelstein and M. Notowidigdo)
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:00 Session: Mental Health
Chair: Margherita Borella (University of Torino and CEPR)
• Manuela Angelucci (University of Texas at Austin) – The Well-Being Effects of Digital Mental Health Care (joint with R. Fabregas and A. Vazquez)
• Ana Costa-Ramon (University of Zurich and CEPR) – Non-Toxic Peers: Long-Run Returns from an Anti-Bullying Program (joint with T. Braun, A. Rodriguez-Gonzalez, U. Schaede and C. Salmivalli)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Keynote by Mariacristina De Nardi (University of Minnesota and CEPR)
– Midlife Health and Later Life Economic Inequality
Chair: Johannes Spinnewijn (LSE and CEPR)
Tuesday, June 16
9:00 – 11:00 Session: Gender and Policy
Chair: Pierre Boyer (CREST-École Polytechnique and CEPR)
• Naomi Feldman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem and CEPR) – Real and
Phantom Constraints: How Japan’s Tax System Shapes Female Labor Supply (joint with T. Fukai and A. Kondo)
• Andreas Peichl (Ifo Institute, LMU Munich and CEPR) – Self-interest, stated preferences and the taxation of couples (joint with F. J. Bierbrauer, M. J. Bloemer and D. Weishaar)
• Nadja Dwenger (University of Hohenheim and CEPR) – Survivor Benefits, Self-
Insurance, and Gender Inequality: Evidence from Sweden (joint with J. Kochems, M. Nybom and S. Siegloch)
• Valeria Zurla (University of Naples Federico II) – Child Penalty and the Public
Sector (joint with A. Fenizia and M. Langella)
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 Keynote by Camille Landais (LSE and CEPR)- Gender Inequality. The End of it
Chair: Tullio Jappelli (University of Naples Federico II and CEPR)
12:30 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Session: Inheritance
Chair: Chiara Lacava (University of Naples Federico II and CEPR)
• Enrico Rubolino (CREST-IP Paris & HEC Lausanne) – The Output Cost of Inheritance (joint with M. Brülhart, A. Eyquem and I. Z. Martínez)
• Kate Smith (London School of Economics and CEPR) – The Great Wealth Transfer and Lifetime Welfare Inequality (joint with W. Leenders, A. Lejour, L. O’Brien, B. Planterose and D. Sturrock)
• Charlotte Bartels (University of Leipzig and CEPR) – Preserving Jobs, Freezing Dynamics? Employment Effects of Inheritance Tax Relief (joint with T. Bührle, K. Holzheu, G. Locks and D. Roth)
15:00 – 15:30 Farewell Coffee
Organisers:
Tullio Jappelli (University of Naples Federico II and CEPR)
Marco Pagano (University of Naples Federico II and CEPR)
Marco Pagnozzi (University of Naples Federico II)
Johannes Spinnewijn (LSE and CEPR)
The Program is also available here to download