Workshops

I have been involved in the scientific committee and organization of the following events over the past years:

Madrid Barcelona Workshop on Public Economics 2026
		The Madrid–Barcelona Workshop on Public Economics is an initiative that has been running since 2023 to foster research in Public Economics in Spain. The annual event brings together international scholars and local researchers in an environment designed to discuss research and exchange ideas. The fourth edition, in 2026, will be hosted at the University of Barcelona, and is kindly supported by the IPERC Research Group. BarPub 2026: August 31 - September 1 / Universitat de Barcelona. Programme: here!
2026 Annual Congress of the IIPF
		Under the theme "Public Finances in Turmoil", the congress aims to bring together academics, researchers, and policymakers to discuss the challenges and uncertainties shaping public finances in an era marked by economic crises, geopolitical shifts, and structural transitions. The event seeks to contribute to the global debate on budgetary sustainability, tax reforms, and the role of the State in an unstable economic environment, further strengthening Lisbon's position as a center of excellence in economic and finance research. The local organization is led by Antonio Afonso, Brigitte Ferreira, José Alves and João Pereira dos Santos, lecturers and researchers at ISEG. The Scientific Committee is chaired by Naomi Feldman, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Dirk Foremny, from the University of Barcelona. Conference page: here!
Barcelona Workshop on the Economics of Taxation (with the EU Tax Observatory)
		The workshop is organised jointly by the IEB, the University of Barcelona and the EU Tax Observatory. It will take place at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona on the 3rd and 4th of June 2025. It will feature presentations by leading economists on various topics related to public economics. The sessions will cover topics ranging from corporate taxation, offshore wealth, wealth taxation, to inheritance taxation, taxes and inequality and the incidence of taxes. We are also happy to have two keynote speakers: Dina Pomeranz (University of Zurich) and Youssef Benzarti (University of California, Santa Barbara). Programme: here!
MadPub Workshop 2025 (at CUNEF)
		The third edition of the Madrid Public Economics Workshop, hosted at CUNEF Universidad, brought together researchers to discuss current challenges in fiscal policy and public economics. Programme: here! Coverage: here!
MadPub Workshop 2024 (at CUNEF)
		The second edition of the Madrid Public Economics Workshop, held at CUNEF Universidad, gathered international and local researchers to present and discuss work in public economics. Programme: here! Coverage: here!
MadPub Workshop 2023 (at CUNEF)
		The inaugural edition of the Madrid Public Economics Workshop, hosted at CUNEF Universidad, launched this annual initiative to foster research in public economics in Spain.
Barcelona Workshop on the Economics of Taxation (with the EU Tax Observatory)
		Organised jointly by the IEB, the University of Barcelona and the EU Tax Observatory, this workshop brought together economists working on public economics and the economics of taxation. Programme: here!