CEPA Newsletter 07/2026

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The Center of Evidence-based Policy Analysis (CEPA) is dedicated to high quality, policy-relevant research in applied economics. Research areas studied by CEPA fellows are diverse, covering questions in labor and welfare economics, behavioral economics, financial markets, and taxation (amongst others). CEPA collaborates closely with the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH).

 

Upcoming Seminars

OvGU Faculty Colloquium

OvGU Research Seminar

  • 08.07.2026 tba (Sarah Rahman)

IWH Research Seminar

  • No talks are scheduled during summer break (July)

Upcoming Workshops / Conferences & Other Events

Upcoming Events and Workshops

Calls for Papers/Other Calls

  • No events were reported by CEPA members for the newsletter.

Publications

  • Baum, H., Ludolph, M., & Tonzer, L. (2026). The Single Supervisory Mechanism, loan growth vs. volatility, and granular risk spillover, SSM-EUI Banking Supervision Policy Working Paper Series 2026/01.
  • Bethmann, D. & Kvasnicka, M. (2026). International tax evasion, state purchases of confidential bank data and voluntary disclosures. Journal of Comparative Economics, 54(2), 526-536.
  • Fieles-Ahmad, O.M., Kvasnicka, M. & Libet, V.  (2026). War, Oil, and the Demand for Electric Cars. FEMM Working Paper No. 12/2026.
  • Ludolph, M., Tonzer, L., & Brausewetter, L. (2026). Distributional income effects of banking regulation in Europe, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 100, July 2026.
  • Nghiem, G., Ludolph, M. & Tonzer, L. (2026). Facts or feelings? The role of relatable narratives in shaping inflation expectations, IWH Discussion Papers 10/2026.

Staff News & Other News

  • Fieles-Ahmad, O.: Held a presentation with the title “The Fentanyl Shock: Synthetic Opioids and the Supply of Organ Organ Donors", at the 39th Annual Conference of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE) in Helsenki. 11-13.06.2026
  • Fieles-Ahmad, O.: Held a presentation with the title “The Fentanyl Shock: Synthetic Opioids and the Supply of Organ Organ Donors", at the COMPIE 2026 conference (Counterfactual Methods for Policy Impact Evaluation) in Paris. 24-26.06.2026
  • Gauer, K.: Gave a presentation entitled “Liability Design and the Insurability of Generative AI Risks in European Banking: A Game-Theoretic Analysis” at the 21st Joint Seminar of the European Association of Law and Economics (EALE) and The Geneva Association, held at Jesus College, University of Cambridge. 18-19.06.2026.
  • Knabe, A. gave a presentation at the Annual Workshop on Measuring Progress at STATEC Luxembourg, June 17-19, 2026.

Useful Links

Faculty of Economics and Management

Halle Institute for Economic Research

Central-German Doctoral Program Economics

Berlin Network of Labor Market Research (BeNA)

BSE Applied Micro Seminar

 

Deadline: Items for the next newsletter should be sent to cepa@ovgu.de by 30. July 2026

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