CEPA Newsletter 08/2026

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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

  • „No talks are scheduled during summer break (August and September).”

OvGU Research Seminar

  • „No talks are scheduled during summer break (August and September).”

IWH Research Seminar

  • No talks are scheduled during summer break (August)

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

  • Huang, Y. & Kvasnicka, M. (2026). Immigration and crimes against natives: the 2015 refugee crisis in Germany. Journal of Population Economics, forthcoming.

Staff News & Other News

  • Brosig-Koch, J.: Will present the paper „How does the withdrawal of P4P affect the quality of healthcare? An experiment“ (with Fabienne Grau, Heike Hennig-Schmidt, Nadja Kairies-Schwarz, Johanna Kokot, and Daniel Wiesen) at the annual conference of the GfeW in Frankfurt, 23.09.-25.09.2026
  • Biermann, P.: Will present the paper „The Long-Term Effect of Communism on Pro-Sociality“ (with Maja Adena and Jeannette Brosig-Koch) at the Annual Conference of the GfeW in Frankfurt, 23.09.–25.09.2026
  • Gauer, K.: Gave a presentation entitled “The Production of Risk-Factor Disclosure: Professional Judgment and Lawyer Heterogeneity in Securities Prospectuses” at the 23rd Annual Conference of the German Law and Economics Association (GLEA), held at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Freiburg. 16–17.07.2026.
  • Grau, F.: Will present the paper „Better (health)care for your budget: An experiment on pay for performance“ (with Jeannette Brosig-Koch, Heike Hennig-Schmidt, Nadja Kairies-Schwarz, Johanna Kokot, and Daniel Wiesen) at the annual conference of the GfeW in Frankfurt, 23.09.-25.09.2026

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. August 2026

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The newsletter is edited by the Chair of Applied Economics (Prof. Dr. Michael Kvasnicka).

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