2nd Welfare & Policy Conference

We are pleased to receive more than 120 experts to the second edition of the Welfare & Policy Conference organized by the Society for research on Welfare and Policy (WAP) and the research program HOPE at the Bordeaux School of Economics .

This two-day event will explore recent advances in a wide range of topics related to well-being, including health, consumption and saving behaviors, environmental choices, gender, labor market dynamics, retirement, time use, migration, development, political economy, and political behaviors and attitudes (e.g., voting, conservatism, populism, social protests). It will also address deep behavioral parameters such as preferences, sentiments (hope, trust), risk aversion, and time preferences. The conference will pay particular attention to how these behaviors, values, and sentiments are shaped by recent shocks—including pandemics, conflicts, and climate-related disasters—and by public policies. Distributional issues such as social mobility, inequality, and poverty will also be central themes. A key objective is to encourage economists and social scientists to reflect on the policy implications of their research. Contributions should inform debates on democratic governance, environmental regulation, health and social systems, labor markets, and welfare policies, ultimately helping decision-makers design policies that are more equitable, effective, and broadly supported.

Keynote speakers: Andrea Weber (Central European University, Vienna) & Matthew Sutton (University of Manchester)

Local Organizing Committee: Olivier Bargain, Christel Chaineaud, Julie Vissaguet, Nicolas Hérault, Mathieu Bourret, Valentin Tissot, David Rivera, Florian Leray, Jérémy Do Nascimento Miguel, Mathilde Col, Quentin Stoeffler, Mael Astruc Le Souder, Beka Lomidze, Niclas Knecht, Julie Le Vot, Lea Merignan, Enea Gerard, Louis Jordi, Catherine Lis Castiblanco (Université de Bordeaux), Florence Jusot (Dauphine University), Jérôme Wittwer (Bordeaux Population Health).

Please find practical information on the conference venue and check the program. For any question, please contact us at: contact@wapsociety.org

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The call for paper (in pdf format) can be found here. Submissions and registrations are now closed.
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