Beamm.conf25

1st International Beamm Conference on Public Finance and Policy Evaluation

May 26th 2025 - 9:00am 18:30 pm

More information : here

Registration : here

Objectives :

Gather national and international researchers, policymakers, young researchers, and civil society.

Discuss pressing Belgian and international issues in fiscal and social public policy.

Stimulate dialogue, exchange good practices, and boost collaboration between academia, policymakers, and civil society.

Spirit of Beamm.conf25 :

Friendly, collaborative, and academically rigorous atmosphere.

Commitment to societal impact.

Ambitious research tailored to the needs of public institutions and civil society.

Strong roots in Brussels and a taste for fun.

Program :

9:00-9:20 Welcome & coffee

9:20-10:00 Mark Delanote - Ghent University : “How to develop a fair tax system? The Belgian case”

10:00-10:40 Antoine Bozio - Institute des Politiques Publiques – Paris : “How to tax capital : income tax, wealth tax and corporate tax”

10:40-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-11:40 Paola De Agostini - European Commisision : “The Challenges of Population Ageing on Healthcare Funding: Exploring Potential Sources and their Distributional Implications”.

11:40-12:20 Erik Schokkaert - KU Leuven : “Do people have preferences? If yes, can we measure them?”

12:20-14:00 Gourmet lunch & Poster session

14:00-14:40 Daria Popova - ISER – University of Essex : “Taxation, Social Transfers, and Gender Inequality in Europe: A Microsimulation-Based Analysis.”

14:40-15:20 Clement Joubert - World Bank : “Women in the Pipeline. A Dynamic Decomposition of Firm Pay Gaps.”

15:20-15:40 Coffee break

15:40-16:20

Peter Haan - DIW Berlin : “Income Effects of Disability Benefits”.

16:20-17:10 Tom Truyts & Cédric Heuchenne - UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles : “The Beamm policy evaluation platform: present and future”

17:10-18:30 Drinks + Brussels delicacies & Poster session