Upcoming Events
December 10–11, 2026: 2nd International Conference on Macroeconomic Implications of Intra-Household Decision Making
Following the first edition in 2024, the 2nd International Conference on Macroeconomic Implications of Intra-Household Decision Making will take place on December 10–11, 2026 in Frankfurt.
The conference brings together researchers studying the role of decision-making within multi-person households and its implications for macroeconomic outcomes and the distribution of income, consumption, and wealth.
The program will feature contributions on topics including household formation, marriage and fertility, human capital and income dynamics over the lifecycle, labor market dynamics and wage inequality, household savings and housing, and wealth and income inequality.
We are delighted to welcome Alessandra Voena and Nezih Guner as keynote speakers.
Other confirmed speakers include Annika Bacher, Fabio Blasutto, Anne Hannusch, Gerard Maideu-Morera, Iacopo Morchio, Ana Reynoso, Víctor Ríos-Rull, Virginia Sánchez-Marcos, Jackie Kai Zhao, and Anson Zhou.
The full program and the registration link will be available soon.
Past Events
February, 4 2026: Frankfurt-Mannheim Macro Workshop
The 2026 Frankfurt–Mannheim Macroeconomics Workshop took place on February 4th, 2026, at Goethe University Frankfurt. This workshop was part of a recurring annual initiative jointly organized by the Department of Economics at Goethe University Frankfurt and the Department of Economics at the University of Mannheim, with the venue alternating each year between Frankfurt and Mannheim.
This year, the workshop featured eight research presentations, each accompanied by a formal discussion. The workshop brought together senior and junior researchers, as well as advanced Ph.D. students, fostering exchange across career stages. In addition to discussants from the organizing institutions, some discussants came from external institutions, including the European Central Bank, Bundesbank, and the University of Heidelberg. The contributions covered a broad range of topics in macroeconomics, including income and wealth inequality, housing markets, household behavior, monetary policy, inflation, firm decision-making, and demographic dynamics.
Here you find the link to the program and group photo.
Dec 11-12 2024: 1st International Conference on Macroeconomic Implications of Intra-Household Decision Making
The work presented at this conference covered research that advances the understanding of the role of decision making in multi-person households for the macroeconomy and for the distributions of income, consumption and wealth in the following areas:
• Household formation, marriage and fertility
• Human capital and income dynamics over the lifecycle
• Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
• Household savings and housing
• Wealth and income inequality
Here you find the link to the program and the group photo.
October, 6 2023: Frankfurt-Mannheim Macro Workshop
The Frankfurt-Mannheim Macro Workshop brings together researchers in quantitative macroeconomics from Goethe University in Frankfurt, the University of Mannheim, and other institutions in the region. One distinguishing feature of this workshop is its focus on presentations by junior scholars, which are then discussed by established researchers. This year, the workshop was sponsored by the MIIHD unit, and it had a special emphasis on family economics. The presentations covered various topics, including the role of protective labor laws for women, differential labor outcomes for singles and couples in equilibrium, household consumption and insurance in the context of health shocks, and the impact of cash transfers on fertility.
Here you find the link to the program and to the group photo.
