The Institute of Public Finance will organize a virtual presentation on March 4, 2026, from 11:00 to 12:00 am (CET) based on articles published in Public Sector Economics.

Reinhard Neck (Alpen-Adria-University of Klagenfurt, Austria) will present findings from the two research studies co-authored with Dmitri Blueschke, Klaus Weyerstrass, and Miroslav Verbič.  In the first, the authors use the results of a survey conducted among Slovenian politicians to design an objective function for the optimal control problem using a macroeconomic model of Slovenia. In the second, they identify future optimal fiscal policies under different assumptions about global economic trends. The results suggest that a relatively robust mix of restrictive and expansionary instruments deliver the best outcomes. 

The presentation is open to the general public, but participants are required to register in advance at this registration link.