1. Part of special session A2 Can we restore UK growth?, organised by John Van Reenen (CEP), 26 March:

• 'Taxation of the income from intellectual property and government tax competition', Rachel Griffith (IFS and Manchester), Helen Miller (IFS) and Martin O'Connell (IFS)

2. Part of the Economic Journal special session B3 Economics of illegal markets, organised by Imran Rasul, 27 March.

• 'Crime and the depenalization of cannabis possession: evidence from a policing experiment', Jerome Adda (IFS and European University Institute), Brendon McConnell (University College London) and Imran Rasul (IFS and University College London)

3. Part of special session B5 Consumption, income shocks and heterogeneity, organised by Thomas Crossley (IFS, University of Cambridge and Koc University) and Hamish Low (University of Cambridge and IFS), 27 March.

• 'Income and consumption: a micro structural analysis', Sule Alan (University of Cambridge and Koc University), Martin Browning (University of Oxford and IFS), Mette Ejrnæs (University of Copenhagen and SFI);
• 'Consumption smoothing and family labour supply', Richard Blundell (IFS and University College London), Itay Saporta (Stanford University) and Luigi Pistaferri (Stanford University);
• 'Early career uncertainty and heterogeneity', Thomas Crossley (IFS, University of Cambridge and Koc University), Hamish Low (University of Cambridge and IFS) and Todd Stinebrickner (Western Ontario);

4. Part of the Econometrics Journal special session C2, organised by Richard J. Smith (University of Cambridge), 28 March.

• 'Economic theory and forecasting', Raffaella Giacomini (University College London and IFS);

5. Part of special session C3 Food consumption, nutrition and health time, organised by Melanie Lüaut;hrmann (University of London and IFS), 28 March.

• 'Demand for nutrients: a cross-country comparison', Pierre Dubois (Toulouse School of Economics), Rachel Griffith (IFS and Manchester University), Aviv Nevo (Northwestern University);
• 'Mixing messages: health news and consumer reactions', Martin Browning (University of Oxford and IFS), Lars Gårn Hansen (FOI, Copenhagen), Sinne Smed (FOI, Copenhagen);
• 'Obesity, nutrition and physical activity', Rachel Griffith (IFS and Manchester University), Rodrigo Lluberas (Royal Holloway), Melanie Lüaut;hrmann (Royal Holloway);

6. In addition, Richard Blundell is chairing special session C5 Young talent, organised by the Royal Economic Society.