In the presence of frictions, markets often (but not always) do not generate the socially efficient outcome. However, asymmetric information between the private and public sector prevents the government from designing efficient policies. In both labor and public economics advances have been made...

The workshop is an opportunity to bring together young labour economists to present and discuss their ongoing research. The programme will include 10-12 presentations, two poster sessions and a keynote lecture.

Suitable research topics for paper submissions include the following: - The structure of wages, in particular differentials across countries, regions, sectors, skill, gender and age and the impact of recent economic shocks on such differentials - More generally, issues relating to the dispersion...

The Meeting will consider the challenges of realizing decent work across Asia and the Pacific, mindful of the region’s great diversity, the impact of natural disasters and rapidly changing social, economic and political developments in the Middle East. The central message of the regional...

Das 3. Viadrina Kulturmanagement Symposium wird von der Professur für Kulturmanagement in Kooperation mit den Berliner Philharmonikern ausgerichtet. Die Veranstaltung findet alle zwei Jahre statt und möchte aktuelle Themen aufgreifen und mit Experten aus dem Kulturmanagement, der...

The papers presented in this conference are expected to fit broadly – but not exclusively – into one of the following categories: - Reward systems within their business context (e.g., culture, organizational strategies, structure, etc.) - Aligning rewarding with the other HR instruments -...

This forum provides an opportunity for senior human resource (HR) practitioners to work with others in the field on a number of issues which central banks face. The event will be structured to allow a mixture of external input, sharing of ideas and expertise, co-coaching and problem solving. It...

Conference Theme: "Managing People for Sustainability" Conference Sub Themes: Ethics; New mental models; Governance; Strategy; Public policy; Corporate social responsibility; Human rights; Workplace spirituality; Employee/community engagement; Transparency; Resource management; Environment impact;...

Themen: - Moderne HR Strukturen: Business Partner 2.0 - Megatrend Nachhaltigkeit: Die zukünftige Rolle von HR - Personalentwicklung der Zukunft: Neue Trends und Entwicklungen - Gegen die demographische Entwicklung: Rekrutierung von Qualifizierten im Ausland

Theme and Topics: Recent work on labor markets has stressed the importance of trading frictions in accounting for the outcomes that we observe in these markets. The focus of this conference, hosted by CAP, is to further our understanding of how frictions in both labor markets and related markets...