The aim of this year's conference is to assess the impact of selected demographic processes (population aging in economically developed countries, but also labor-related migration in some countries, including Poland) on the functioning of the pension system, health care and family policy - now...

The Program Committee invites submissions for about 16 presentations from academic researchers doing program evaluation research on policy issues related to the labor market. Papers that include innovative approaches, structural modeling, RCTs or methodological contributions are of particular...

The workshop intends to provide a platform for the discussion of new ideas in the structural evaluation of labour market policies. Particular attention will be given to modeling labour market policies in presence of search-and-matching frictions and information asymmetries. Submission of...

Japan’s economy has experienced long-term stagnation for over 20 years. Since Autumn 2012, drastic economic policies known as ‘Abenomics’ have been enforced to break this pattern. Meanwhile inflation in the EU is an alarming indicator of a possible deflationary phase that could cripple...

The conference is open to all who are interested in the problems of contemporary welfare state. Stream Themes: - Comparative methodology - Pensions - Health care - Labour market policy - Family policy - Social services and social work - Poverty and social assistance - Education - Inequalities...

Topics: - Mismatch of cognitive and non-cognitive skills in the labor market; - Cognitive and non-cognitive skills and labor productivity; - The evolution of cognitive and non-cognitive skills over the life cycle; - Policy interventions and the formation of cognitive and non-cognitive skills.

This event will be led by a number of locally-based presenters and aims to cover the core material of labour economics as required by those researching in this area or teaching at the postgraduate level. There will be five focused sessions: - schooling and earnings; - discrimination; - labour...

The conference is linked to the Ph.D. program on “Public economics and inequality,” which is arranged by the Hans-Böckler Foundation in collaboration with the Free University Berlin. The financial crisis of 2007/8 was followed by the first contraction in the global economy since World War...

Under the theme “Unlocking Resources for Economic Growth”, the meeting will focus in particular on four pillars: - Turkey’s vision and future, particularly in regard to its G20 leadership - Shifting energy dynamics across the region - The future of infrastructure, both physical and...

The 2014 Post Keynesian Conference will address all of the traditional areas of research covered by Post-Keynesian and other heterodox approaches to economics. Paper or panel submissions in the following areas are particularly encouraged: - Money and the Real World: Paul Davidson’s Economics -...