To expand the frontiers of global knowledge around jobs and advance the discussion on the most effective policies, we are interested in papers that focus on: - Increasing wage labor demand. - Creating jobs in the formal sector of the economy, including mobilizing capital for private sector...

Program: - New Evidence of Generational Progress for Mexican Americans; - Refugee-Specific Government Aid and Child Refugees Success Later in Life; - Are Mexican and U.S. Workers Complements or Substitutes? - Job Vacancies and Immigration: Evidence from Pre- and Post-Mariel Miami; - Cyclical...

Going into its 15th edition this year, the IZA Annual Migration Meeting aims at bringing together junior and senior migration researchers to discuss their most recent work in a constructive atmosphere. We encourage submissions on all topics related to the economics of migration.

The aim of the conference is to present and discuss the latest policy-relevant research to foster the creation of multi-sector, multi-disciplinary solutions to jobs challenges around the world based on research and empirical evidence. In addition to the regular sessions in all fields of labor...

Going into its 14th edition this year, the IZA Annual Migration Meeting aims at bringing together young and old migration researchers to discuss their most recent work in a constructive atmosphere. Highlight of the meeting is the keynote lecture, which will be delivered by Prof. Christian...

Program: Session A: - Forever Young? Social Policies for a Changing Population in Southern Africa, - Invisible Workers: Exploring the Links etween Employment and Pathways out of Poverty, Session B: - Direct and Indirect Effects of Malawi’s Public Works Program on Food Security, - Seasonal...

Topics: - Innovative methods for policy evaluation (e.g. field experiments) - Labor market policies for low-skilled, youth and other disadvantaged unemployed groups - The effects of labor market policies on inequality (in wages, occupations, job tasks etc.) - Relationship between labor market...

The aim of the 2016 workshop of IZA’s “Environment and Employment” program area is to bring together researchers analyzing wider labor market impacts of environmental policies. We particularly encourage submissions of papers that provide credible empirical evidence on the following...

Topics: - Tax/benefit policies and labor supply, employment - Fiscal integration in the EU and its effects on EU labor markets - National unemployment insurance (UI) policies and perspectives of EU-wide UI-provision - The interactions of fiscal policies with nominal and real rigidities - The...

Program: Session A: Gender, Session B: Rural Labor Markets, Session C: Migration, Session D: Plenary Session on Labor Demand, Session E: Labor Market Structure 1, Session F: Labor Market Structure 2, Session G: Skills Training 1, Session H: Skills Training 2, Session I: Plenary Session on...