The project Working, Yet Poor (WorkYP) is focused on the increasing social trend of working people at risk or below the poverty line. The overall purpose is to effectively prevent the risk of social dumping, reduce economic shocks, and grant EU citizens, mostly those who do not circulate,...

The aim of the conference is to build bridges between the trade union movement and the post- and de-growth community, and to situate a transformative just transition vision within the ‘beyond growth’ narrative. It should prompt reflection on how the (contested) concept of just transition and...

The global financial crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing energy crisis have affected households differently depending on their socioeconomic status. In addition, households react differently to economic policies, depending on the specific constraints to which they are subject and the...

Small states have been ignored in the literature of the welfare regime, though it is likely that they are confronted with specific issues or problems when dealing with social security. Of course, small jurisdictions are very diverse: they can be rich or poor, reflect different legal traditions,...

The aim of the workshop is to examine recent patterns of social mobility, as well as their causes and consequences. We welcome both theoretical and empirical papers on these issues. Topics of interest include (but not exclusively): - social mobility and income and wealth inequality, - taxation...

The seminar is open to contributions in the fi eld of the economics, sociology and demography of pensions and ageing, covering the following themes: - the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the various aspects of pensions and ageing; - economic and demographic cycles, public transfers and...

With the continued spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) we unfortunately have to postpone the ECHOPPE conference. New dates will be scheduled and announced in due time. Please note in your calendar that the conference may take place in June 2021.

Conference programme: - Session 1 “Welfare analysis”; - Policy Panel: “Reforms to pension systems: from academia to policymaking”; - Session 2 “Taxing Wealth” ; - Session 3 “Firms and place-based policy” ; - Session 4 “Health and public policy” ; - Session 5 “Pensions and...

The aim of the workshop is to examine recent patterns of social mobility, as well as their causes and consequences. Topics: - social mobility and income and wealth inequality, - taxation and mobility, - the role of mobility in wage setting, - social mobility and geography, - inter- versus...

The Society aims at providing an international forum for all researchers interested in the analysis of economic inequality and related fields, bringing together the diversity of perspectives, improving the interaction between researchers, policy makers and all the actors interested in...