At this IZA topic week we will bring together economists and labor economists who have worked on the political economy of reforms in general and of labor markets reforms in transition and emerging economies. As we can perceive the transition context as a quasi-natural experiment, it is...

ESSLE is designed to bring together economists in the field from across Europe and key researchers from outside the region. It provides a unique opportunity for researchers from different universities and countries to discuss their work in a relaxed atmosphere and to develop long-term...

The aim of the conference is to highlight the consequences of the minimum wage on the basis of recent theoretical and empirical contributions. Contributions related to the employment and wage effects of the minimum wage, the optimal design of the minimum wage and its interaction with optimal...

Lecturers: Gary Fields (Cornell University): “Modeling Labor Markets and Labor Market Policies” Eric V. Edmonds (Dartmouth College): “Child and Family Labor Supply in Low Income Economies”

In this 2-day workshop we plan to have papers on microeconomic aspects of labor market adjustment in transition and emerging economies. The main focus of the workshop is on countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and China, but research on the new member states of the European Union...

Topics: 1. Diagnosis of labor market conditions and vulnerability in middle and low income countries. 2. Links between the business environment, labor demand and poverty reduction. 3. Benefits/costs of structural reforms and globalization for workers 4. Causes and consequences of formality and...

We seek high-quality academic work from fields such as economics, sociology and political science. We are particularly interested in studies that provide cross-national comparisons or assessments of country-specific institutional reforms with policy relevance such as: public and child care; tax...

The meeting will foster the establishment of the research network in the IZA focus area Evaluation of Labor Market Programs by bringing together international researchers in a relaxed atmosphere. The Program Committee invites submissions for about 16 presentations from academic researchers in...

Well functioning labor markets are crucial to the adjustment process required of economies as they are battered with shocks from globalization, technology, etc. Which economic policies and institutions play a positive role in assisting the responsiveness of the labor market to these shocks while...

The objective of the Summer School is to bring together a large number of PhD students and senior lecturers to study new areas in labor economics. Students have the opportunity to present their work and discuss ideas with established researchers in a relaxed and open atmosphere. The School is...