The workshop will focus on the causes and effects of heterogeneity among workers, households, or firms on macroeconomic outcomes. This includes but is not limited to research on wage dispersion, heterogeneity in unemployment and participation, the roles of firms and technologies in shaping...

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...

The transition to a low-carbon economy requires shifting trillions from brown to green activities. Given that the horizon of materialisation of climate risk is narrowing, the need to change scale is becoming more pressing for all actors. Also, central banks are playing an increasingly important...

The aim of the 2018 workshop of the program area is to bring together researchers analyzing wider labor market impacts of environmental quality and environmental policies. We particularly encourage submissions of papers that provide credible empirical evidence on the following issues: - Effects...

The aim of the 2017 workshop of the program area is to bring together researchers analyzing wider labor market impacts of environmental quality and environmental policies. We particularly encourage submissions of papers that provide credible empirical evidence on the following issues: - Effects...

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...

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...

The aim of the 2015 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...

The Institute of Employment Research (IAB) and the Deutsche Bundesbank hold a joint conference on the problems of the labour market performance during the crisis in Europe and also the U.S. Of specific (but not exclusive) interest are submissions on - The role of labor mobility for Euro Area...