The conference is based on the themes of the new framework programme “Research for Sustainable Development” released in February 2010 by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). This year’s Forum and its sessions will focus on the following topics: - International...

The conference is intended to discuss ongoing research on survey data and its role and usage in macroeconomics. Papers, theoretical, empirical and policy oriented, are actively solicited on issues like methodology of business surveys, uncertainty modelling, survey data and the business cycle,...

The conference aims to discuss the recent developments in the empirical techniques - covering simple as well as most advanced and state-of-the-art quantitative techniques - and their practical application in competition casework and market studies/sector inquiries. A non-exhaustive list of such...

Die Weltwirtschaft durchlebt die schwerste Krise seit Jahrzehnten. Trotz eines dramatischen Wirtschaftseinbruchs hat der deutsche Arbeitsmarkt sich als erstaunlich robust erwiesen. Dies erklärt sich durch ein hohes Maß an betriebsinterner Flexibilität, die durch Regelungen zur Kurzarbeit...

The summer school’s goal is to learn about innovations in information technologies to generate information on changes of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Such information technologies are Remote Sensing, Web Mapping, Regional Planning Tools and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). In combination...

We invite papers that address the following issues: - Social causes of environmental change - Social consequences of environmental change - Justice, Equity and Distribution - Governance, Institutions, and Policy Integration - Indicators, Assessment, and Monitoring - Theoretical and conceptual issues

The International Research Workshop "Methods for Ph.D." will give students in the field of Social Sciences and Economics the opportunity to increase their knowledge in research with empirical data (e.g. the SOEP). The organizers encourages especially those students to come to the workshop, who...

Die Steigerung der Ressourceneffizienz ist ein Kernelement für die ökologische Fortentwicklung der sozialen Marktwirtschaft: Mit neuen intelligenten Produkten, Produktionsverfahren und Dienstleistungen entstehen grüne Zukunftsmärkte. Die Gesamtkosten für den Einsatz von Ressourcen sinken,...

Der Workshop richtet sich an insbesondere an Doktoranden und Nachwuchswissenschaftler, aber auch an Studenten aus den Fächern Soziologie, Ökonomie, Politikwissenschaft und Psychologie, - die für ihre theoretischen Fragestellungen geeignete Datensätze zur Sekundäranalyse suchen, - die...

The WSI Summer School 2010 focuses on the question whether or not European integration could develop towards a more Social Europe. It will provide an overview on the history, institutions and law-making procedures of the European Union and will discuss current European policy in the fields of...