The conference will focus on how key differences in the fundamentals between the U.S. and the EU – in particular, the degree of coordination among the union member states and the aging of the population – contribute a great deal to our understanding of observed policy differences between...

Trade and the International Organization of Production - Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (Princeton University) 1. Trade, Firm Structure, Offshoring and Outsourcing 1.1. Firm Organization and Trade 1.2. Multinationals 1.3. Vertical Specialization 1.4. Task Trade, Offshoring and Outsorcing

The workshop aims at presenting the final results of the ESSnet project DCSS to a broader audience and encouraging all other NSIs (ESS and overseas) to present their research on the topic as well. The ESSnet DCSS investigated the advantages/disadvantages of using multiple data collection modes,...

The GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology offers high quality training in state of the art techniques and methods of survey research. The Summer School 2014 comprises a three-week (August 11-29) intensive program with 18 one-week courses and 2 short courses running in the preceding week...

The conference panels cover a wide range of migration and integration issues, including: Education; Labour market; Policy analysis; Language (e.g. acquisition, retention); Political participation and representation; Cultural integration; Social integration.

Researchers of all disciplines (e.g. economics, demography, geography, political science, public health, psychology and sociology) who use the SOEP or the SOEP part of the Cross-National Equivalent Files (CNEF) are invited to submit an abstract. We encourage in particular submissions of papers...

Die Veranstaltung richtet sich neben den Mitgliedern der Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) auch an alle anderen Studierenden, Doktoranden und Nachwuchswissenschaftler in den Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Voraussetzung für die Teilnahme sind solide Kenntnisse in...

This conference aims to identify the linkages between social stratification and mobility with social policy and welfare states. It looks for questions and answers that lie at the intersection of stratification and policy. For example: Does social policy enable or inhibit social mobility? Do...

The workshop aims at exploring a general framework for the social sciences for investigating how competition processes interact with conflict and cooperation. This framework will provide a deeper understanding of social interactions, political reforms, the functioning of markets and political...

The meeting has provided a unique environment in which to present innovative research and exchange ideas with renowned speakers, veterans in the field and junior scholars. We invite submissions of high quality academic work that extends, enriches, refines, and challenges our understanding of the...