Topics: - Finance and economic growth, - Finance, technology and productivity, - Drivers of weak productivity, including finance and the efficiency of the financial system, - The role of banking and venture capital in driving investment and growth, - Corporate ownership, governance and...

Die vom Statistischen Bundes­amt gemeinsam mit der Deutschen Statistischen Gesell­schaft veranstalteten Kolloquien bieten ein Forum für den Dialog zwischen amtlicher Statistik und ihren Nutzer­gruppen aus Wissen­schaft, Wirtschaft, Politik, Verwaltung und Verbänden.

Topics: - Univariate and multivariate density forecasts: evaluation, combination, presentation, - Applications of unobserved component models, mixture models, non-linear or non-Gaussian models, - Modelling of structural instabilities and time varying relationships, the use of shrinkage...

This workshop wants to bring together junior and senior researchers who analyze the Chinese labor market in a rigorous fashion. While we invite contributions covering any aspect of labor market adjustment in China, one focus of the workshop will be the experience of young Chinese workers, where...

At this conference researchers, policy-makers, and business representatives will discuss the costs and inefficiencies that result from gender inequality. What are potential solutions? Which policies? At what level? Join us and put your view forward. Studies and conclusions will then be published...

Program: Session A: - Forever Young? Social Policies for a Changing Population in Southern Africa, - Invisible Workers: Exploring the Links etween Employment and Pathways out of Poverty, Session B: - Direct and Indirect Effects of Malawi’s Public Works Program on Food Security, - Seasonal...

Topics include (but are not limited to): - Earnings inequality and workers’ well-being - Precarious versus stable jobs - Informality and job quality - Innovative ways to measure the quality of the work environment - The impact of early entry into the labor market on job quality - Gender...

Topics include: ‐ Causes of external imbalances ‐ Private or public sector indebtedness and external imbalances ‐ Exchange rates, competitiveness and external imbalances ‐ External debt sustainability ‐ The role of financial flows in the adjustment of current accounts ‐ Policy...

We are pleased to announce a two-day workshop on the use of subjective survey data for empirical research. The purpose is to bring together international scholars who apply empirical methods to analyse subjective variables as outcomes or determinants in the context of labour market issues....

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...