The Society assists its members and ecological economists, regional societies of ecological economics, related societies, and other organizations in such matters of common concern as can be dealt with more effectively by united action. To this end, the Society publishes a research journal,...

We invite contributions from both senior and junior researchers that focus on the role of families in insuring individuals against downside risk. Potential topics include: - The role of households in insuring against income risk or health risk; - The trade-off between self-insurance of...

Key themes: Time Use during COVID-19; Time Use and Family Health Behaviors; Time Use and Gender; Behavioral Effects Time and Financial Stress; Sleep and Employment; Fatigue and Leisure Consumption; Sleep Deprivation Wellbeing; Employment and Time Use; Mental Health and Labor Market. Keywords:...

The Barcelona GSE Microeconometrics Summer School specializes in the application of econometric techniques and is taught by experts in the field. The increasing availability of individual data from surveys has led not only to a significant growth in the number of academic jobs of an empirical...

Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of political and ecological crisis is the overarching theme of the conference. Economic systems have always co-evolved with social, environmental and technological systems. The worsening ecological and climate crisis means we must urgently abandon...

The aim of the 2021 workshop of IZA's Environment, Health, and Labor Markets program area is to bring together researchers analyzing the impact of environmental factors and health policies on labor market outcomes, human capital outcomes, industrial activity, production decisions and demographic...

Population aging brings new challenges for the organization of labor markets regarding how social care for frail older individuals should be delivered and financed. This presents an opportunity to increase employment in the caregiving sector, but it also has strong implications for the health...

The aim of the workshop is to explore the impact of public policies on health outcomes. Papers that analyze either the short or the long term impact of the introduction of a public policy on health outcomes are particularly encouraged. Some examples of policies include: labor market reforms,...

In recent years an exciting economic literature has emerged that seeks to understand disparities in economic development across countries by going far back in history. Distant historical events can often be linked to long-lasting effects on institutions, culture, human capital and technology; in...

Submissions in all areas of gender and family economics are welcome. Topics: - Children's development: health, education, capability (cognitive and non-cognitive) - Theoretical models on parenting and related family decisions - Evaluation of policies with respect to children - Consequences of...