ESSLE is designed to bring together economists in the field from across Europe and key researchers from outside the region. It provides a unique opportunity for researchers from different universities and countries to discuss their work in a relaxed atmosphere and to develop long-term...

Many individuals, adults, adolescents, and children alike engage in a host of risky behaviors that might have significant present and future ramifications. Broadly defined, these are the type of behaviors that involves a trade-off between short term benefits and long-term costs. Examples of such...

IZA and DFID organize the first workshop in their joint program on growth and labor markets in low-income countries. The GLM-LIC program aims to improve worldwide knowledge on labor market issues in low-income countries and provide a solid basis for capacity building and the development of...

The Program Committee invites submissions for about 20 presentations from academic researchers in all areas of labor market policy evaluation and methodological contributions from related fields.

ESSLE is designed to bring together economists in the field from across Europe and key researchers from outside the region. It provides a unique opportunity for researchers from different universities and countries to discuss their work in a relaxed atmosphere and to develop long-term...

Program: - Bumpy Rides: School to Work Transitions in South Africa - The School Reentry Decision of Poor Girls. Structural Estimation and Policy Analysis Using PROGRESA Database - Do Conditional Cash Transfer Programs Improve Work and Earnings among its Youth Beneficiaries? Evidence after a...

Program: - Session I: Wages and Related Issues - Session II: Time and Timing - Session III: Macro Issues - Session IV: Biological and Non-Cognitive Issues - Session V: Migration - Session VI: Peer Effects - Session VII: Sickness and Absenteeism - Session VIII: Education and Human Capital

The objective of the IZA European Summer School in Labor Economics is to bring together a large number of Ph.D. students and senior researchers to study new areas in labor economics.

Paper proposals are invited in any area of labour economics.

The objective of the Summer School is to bring together a large number of PhD students and senior lecturers to study new areas in labor economics. Lecturers: Pierre Cahuc (Ecole Polytechnique, Paris) “Culture, Institutions and Labor Market Performance” Petra E. Todd (University of...