IZA would like to encourage new research work in the important area of climate change. Global warming is increasing the frequency of extreme climatic conditions across the world. Despite efforts to mitigate the extent of climate change, exposure to extreme events such as heatwaves, floods, and...

The purpose of the 2022 workshop of IZA’s “Labor Statistics” program area is to bring together senior and junior researchers to discuss their recent empirical research related to incomes, living costs, and standards of living. Among other possible topics, papers of interest might present...

The conference organizers welcome submissions on any topic related to the general theme of economic behavior and inequality, including but not limited to: - Formation of inequality in various key outcomes and the role of economic behavior; - Role of heterogeneity and biases in behavior and...

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...

The workshop will take place fully online. We are building a programme that focuses on discussion, interaction, and feedback to promote the contribution of experiments to environmental economics and policy. Priority will be given to earlier stage work by early career researchers (PhD...

Topics: - Unemployment, labor supply and labor demand; - Inequality, poverty and discrimination; - Evaluation of labor market institutions and policies; - Wages and productivity; - Occupations; - Education, qualification and job tasks; - Gender and family; - Migration and international labor...

We welcome contributions based on experiments in the field or experiments with non-standard participants, covering all areas of economics and finance (broadly defined). The workshop will feature two keynote lectures and eight sessions, including a special session on credence goods and a virtual...

Dean Karlan (Northwestern) and Jeannie Annan (IRC) The Digital Development Dialogue (3D) seminar is a monthly 45-minute online forum for policy and research exchange. Two speakers – one researcher and one practitioner – touch upon key topics in development policy with the goal of stimulating...

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 aim of the workshop is to give talented young researchers the opportunity to present and discuss their research and to study new developments in empirical economics. The 7th Potsdam PhD Workshop in Empirical Economics is open to 12–15 doctoral students and and postdoctorates who completed...