Topics: - Benchmarking euro area/EU growth and productivity growth with other advanced economies. How much could be gained from catching up with best practice? - Which factors explain the TFP wedge with the US? What is the role of human capital, workforce organisation and management practices? -...

Die soeb-Werkstattgespräche sind ein Veranstaltungsformat, mit dem sich der Verbund einer Fachöffentlichkeit öffnet, um sich mit ausgewählten externen Experten zu seinen Fragestellungen und Konzepten auszutauschen. Das dritte Werkstattgespräch des Verbunds soeb 3 diskutiert aus aktueller...

The workshop will focus on, but not be limited to, theoretical and empirical research in the following fields: - International perspectives on the labour market - Health and labour market outcomes - Intergenerational mobility - Macroeconomic analysis of labour markets - Labour market...

The conference is intended to discuss ongoing research on survey and micro data and its role and usage in macroeconomics. Papers, theoretical, empirical and policy oriented, are actively solicited on issues like (the list below is not exhaustive): methodology of business surveys; uncertainty...

Growth and Comparative Economic Development - Oded Galor (Brown University) Structure of the Course: Day 1: - Lecture I: From Stagnation to Growth: An overview - Lecture II: The Malthusian Epoch Day 2: - Lecture I: Theories of the Demographic Transition - Lecture II: Unified Growth Theory and...

Die Novelle des WissZeitVg ist beschlossene Sache. Nunmehr gilt es, die Konsequenzen auszuloten und die veränderten Rahmenbedingungen für die tägliche Arbeit in Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen produktiv zu machen. Diese Tagung thematisiert die wechselseitigen Erwartungen von Politik...

Die Europäische Fachtagung „Von Deutschlands Grenzen nach Brüssel und zurück“ fragt nach den aktuellen Entwicklungen und Perspektiven grenzregionaler und darüber hinaus grenzüberschreitender Berufsbildungsgestaltung. Was sind die Bezugspunkte für die Bildungskooperationen und inwiefern...

Exemplary research questions that will be presented are: - What medium to long-term benefits may firms and individuals have from participating in VET? - How do labour market institutions and policy changes influence the training behaviour of firms and individuals in different countries? - How do...

The submission of papers in the following areas is encouraged: - Causes and consequences of stagnation - Comparison of economic performance in different parts of the world - Role of regulatory, fiscal, monetary and labour market policies - Role of inequality, private and public debt and wealth -...

The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers from Germany and the UK to exchange information and insights regarding their research approach and findings on skill formation in context. While in Germany the transition through the education system and into employment is well structured...