Conference Topics: - recent developments in heterogeneous-agent modeling; - the empirics of heterogeneity: micro data collection and model testing; - effects of monetary and fiscal policies in heterogeneous-agent economies; - macroeconomic drivers of inequality.

The aim is to discuss developments in Counterfactual methods applied to the Impact Evaluation of policy interventions, with a focus on employment, social and education policies. This is in line with the emphasis on evidence-based policy-making in the EU 2014-20 programming period. The main...

Programm: - IZA-Vortrag "Zehn Jahre Hartz IV - Was hilft Langzeitarbeitslosen wirklich?" Alexander Spermann - Podiumsdiskussion "Was koomt nach Hartz IV" Moderation: Henning Krumrey

Die 8. Nutzerkonferenz widmet sich der Untersuchung der Sozialstruktur und des sozialen Wandels in Deutschland. Wir laden ein, auf der Basis von Mikrozensusdaten gewonnene Forschungsergebnisse vorzustellen und gemeinsam zu diskutieren. Darüber hinaus ist die Konferenz ein Forum für den...

The submission of papers in the following areas is encouraged: - Causes and consequences of inequality and stagnation - Theory and empirics of the interlinkages between distribution and growth - Possibilities and limitations of regulatory and fiscal policy - Long-run perspectives of capitalist...

Program: Session A: Wage Setting and Price-Wage Interactions Session B: Labor Market Modeling, Macro-Interactions and Policies Session C: Implications for Monetary Policy Book Launch: Labor Migration, EU Enlargement, and the Great Recession Special Session: IZA World of Labor Session D: Labor...

The workshop intends to provide a platform for the discussion of new ideas in the structural evaluation of labour market policies. Particular attention will be given to modeling labour market policies in presence of search-and-matching frictions and information asymmetries. Submission of...

This event will be led by a number of locally-based presenters and aims to cover the core material of labour economics as required by those researching in this area or teaching at the postgraduate level. There will be five focused sessions: - schooling and earnings; - discrimination; - labour...

Trotz der positiven Arbeitsmarktentwicklung der vergangenen Jahre hat die Zahl der Langzeitarbeitslosen in Deutschland kaum abgenommen. Die Mehrzahl von ihnen erhält Leistungen aus der Grundsicherung für Arbeitsuchende. Auch wenn die Grundsicherung die (Re-)Integration in den Arbeitsmarkt bzw....

The conference is linked to the Ph.D. program on “Public economics and inequality,” which is arranged by the Hans-Böckler Foundation in collaboration with the Free University Berlin. The financial crisis of 2007/8 was followed by the first contraction in the global economy since World War...