In the aftermath of the Great Recession, one in five young people in Europe are currently unemployed, while the distribution of youth unemployment rate across countries varies substantially, with some countries facing jobless rates of 50 percent or above. Against this background, the aim of this...

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. Students have the opportunity to present their work and discuss ideas with established researchers in a relaxed and open atmosphere. The School is...

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 involve a trade-off between short-term benefits and long-term costs. Examples of such...

Topics: - Trends in wealth, income, wage, educational, and consumption inequality - Intergeneration transmission of inequality - Job tasks and inequality - Trade and inequality - Institutions and wage inequality - Politics and inequality - War and inequality - Inequality and happiness - Racial...