Labor productivity – real market output per unit of labor input - is a central measure of an economy's standard of living and stands at the intersection of macro and labor economics, relating phenomena as diverse as human capital formation, technological change, dynamics of and trends in the...

The workshop, organized by IZA, will focus on the determinants of inequality in post-transition and emerging economies. Possible topics include but are not limited to: - The role of labor market segregation along the formal-informal divide - Temporary jobs as transit to permanent employment or...

Topics include (but are not limited to): - Innovative methods for policy evaluation (e.g. based on field experiments) - Labor market policies for low-skilled, youth and other disadvantaged unemployed groups/welfare recipients - Labor market policies that deal with the aftermath of the...

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...

We welcome submissions dealing with all economic aspects of migration. In particular, we envision the workshop to cover the following themes: - The economic drivers and impact of refugee migration; - Integration of immigrants in the host societies; - The impact of migration on labor market...

We shall have 10 papers presented by authors who are between 1 and 6 years past the Ph.D. No author on any accepted paper should be outside this range of experience. In addition to the ten authors in attendance, two senior labor economists, Daniel S. Hamermesh (Barnard College and IZA), and Maia...

Topics: - Innovative methods for policy evaluation (e.g. field experiments); - Labor market policies for low-skilled, youth and other disadvantaged unemployed groups/welfare recipients; - Labor market policies that deal with the aftermath of the Covid-pandemic; - Policies to integrate refugees...

Topics: - The economic drivers and impact of refugee migration; - Integration of immigrants in the host societies; - The impact of migration on labor market outcomes, innovation, policy setting and welfare; - Migration policies and their economic impacts on sending and receiving countries.

Topics: - Innovative methods for policy evaluation (e.g. field experiments) - Labor market policies for low-skilled, youth and other disadvantaged unemployed groups/welfare recipients - Policies to integrate refugees and migrants into the labor market - Relationship between labor market policies...