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...

Topics: - Recent trends in entrepreneurship - Demographic aspects of entrepreneurship - Public policy measures to foster entrepreneurship - The process of firm entry, growth, survival and exit - Changing demographic implications for entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship and migration -...

The Program Committee invites submissions for about 20 presentations from academic researchers in all areas of labor market policy evaluation and methodological contributions from related fields.

Program: Session A: Family Issues Session B: Occupational Adjustment Session C: Employer Attitudes Session D: Remittances Session E: Culture and Identity Session F: Migration Flows Session G: Public Issues Session H: Crime and Culture Session I: Africa 1 Session J: Africa 2 Session K: Rural and...

The meeting will bring together economists and other researchers who work on the analyses of risky behaviors. We hope to advance our understanding of the causes and consequences of risky behaviors and to improve strategies aimed to reduce the incident and cost of these behaviors.

The Program Committee invites submissions for about 20 presentations from academic researchers in all areas of labor market policy evaluation. Papers that include methodological, economic, and/or policy innovations are particularly invited.

Many individuals, adults, adolescents, and children alike engage in a host of risky behaviors that might have important present and future ramifications. Examples of such behaviors include, but are not limited to, crime and delinquency, smoking, alcohol and substance abuse, suicidal behavior,...