The annual conference aims to cover all fields of public economics. This year’s keynote lectures will focus on the role of the state in promoting innovation. Both empirical and theoretical papers are welcome, including completed papers and papers in progress. We particularly encourage the...

ZEW will host an international workshop which will bring together 15–20 economists working on the choice and outcomes of higher education programmes, as well as on higher education policy. Topics: - Determinants and effects of university drop-out - Field of study choice and labour market...

This workshop offers young researchers within the fields of the economics of innovation and competition the opportunity to intensively discuss their dissertation projects within a peer group of experienced and renowned scholars, as well as other PhD students and postdoc researchers in an...

The conference is held on an annual basis and aims to cover all fields of public economics and political economy. Both empirical and theoretical papers are welcome. The topic of the 2019 conference is the political economy of European integration and disintegration. The keynote lectures will be...

The aim of the workshop is to improve the understanding of the formation of policy preferences and of public opinion towards policies. Papers presented at the workshop should help to improve the design of evidence-based policies that take the preferences and attitudes of the electorate into...

ZEW is hosting a workshop to bring together international scholars from the field of the economics of migration in order to present and discuss recent empirical, theoretical and policy-oriented research looking at the impact of immigration on host countries. We encourage contributions from all...

Wie wollen wir die digitale Arbeitswelt in unserem Land gestalten? Dieser Frage gehen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler mit theoretischen, empirischen und anwendungsorientierten Beiträgen im Rahmen der Fachkonferenz »Zukunftsprojekt Arbeitswelt 4.0« nach. Das Ziel der Konferenz ist es,...

This year’s workshop will focus on the latest empirical research in the fields of labour market economics, finance, innovation and the digital economy using internet-based data and modern approaches such as machine learning. The workshop will bring together promising international doctoral...

This workshop offers young researchers in the fields of innovation and competition economics the opportunity to discuss their dissertation projects in great detail within a group of experienced and renowned scholars, as well as other PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in an inspiring...

The workshop aims to provide a platform for young scientists to network, exchange ideas, and promote their latest innovative research using nighttime lights and/or other geospatial data. All papers should have an empirical focus and make use of geospatial data. Submissions from all fields of...