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...

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...

This conference addresses questions about recent changes in social inequality across Europe. What kinds of welfare states and social policies will still be able to effectively keep inequalities low or at least prevent a resurgence of social inequality? The 3-day ECSR-conference will be combined...

Researchers of all disciplines (e.g. economics, demography, geography, political science, public health, psychology and sociology) who use the SOEP or the SOEP part of the Cross-National Equivalent Files (CNEF) are invited to submit an abstract. We encourage in particular submissions of papers...

Die Veranstaltung richtet sich neben den Mitgliedern der Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) auch an alle anderen Studierenden, Doktoranden und Nachwuchswissenschaftler in den Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Voraussetzung für die Teilnahme sind solide Kenntnisse in...

This conference aims to identify the linkages between social stratification and mobility with social policy and welfare states. It looks for questions and answers that lie at the intersection of stratification and policy. For example: Does social policy enable or inhibit social mobility? Do...

The workshop aims at exploring a general framework for the social sciences for investigating how competition processes interact with conflict and cooperation. This framework will provide a deeper understanding of social interactions, political reforms, the functioning of markets and political...

Topics: - Comparative perspectives on institutional determinants of poverty, social exclusion and inequality - The role of labour market and social policies - Social exclusion, poverty and vulnerability: concepts and measurement - Uncertainty and the impact of economic and financial crises -...

The 2014 conference of the GLU focuses on the causes and effects of increases in economic inequality – and what can be done to prevent or reverse them. We encourage the submission of papers mapping the extent and dynamics of inequality, analysing its causes and effects, conceptualising...