To expand the frontiers of global knowledge around jobs and advance the discussion on the most effective policies, we are interested in papers that focus on: - Increasing wage labor demand. - Creating jobs in the formal sector of the economy, including mobilizing capital for private sector...

The aim of the 2019 workshop of the program area is to bring together researchers analyzing wider labor market impacts of environmental quality and environmental policies. We particularly encourage submissions of papers that provide credible empirical evidence on the following issues: - Effects...

Submissions in all areas of gender and family economics are welcome. Topics: - Children's development: health, education, capability (cognitive and non-cognitive) - Theoretical models on parenting and related family decisions - Evaluation of policies with respect to children - Consequences of...

The aim of the workshop is to bring together a number of junior and senior researchers to discuss their recent research related to behavioral economics, economics of education and related topics. - The role of (biased) beliefs for educational investments - Optimal design of education policy...

The aim of the workshop is to bring together about 30 researchers working on the economics of education, in particular on the theme “Education and the Labor Market”. Topics: - Changing returns to education - Technological change and educational mismatch - School-to-work transitions -...

Conference program: Session A 1: Culture and Gender, Session A 2: Education and Training in Developing Economies, Session A 3: Educational Outcomes, Session A 4: Employment Protection, Session A 5: Female Labor Force Participation, Session A 6: Health and Labor, Session A 7: Inequality and...

The aim of the conference is to present and discuss the latest policy-relevant research to foster the creation of multi-sector, multi-disciplinary solutions to jobs challenges around the world based on research and empirical evidence. In addition to the regular sessions in all fields of labor...

Workshop program: - Gender and High Skill - Household Bargaining - Political Empowerment - Gender in Economics and Academia - Gender Issues in Developing Countries - Policy and Labor Supply - Mothers in the Labor Market - Crime and Risky Behaviors - Gender Wage Gap - Education and Gender

The aim of the workshop is to gather about 30 researchers working on the economics of education, in particular on the theme "Making schools work - better". Topics: - Easing school-to-work transition - Evaluation of schooling reforms - School financing - Technological change in the classroom -...

In the aftermath of the Great Recession unemployment rates remain high in many countries with an increasing trend of long-term unemployment. Against this background we are pleased to invite submissions for the IZA Workshop on Social and Welfare Consequences of Unemployment. The aim of the 2017...