We are pleased to announce a two-day workshop on the use of subjective survey data for empirical research. The purpose is to bring together international scholars who apply empirical methods to analyse subjective variables as outcomes or determinants in the context of labour market issues....

To inaugurate the IZA Education program area, we wish to bring together researchers analyzing issues related to higher education. We invite contributions from both senior and junior researchers so as to create a stimulating environment that will enable us to generate critical discussion and...

All CESifo research network members are invited to submit their papers, which may deal with any topic within the broad domain of the Economics of Education.

Topics: - Education, health and welfare policies - Long-run consequences of early investments - Welfare and family arrangements - Unintended consequences of welfare policies - Cognitive and non-cognitive skills - Intergenerational transmission of poverty

Many of the global problems of our society emerge either by insufficient cooperation (e.g. poverty reduction) or excessive risk-taking (e.g. financial crises). Numerous empirical studies in the fields of psychology and economics have documented that human behavior is heavily influenced by...

Themen: - Befunde zur Bildungs- und Arbeitssituation von Zuwanderern - Befunde zur Erfassung, Dokumentation und Verwertung vorhandener beruflicher Potenziale von Zuwanderern - Strategien und Konzepte zur Aus- und Weiterbildung und zur Integration von Zuwanderern in das Berufsbildungssystem

Focus areas: - past reforms in the services sector in Germany and their effects - the level of services regulation in Germany and their economic impact - business services - construction services and crafts

The goal of the workshop is to stimulate discussion between European and Chinese researchers conducting related empirical and theoretical analysis. The workshop will focus on policy implications of recent research with particular emphasis on the Chinese and European economies. Theoretical,...

The conference provides researchers who use the SOEP with the opportunity to present and discuss their work with other researchers familiar with SOEP data. Researchers of all disciplines (e.g. economics, demography, geography, political science, public health, psychology and sociology) who use...