The conference will focus on positive and normative studies of social insurance programmes including unemployment insurance, disability insurance, social security, and medical insurance. A large and increasing fraction of government budgets are allocated to these programmes. Their design varies...

The scientific committee therefore encourages contributions from all areas of labour economics and related fields focusing on the role of tasks in explaining changes in the wage and employment structure. Sociological, pedagogical or cross-disciplinary perspectives utilizing the task framework to...

ESSLE is designed to bring together economists in the field from across Europe and key researchers from outside the region. It provides a unique opportunity for researchers from different universities and countries to discuss their work in a relaxed atmosphere and to develop long-term...

IZA and DFID organize the first workshop in their joint program on growth and labor markets in low-income countries. The GLM-LIC program aims to improve worldwide knowledge on labor market issues in low-income countries and provide a solid basis for capacity building and the development of...

ESSLE is designed to bring together economists in the field from across Europe and key researchers from outside the region. It provides a unique opportunity for researchers from different universities and countries to discuss their work in a relaxed atmosphere and to develop long-term...

Program: - Session I: Wages and Related Issues - Session II: Time and Timing - Session III: Macro Issues - Session IV: Biological and Non-Cognitive Issues - Session V: Migration - Session VI: Peer Effects - Session VII: Sickness and Absenteeism - Session VIII: Education and Human Capital

The objective of the IZA European Summer School in Labor Economics is to bring together a large number of Ph.D. students and senior researchers to study new areas in labor economics.

Paper proposals are invited in any area of labour economics.

The objective of the Summer School is to bring together a large number of PhD students and senior lecturers to study new areas in labor economics. Lecturers: Pierre Cahuc (Ecole Polytechnique, Paris) “Culture, Institutions and Labor Market Performance” Petra E. Todd (University of...

This workshop invites empirical and theoretical contributions to this topic from all areas of labour economics and related fields such as the economics of education, industrial economics, health economics, international economics, or public finance. Micro- and macroeconomic papers are welcome.