The conference programme will include keynote addresses as well as presentations of contributed papers. The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and the University of Mannheim invite the submission of theoretical as well as empirical work. In particular, we encourage the submission of...

The general topic of this workshop is "Expectations and Expectation Formation in Financial Markets". The workshop provides a forum for discussions between young talented researchers and distinguished experts in their field of research. Topics: - The Role of Expectations in the Current Financial...

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.

Speaker: Michael Waterson (University of Warwick, GBR)

Contributions on the econometric evaluation of policies fighting social exclusion are welcome. A non-exhaustive list of topics is: - Policies for long-term unemployed and welfare recipients - Econometric methods of evaluation - Rehabilitation policies - Policies for socially excluded and...

This year the focus is on empirical labour economics.

The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and the University of Mannheim welcome the submission of theoretical as well as empirical papers with a special focus on time series econometrics, business cycles, growth, labour markets, fiscal policy and monetary policy. Submission of papers in...

In the recent past, developments in asset and housing markets have attracted a lot of attention. Economic policy, including monetary policy and financial supervision, has been confronted with several challenges resulting from this turmoil. The conference aims to shed more light on the reasons...

The workshop focuses on theoretical and empirical research on gender in the labour market. This includes: analysis of gender differences in pre-market human capital, experience, seniority, occupations, earnings, wealth, training and mobility; changing gender roles in changing economies, theories...

This INFER workshop brings together academics and practitioners to discuss current topics and trends in Regulation and Competition Policy. The focus of the workshop is on infrastructure and its impacts on competition and innovation on downstream markets. Some sessions will be specifically...