20th IZA/SOLE Transatlantic Meeting of Labor Economists (TAM)

  • April 2024

    IZA/OECD Workshop: Applications with Linked Employer-Employee Data

    Paris

    The workshop seeks to bring together researchers who share an interest in using linked employer-employee data for innovative and policy-relevant research. The workshop will take place on April 10 and be preceded by a policy seminar with a keynote speaker on April 9. The workshop is organized in the context of the OECDs LinkEED v 2.0 project that seeks to enhance our understanding of the role of policies in inclusive growth through cross-country analytical work based on linked employer-employee data from different OECD countries. We welcome submissions of applied papers using linked employer-employee data in all areas.

    G²LM|LIC Policy Meeting: Boosting Women’s Labour Force Participation – Evidence from Western and Sub-Saharan Africa

    Online

    This online workshop assembles recent empirical evidence on possibilities to improve the position of women in the labour market and their access to it in Western and Sub-Saharan Africa and discusses policy solutions.

    2nd IZA/OECD Workshop: Climate Change and the Labor Market

    Online

    The IZA/OECD workshops aim to increase synergies between researchers and OECD experts to promote the societal impact of academic research and the relevance of expertise. These workshops are organized twice a year and focus on topics of particular importance to the economy and society. They bring together researchers from the IZA network, OECD experts and policymakers. They take place by videoconference, over half a day, with presentations by experts, researchers and discussions with policymakers.

  • October 2024

    IZA/ECONtribute Workshop on the Economics of Education

    Online

    The 8th IZA/ECONtribute Workshop on the Economics of Education will convene international scholars focusing on the development of skills within both formal and informal educational contexts and their valuation in the labor market. The conference will feature a select group of presenters, alongside a poster session for local researchers from the host institutions. Presentations and the keynote speech will be accessible via Zoom to an external audience.

20th IZA/SOLE Transatlantic Meeting of Labor Economists (TAM)
July 08, 2021 - July 09, 2021
Online Application Form

About the Meeting

We are pleased to announce the organization of the 20th IZA/SOLE Transatlantic Meeting of Labor Economists to be held ONLINE on July 8-9, 2021.

To celebrate this special occasion

Kevin Lang (Boston University and IZA), President of the Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) and
Daniel S. Hamermesh (Barnard College and IZA), IZA Network Director

will attend the meeting and will share some thoughts with us about the 20 years of the IZA/SOLE Transatlantic Meeting of Labor Economists.
We are also honored to mention that two participants from the very first IZA/SOLE meeting

Petra Todd (University of Pennsylvania and IZA) and
Coen Teulings (University of Cambridge and IZA)

have agreed to present new work at this year’s meeting again.
 
Paper Submission
Those who wish to participate are invited to submit abstracts or draft papers by using the Online Application Form.

Papers by scholars who have not completed a Ph.D. degree or equivalent by December 31, 2020, will not be considered. Also submissions of those participants who already attended the meetings in 2018 to 2020 cannot be considered.

The deadline for submission is March 31, 2021. Decisions of acceptance or rejection will be announced not later than May 16, 2021.
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