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Events archive

We have selected events that we think are relevant to policymakers and/or that involve the IZA World of Labor. Also included are a selection of IZA events (further IZA events can be found here)

Events

March 2017

March 03, 2017 TO
March 04, 2017

IZA Workshop on Social and Welfare Consequences of Unemployment

IZA, Bonn

The aim of the 2017 workshop of IZA’s “Labor Markets” program area is to bring together senior and junior researchers to discuss their recent research on the consequences of unemployment with an emphasis on social and welfare aspects.

March 06, 2017 TO
March 17, 2017

The World Bank: Social Protection Labor and Jobs Core Courses 2017

Washington, DC

The two-week Core Courses will provide an in-depth understanding of the conceptual and practical issues involved in the development of programs on social assistance, social safety nets, pensions, social security, jobs and migration.

March 13, 2017 TO
March 17, 2017

ILO: Productivity and working conditions in SMEs: A course for policy-makers

Turin, Italy

This training course enhances the skills of policy makers and practitioners to assess and design policies to improve productivity and working conditions in SMEs.
May 2017

May 01, 2017 TO
May 02, 2017

2nd IZA Junior/Senior Symposium

University of Texas, Austin, USA

After an extremely successful initial Symposium in Bonn in July, the second IZA Junior/Senior Labor Symposium will be held at the University of Texas at Austin, USA, on Monday and Tuesday, May 1-2, 2017.

May 04, 2017 TO
May 05, 2017

Leeds Festival of Economics, Democracy and the Workplace

Horizon Leeds

The Festival will bring together leading academic scholars, researchers, practitioners, students, and members of the general public interested in different forms of workplace democracy, including employee-owned firms, cooperatives, employee representation, and other emerging organizational models.

May 05, 2017 TO
May 06, 2017

SOLE Conference 2017

Raleigh, NC

The Society of Labor Economists will hold its Twenty-Second Annual Meetings on May 5-6, 2017, at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel in Raleigh, NC.

May 11, 2017 TO
May 12, 2017

ILO: International Conference on Jobs and Skills Mismatch

Geneva, Switzerland

This conference aims to deepen understanding of the labour market effects of various types of skill mismatch and how they can be best measured in different country contexts. It will include ILO research and also present the work of other partner international organizations.

May 15, 2017 TO
May 20, 2017

20th IZA Summer School in Labor Economics

Buch/Ammersee, Germany

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. Students have the opportunity to present their work and discuss ideas with established researchers in a relaxed and open atmosphere.

May 18, 2017 TO
May 19, 2017

Joint briq/IZA Workshop on Recent Developments in the Economics of Socio-emotional Skills

Bonn, Germany

The aim of the workshop is to bring together a number of junior and senior researchers to discuss their recent empirical research related to the economics of socio-emotional skills.

May 26, 2017 TO
May 27, 2017

14th Annual Migration Meeting (AM²)

IZA, Bonn

Going into its 14th edition this year, the IZA Annual Migration Meeting aims to bring together junior and senior migration researchers to discuss their most recent work in a constructive atmosphere.
June 2017

June 13, 2017

High-Level Policy Forum on the New OECD Jobs Strategy

Berlin

The German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the OECD are jointly organizing a High-Level Policy Forum on the New Jobs Strategy which will take place on 13 June 2017 in Berlin. The Forum will be hosted by Minister Andrea Nahles together with Secretary-General Angel Gurría.

June 15, 2017 TO
June 17, 2017

Second World Congress of Comparative Economics “1917 –2017: Revolution and Evolution in Economic Development”

Higher School of Economics, St Petersburg, Russia

The Second World Congress of Comparative Economics will be held at National Research University Higher School of Economics (St. Petersburg, Russia), June 15 – 17, 2017, following the first successful meeting in Rome in 2015. It is expected that the congress will bring together about 300 – 350 academics and experts from around the world to discuss a broad spectrum of economics issues in a comparative perspective, both at micro and macro level of analysis.

June 22, 2017 TO
June 25, 2017

16th IZA/SOLE Transatlantic Meeting of Labor Economics

Buch/Ammersee, Germany

We are pleased to announce the organization of the Sixteenth IZA/SOLE Transatlantic Meeting of Labor Economists to be Held at the Ammersee Conference Center in Bavaria, Germany, on June 22-25, 2017.

June 23, 2017

Chatham House Future of Work 2017

Chatham House, London

This second annual Chatham House conference will examine the drivers transforming the world of work, and identify appropriate government and industry responses to increase productivity, exploring labour market dynamics, scrutinizing technology- led transformations and education policy, and mapping the rise of the independent worker.

June 29, 2017 TO
June 30, 2017

Labor Statistics Meeting

IZA, Bonn

The aim of the 2017 workshop of IZA’s "Labor Statistics" program area is to bring together senior and junior researchers to discuss their recent empirical research related to changes in the structure of work.
July 2017

July 03, 2017 TO
July 14, 2017

International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization: Academy on Labour Migration

Turin Centre, Italy

The Academy on Labour Migration (LMA) offers participants a unique opportunity to benefit from a diversified training package, exploring fair and effective labor migration governance, linkages between migration and sustainable development, and instruments and mechanisms for protecting migrants' and their families' rights.

July 27, 2017 TO
July 28, 2017

Work Pensions and Labour Economics study group

Sheffield, UK

The annual WPEG conference will take place from Thursday 27th to Friday 28th July 2017 at “The Edge” at the University of Sheffield.
August 2017

August 31, 2017 TO
September 01, 2017

5th IZA Workshop on Environment and Labor Markets

IZA, Bonn

IZA's Environment and Labor Markets program area aims at providing credible empirical evidence on the impact of environmental factors and policies on labor market outcomes, human capital outcomes, industrial activity, production decisions, and demographic outcomes.
September 2017

September 14, 2017 TO
September 15, 2017

Call for papers - AIEL XXXII National Conference of Labour Economics

University of Calabria

We are pleased to invite you to attend the 32nd annual Conference of the Italian Association of Labour Economists to be hosted by the Department of Economics, Statistics and Finance “Giovanni Anania” at the University of Calabria in the Arcavacata Campus in Rende (Cosenza), on the 14th-15th September 2017.

September 21, 2017 TO
September 23, 2017

EALE 29th Annual Conference Call for papers

University of St. Gallen

The conference will be hosted by the Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research (SEW- HSG) of the University of St. Gallen. Keynote speakers will be Josef Zweimüller (University of Zürich) and Hillary Hoynes (University of California Berkeley).

September 25, 2017 TO
September 27, 2017

2nd IZA Workshop: The Economics of Education

University Club, Bonn, Germany

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"
October 2017

October 06, 2017

13th IZA Conference: Labor Market Policy Evaluation

IZA, Bonn

We are very pleased to announce the 13th IZA Conference on Labor Market Policy Evaluation. This conference is an initiative of the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) in Bonn and will start in the morning of October 5 and end in the afternoon of October 6, 2017. The conference dinner takes place on the evening of October 5, 2017.

October 06, 2017 TO
October 07, 2017

IZA/Volkswagen Foundation Workshop: Preferences, Personality Traits and the Labor Market

Conference Center of the University of Bologna in Bertinoro, Italy

We are very pleased to announce the IZA/Volkswagen Foundation Workshop on the impact of preferences and personality traits on the labor market in post-transition, emerging and developing economies.

October 09, 2017 TO
October 10, 2017

IZA Workshop: Labor and Development

IZA, Bonn

The Program on Labor and Development is concerned with the functioning of labor markets in developing countries, with a particular focus on employment and earnings both in wage employment and in self-employment. The aim of the 2017 IZA Workshop on Labor and Development is to bring together senior and junior researchers to discuss their recent research on the workings of developing countries’ labor markets.

October 10, 2017 TO
October 11, 2017

International Interdisciplinary Conference on Gender Studies and the Status of Women

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

A conference for international researchers from academia, industry, and government to present their work to a multidisciplinary audience; to exchange experiences; discuss proposals, and to share cutting-edge ideas on women’s and gender studies today.

October 30, 2017 TO
October 31, 2017

IZA Workshop: Labor Productivity and the Digital Economy

OECD, France

We are pleased to invite submissions for the first IZA Workshop on Labor Productivity and the Digital Economy.
November 2017

November 03, 2017 TO
November 04, 2017

IZA Workshop on Health and Labor Markets

IZA, Bonn

The aim of this workshop is to bring together senior and junior researchers to present and discuss original research examining the link between health and the labor market.
December 2017

December 01, 2017 TO
December 02, 2017

ADAPT International Conference: Industry 4.0: Triggering Factors and Enabling Skills

Bergamo, Italy

Industry 4.0 is a new economic approach that challenges Fordism and rigidly compartmentalized production sectors. This new model features more fluid organization in which both consumers and external factors might play a part. While highly-digitalized processes allow for mass customisation of products, a rethink of the way production is organized, as well as of working and business models, is needed.

Events archive

Events

IZA Workshop on Social and Welfare Consequences of Unemployment

The World Bank: Social Protection Labor and Jobs Core Courses 2017

ILO: Productivity and working conditions in SMEs: A course for policy-makers

2nd IZA Junior/Senior Symposium

Leeds Festival of Economics, Democracy and the Workplace

SOLE Conference 2017

ILO: International Conference on Jobs and Skills Mismatch

20th IZA Summer School in Labor Economics

Joint briq/IZA Workshop on Recent Developments in the Economics of Socio-emotional Skills

14th Annual Migration Meeting (AM²)

High-Level Policy Forum on the New OECD Jobs Strategy

Second World Congress of Comparative Economics “1917 –2017: Revolution and Evolution in Economic Development”

16th IZA/SOLE Transatlantic Meeting of Labor Economics

Chatham House Future of Work 2017

Labor Statistics Meeting

International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization: Academy on Labour Migration

Work Pensions and Labour Economics study group

5th IZA Workshop on Environment and Labor Markets

Call for papers - AIEL XXXII National Conference of Labour Economics

EALE 29th Annual Conference Call for papers

2nd IZA Workshop: The Economics of Education

13th IZA Conference: Labor Market Policy Evaluation

IZA/Volkswagen Foundation Workshop: Preferences, Personality Traits and the Labor Market

IZA Workshop: Labor and Development

International Interdisciplinary Conference on Gender Studies and the Status of Women

IZA Workshop: Labor Productivity and the Digital Economy

IZA Workshop on Health and Labor Markets

ADAPT International Conference: Industry 4.0: Triggering Factors and Enabling Skills

18th IZA & 5th IZA/CREST Conference: Labor Market Policy Evaluation

IZA/ECONtribute Workshop on the Economics of Education

Labor Markets and Innovation during Times of War and Reconstruction

1st IZA/OECD Workshop: Labor Market Monopsony and Its Regulation

G²LM|LIC & BREAD Conference on Development Economics

18th IZA & 5th IZA/CREST Conference: Labor Market Policy Evaluation

IZA/ECONtribute Workshop on the Economics of Education

Labor Markets and Innovation during Times of War and Reconstruction

1st IZA/OECD Workshop: Labor Market Monopsony and Its Regulation

G²LM|LIC & BREAD Conference on Development Economics