Die politische Debatte um richtige und falsche Mittel zum Abbau der Arbeitslosigkeit ist in vollem Gange: Verlängerung des Arbeitslosengeldes 1, Mindestlohn, Beitragssenkung bei der Arbeitslosenversicherung, Chaos bei der Arbeitsagentur. Nur die Zeitarbeit wird von manchen, obwohl sie boomt,...

As part of the continuing effort of capacity building in policy making in the area of pensions, the World Bank is pleased to announce a Regional Conference on Pension Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa. The objective of the conference is to provide the participating countries with an...

Areas of interest for scholarly papers include, but are not limited to: - The psychology and the sociology of creativity - The history of creative change in fields, industries, and organizations - Challenges and opportunities of creativity in the information age - Entrepreneurial experimentation...

Topics: - What is full employment? How is it defined and measured? How close are we to achieving full employment? What are the challenges that remain? - The increasing problem of underemployment and marginal workers. - The increased precariousness of work. - Has Work Choices worked? - wages,...

The conference will assess current welfare statistics and demonstrate the relevance of these figures to existing and future welfare practices and reforms. Topics covered will include ageing and aged care, children, youth and families, welfare expenditure, labour force, housing and homelessness.

Sub-themes are: - Learning in formal and informal work contexts - Learning and social development - Re-theorising knowledge - Working and learning in higher or further/vocational education institutions - Work, learning and policy [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters - according to site...

The questions we want to address at the workshop are: -What are the key factors for understanding total factor productivity (TFP) growth at the disaggregate level (e.g. information and communication technology (ICT) capital/human capital/organizational structure/competition). - What are the...

Die Veranstaltung soll Bestandsaufnahmen und Lösungsvorschläge für zunehmende Probleme der sozialen Polarisierung in Deutschland und Europa liefern. [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters - according to site editor's information] Diese Website existiert nicht mehr.

The objective of the Congress is to promote a greater understanding of the Economics and Management of Energy in Industry through analysis, systems modelling, information exchange and the advancement of energy technology.

ACE brings together those working on the economics of competition in government, academia and the private sector and provides a forum for discussion and debate of both issues and cases. It is a not-for-profit organization based in Europe and is open to all those interested in the economics of...