In diesem Jahr möchten wir das 70-jährige Bestehen des Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Instituts der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung im Rahmen des WSI-Herbstforums feierlich begehen. Wir wollen unser Jubiläum dazu nutzen, einen Blick auf die Geschichte des WSI zu werfen. Vor allem möchten...

The role of fiscal policy for business-cycle stabilisation and for risk sharing in a monetary union is a matter of interest for both policymakers and academics, especially in view of the financial crisis in Europe of past years. The aim of the conference is to explore this role, accompanied by...

Im ersten Teil des Leopoldina-Symposiums wird die besondere Rolle der Wissenschaft im globalen Zusammenwirken für nachhaltige Entwicklung herausgearbeitet und ihr spezifischer Beitrag bei der Umsetzung der Agenda 2030 identifiziert. Darauf aufbauend werden im zweiten Teil die Herausforderungen...

The conference is devoted to the exploration of the interrelationships between socio-economic processes and human beings as biological organisms. Contributions in auxology, anthropometry, biocultural anthropology, demography, development economics, economic history, epidemiology, health...

We are pleased to announce a two-day workshop on the use of subjective survey data for empirical research. The purpose is to bring together international scholars who apply empirical methods to analyse subjective variables as outcomes or determinants in the context of labour market issues....

A growing number of people in Europe are no longer capable of financing their everyday expenses, neither from their earned income nor from a public transfer income. In reaction, an also rapidly growing number of new initiatives have been established: like food pantries and clothing distribution...

Topics: - Education, health and welfare policies - Long-run consequences of early investments - Welfare and family arrangements - Unintended consequences of welfare policies - Cognitive and non-cognitive skills - Intergenerational transmission of poverty

Conference Sessions: Session 1: Globalization, Growth and Jobs Session 2: The Great Recession and the Middle Class Session 3: Dealing with Non-Market Services Session 4: Accounting for Natural Resources Session 5: Measurement of Household Wealth Session 6: Economic Change and its Impact on...

The conference provides researchers who use the SOEP with the opportunity to present and discuss their work with other researchers familiar with SOEP data. Researchers of all disciplines (e.g. economics, demography, geography, political science, public health, psychology and sociology) who use...

The topic of the 2016 edition of the School will be Social Insurance Programs. Lectures, presentations and discussions will cover several aspects of social insurance programs – including unemployment benefits, retirement systems, parental leave policies and health insurance. The focus will be...