In Europe, the past decade has been marked by relatively strong employment growth, while labour productivity and labour shares have experienced a decline in a number of countries, in particular in the euro area. Understanding the patterns, sources and implications of employment dynamics is...

This conference will focus on policy-oriented theoretical and empirical research which is meant to contribute to this debate, based on a careful analysis of existing constraints and relevant goals. Papers dealing with one or more of the following issues are particularly welcome. - Welfare state...

Gilles Saint-Paul (University of Toulouse) Topics: - Explaining the divergence in the unemployment experience of different countries in recent years - The role of shocks and institutions - The role of a more volatile environment - Is there a unique natural rate of unemployment? - The...

ESSLE is designed to bring together economists in the field from across Europe and key researchers from outside the region. It provides a unique opportunity for researchers from different universities and countries to discuss their work in a relaxed atmosphere and to develop long-term...

This year’s topic is “New Challenges to Infrastructure Theory and Policy – Markets and Planning, Development and Sustainability”. The sectoral foci are transport, energy, telecommunication & internet, water, waste, and the health sector.

Unter der Schirmherrschaft des Bundesministers für Wirtschaft und Technologie Michael Glos feiert das Praxisforum für das öffentliche Auftragswesen in Deutschland in diesem Jahr sein zehnjähriges Jubiläum. Am 25. und 26. September 2008 kommen unter dem Stichwort "Auftraggeber treffen...

The core of the Conference discusses various dimensions of Demographic Change and Sustainable Development in Europe from different perspectives, country-specific experiences and theoretical as well as empirical approaches. This hopes to contribute in pushing the frontier of knowledge and to...

The interdisciplinary Ph.D. workshop is intended to bring together Ph.D. students from different countries working on topics related to different perspectives on employment research. The workshop will provide an opportunity for young researchers to present and to discuss their research in a...

Topics: - Strukturen kommen in Bewegung – ist die Einzelpraxis ein Auslaufmodell? Wo geht die Reise hin? - Mehr Wettbewerb durch Einzelverträge? – die Sicht der Bundesregierung! - Das KV-Monopol wankt – wie sehen zukünftige Zuständigkeiten von Körperschaften und Verbänden aus? -...

The meetings are meant to stimulate international discussion and cooperation among labor economists. Today's developments in labor market research go so fast, are so exciting, and mushroom in so many places of this world, that having joint meetings every half decade does not serve the needs of...