Bei der Nacht des Wissens öffnen mehr als 50 Hochschulen, außeruniversitäre Forschungseinrichtungen und weitere wissenschaftliche Institutionen in Hamburg und der Metropolregion ihre Türen. Das GIGA lädt Sie an diesem Tag herzlich zu einer globalen Informationsreise ein und bietet...

The aim of the conference is to present preliminary findings from the research unit “Horizontal Europeanization” to colleagues working on the sociology of Europe in Germany and abroad, and to discuss our empirical results with them. The conference will have the character of a workshop. It...

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...

The Conference aims at bringing together academics, policy makers, representatives from international organizations and businesses to discuss the challenges and opportunities – and the possible future – of the proliferation of global value chains (GVCs). The focus is on how to make the most...

Geplante Inhalte: - Finanz- und Personalstatistiken (Im Fokus steht die finanz­statistische Integration und der aktuelle Stand der Umsetzung des Schalen­konzepts in den Finanz­statistiken; Verwendung von Daten der Personal­stand­statistik in der gewerkschaft­lichen Tarifarbeit). -...

Zum 1. Januar 2015 wurde in Deutschland erstmals ein allgemeiner gesetzlicher Mindestlohn eingeführt. Die Auswirkungen des Mindestlohns sind Gegenstand vieler wissenschaftlicher Forschungsprojekte. Vor diesem Hintergrund organisiert die Geschäfts- und Informationsstelle für den Mindestlohn...

The aim of the 2017 workshop of the program area is to bring together researchers analyzing wider labor market impacts of environmental quality and environmental policies. We particularly encourage submissions of papers that provide credible empirical evidence on the following issues: - Effects...

The conference participants will present and discuss new theoretical approaches and empirical insights into the structuring role of occupations on social stratification and inequality processes. We particularly invite papers dealing with one of the following questions: - How important are...

Interested Ph.D. students, post docs and assistant professors in economics with a firm interest in the field of migration are invited to submit a research paper.

The annual conference brings together international scholars and researchers of development economics and neighboring fields. Plenary sessions with keynote speakers, parallel sessions with contributed papers, and a poster session (with two discussants for all posters) will reflect the current...