Across the globe concerns escalate about the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on global climate conditions, implications on global trade from pandemics, and the destruction of ecosystems from the exploitation of limited and non-replaceable global resources. Politicians and businesses alike...

The Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2022 aims to bring together researchers from around the world, focusing on demography and climate change from diverse perspectives, including - but not limited - to demography, economics, sociology, environmental sciences and geography. Contributions with a...

The world is facing a concurrence of crises: the war in Ukraine and the ongoing recovery from COVID-19 on top of the effects of climate change. While differing very much in nature, these crises all have a decisive effect on economic and monetary policy. With our conference, we seek to develop a...

Welche Auswirkungen hat Digitalisierung auf Geschlechterverhältnisse in der Arbeitswelt? Welche Rolle spielen dabei Geschlechterstereotype? Welche Zusammenhänge und Wahrnehmungen zeigen sich dazu bei Jugendlichen, in der Berufsorientierung und in der betrieblichen Praxis unterschiedlicher...

Topics of the conference will include: - Methodological and analytical advances in socio-economic metabolism - Concepts, data, and modelling of the stock-flow-service nexus - Resource, waste and recycling management - Circular economy - Socio-economic metabolism and the energy, climate, land and...

The pandemic, the crisis in many geopolitically diverse areas and the resulting migration flows, environmental and economic changes extend the range of social challenges to be faced by welfare states. We can observe several paths of change and adaptations that differ across countries,...

Each of the six lecturers will deliver one or two 90 minutes lectures about topics of his or her choice in economics. We will have 11 lectures. The Asian School in Economic Theory will be in the in-person format, which will be subject to the approval by the local health authority. Participation...

To meet our climate targets and to reduce the economic dependence on fossil fuels we have to develop alternative energy systems and set up an appropriate infrastructure. This transition requires additional investments from companies and governments. Our conference will focus on these investment...