In the presence of frictions, markets often (but not always) do not generate the socially efficient outcome. However, asymmetric information between the private and public sector prevents the government from designing efficient policies. In both labor and public economics advances have been made...

The Meeting will consider the challenges of realizing decent work across Asia and the Pacific, mindful of the region’s great diversity, the impact of natural disasters and rapidly changing social, economic and political developments in the Middle East. The central message of the regional...

We are calling for theoretical contributions or artistic interventions in the five following fields: 1. Ideological appropriations: cognitive capitalism and creative industries. 2. The future of work: the changing forms of labor and its remuneration. 3. Property and value. 4. Peripheries of...

Die Nutzerkonferenz zu den amtlichen Haushaltsstatistiken Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichprobe und Mikrozensus widmet sich der Analyse der Sozialstruktur sowie des Einkommens und Verbrauchs in Deutschland. Forschungsergebnisse, die auf Basis der Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichprobe und des...

List of Themes: - Family, Marriage and work - Labour Market Discrimination - Retirement - Program and Policy evaluation - Labour supply - Labour demand - Occupational choice and Intergenerational Mobility - Education, Training and Human Capital - Health - Job and Life Satisfaction - Wage...

Thematic Session: Social interactions in the labour market Thematic Session: Match or mismatch? The role of skills, education and institutions Topics: 1. Macroeconomics of the Labour Market 2. Wages - Macro and Micro Analyses 3. Structural Change and the Labour Market 4. Labour Supply 5....

Theme of the conference: Social Relations in turbulent times Economic and social crisis in these turbulent times challenges both our sociological skills and our imagination. Since its beginnings as a scientific discipline, sociology has sought answers to the social questions that arise in...

The 3rd Semantic Technology and Knowledge Engineering Conference (STAKE 2011) is the latest in a series of annual conferences that have been held in Malaysia since 2009. This conference focuses on the following areas: - Applied Semantic Technology - Knowledge Engineering - Semantic based...

The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a household-based panel study which began in 2001. The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for the discussion of research based on the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey. Attendance at the...

We welcome contributions from theorists and empiricists alike who are interested in broadening our understanding of the economics of welfare which continues to flourish. Following work by Sen, Stiglitz and others that has helped to bring about the Sarkozy Report, the EU’s Beyond GDP memorandum...