This conference provides a forum to compare current demographic trends in industrialised countries with a focus on Japan and Germany, analyzes the resultant social, economic and political challenges both at national and local levels, and examines countermeasures that have been implemented or are...

This two-day conference brings together leading economists and policy makers to discuss the challenges for the labor market of older workers.

Topics: - Macroeconomic aspects of ageing and retirement; - Life cycle behaviour of individuals; - Ageing and health; - Institutional aspects and behaviour of pension funds and financial institutions.

For the workshop, we invite PhD-students in sociology and political science to submit abstracts related to the topic of “Ageing Societies and the Welfare State”. The contributions may be qualitative, quantitative, or conceptual. Country-comparative studies are especially welcome.

Main Theme: “Globalization, Liberalization, Informatization and Human Behavior" Topics: 1. Theory of Economic Policy 2. Public Finance and Fiscal policy 3. Monetary and Financial Policy 4. Growth, Development and Population Policy 5. Industrial Organization and Industrial Structural Policy 6....

This international symposium focuses on Japan’s and Germany’s fertility development and its connection with the countries’ social stratification. Using this dual perspective, the conference aims to improve the comparison of country-specific knowledge, to provide a better understanding of...

2 October 2008, Pre-conference - DIJ Forum:The Silver Market Phenomenon: A German-Japanese Perspective This first-ever global forum unlocks the secrets of the silver market phenomenon and focuses on innovation, product and service development, technology management, marketing and business models...

The Development Dialogue is a yearly initiative of PhD Candidates at the Institute of Social Studies, in The Hague, The Netherlands. The objective is to exchange the results of recent and ongoing research by young scholars and PhD candidates in different fields of development studies. This year,...