The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. Firms in International Trade - Marc Melitz (Department of Economics, Harvard University) Recent empirical evidence has shown that firms/plants producing similar goods react very differently...

Wir wollen uns auf dem Herbstforum mit den Schlüsselthemen Arbeitsmarkt, Sozialpolitik und der Rolle der Gewerkschaften auseinandersetzen, um einerseits die Gefahren, die sich auf nationaler wie europäischer Ebene zeigen, deutlich zu benennen, aber andererseits gezielt die neuen und...

The conference aims at developing empirical quantitative comparative (cross-country and cross-regional) studies in social science. Conference topics: • Social Well-Being and Its Measurement • Social Solidarity and Welfare States • Values, Trust and Happiness • Nationalism, Ethnicity and...

This workshop brings together economists to discuss recent topics related to Firm and Product Heterogeneity in International Trade. Researchers are invited to submit both theoretical and empirical papers. In particular, we welcome papers related to the following topics: Theoretical and empirical...

Das Ziel des Workshops besteht darin, NachwuchswissenschaftlerInnen eine Plattform zu bieten, ihre Forschungsprojekte vorzustellen und zu diskutieren. Dadurch sollen interinstituti-onelle Netzwerke gefördert und den TeilnehmerInnen ein Austausch ermöglicht und gegen-seitiges Feedback über...

This unique global event is the most important in the ISSA's triennial calendar, and is expected to involve more than one thousand directors and senior managers of social security institutions, ministers and policy-makers, representatives of international organizations and social policy experts...

We invite submissions of papers from PhD students who focus on the following: the drivers and obstacles to privatisation and marketisation in different national contexts and in different policy fields, including, inter alia, social services and social insurance; the effects these processes have on...

he WorldPensionSummit 2013 will offer key analysis, insights and ample room for peer-to-peer discussion. Explore the many ‘crossroads in pensions’ in plenary sessions, dedicated tracks and special Summit briefings. Meet top experts and key authorities in the field of retirement management,...

This pension day is targeted mainly (though not exclusively) at junior Netspar researchers. However, all Netspar researchers, including those who have not had an opportunity to present their Netspar research at recent Netspar workshops, are also encouraged to submit their paper(s).

This academic conference is intended to contribute to the emerging theoretical understanding and empirical base and to further advance the understanding and practice of business especially international trade & management. We welcome empirical and theoretical papers which advance our knowledge...