The aim of this course is to be an introduction in how to do consumer behavior research, rather than to provide exhaustive coverage of the field as a whole. It will focus on evaluating papers, preparing research ideas, and developing them into research proposals in four important areas of...

The aim of the 2022 workshop of IZA's Environment, Health and Labor Markets program area is to bring together researchers analyzing the impact of environmental factors and health policies on labor market outcomes, human capital outcomes, industrial activity, production decisions and demographic...

Topics: - The supply of unpaid caregiving - Health and wellbeing effects of ‘caring for’ and ‘caring about’ - Employment (retirement) and caregiving decisions - Long term care after COVID-19 - Determinants and effects of nursing home entry - Staffing and quality of nursing homes -...

Topics: - Methodological innovation in interpretive consumer research; - Theoretical approaches that provide new or alternative ways of understanding consumers, consumption and consumer culture (PhD students can submit the theoretical frameworks that underpin their doctoral theses); - Concepts...

We invite contributions from both senior and junior researchers that focus on the role of families in insuring individuals against downside risk. Potential topics include: - The role of households in insuring against income risk or health risk; - The trade-off between self-insurance of...

The workshop is cancelled.

Etienne Lwamba (3ie) and Angela Heucher (DEval) The Digital Development Dialogue (3D) seminar is a monthly 45-minute online forum for policy and research exchange. Two speakers – one researcher and one practitioner – touch upon key topics in development policy with the goal of stimulating a...

Topics : - Gender norms, institutions and labour market outcomes; - Family formation and dynamics; - Female labour force participation; - Women's economic, social, and political empowerment. Due to the current situation, the conference is designed exclusively as an online workshop, taking place...

Key themes: Time Use during COVID-19; Time Use and Family Health Behaviors; Time Use and Gender; Behavioral Effects Time and Financial Stress; Sleep and Employment; Fatigue and Leisure Consumption; Sleep Deprivation Wellbeing; Employment and Time Use; Mental Health and Labor Market. Keywords:...

The purpose of the workshop is to bring together junior economists to present and discuss their ongoing research, and to stimulate interaction and cooperation between them. Interested Ph.D. students, post docs and assistant professors in economics are invited to submit a migration related...