The workshop organisers particularly welcome papers that address any of the following issues: - Adjustment of unemployment, employment and wages - The roles of reforms and polices in influencing labour market outcomes - Tools for analysing the labour market situation

This conference will look for good practices to develop reward systems based on (applied) academic research and practical experiences. Abstracts for research papers, case studies and round table discussion are called to cover all the forms of rewarding based on work, performance and outcomes on...

Der 2. Internationale Ökonomentag steht ganz im Zeichen der weltweiten Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise. Die drei deutschsprachigen Ökonomenverbände aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz widmen sich an diesem Tag den nationalen und internationalen Herausforderungen. Ist die wirtschaftliche...

The scientific committee encourages theoretical and policy-oriented, but in particular empirical contributions using process-produced data, survey evidence, qualitative material or experiments, focusing on the timing and sequencing of educational activities in the adult life course, decision...

The submission of papers in the following areas is encouraged: • Global imbalances and the current crisis • Financial crisis, real crisis and the risks of depression and deflation • Paradigm shift in macroeconomics – the return of Keynesianism? • Economic policy reactions and the...

The aim of the workshop is to stimulate the international discourse on social inequality related to labour.

Charles Engel (University of Wisconsin) This course will study international macroeconomic integration and the implications for monetary and exchange rate policies. It will balance both empirical studies and theory. Recommended readings are marked below with a ‘*’. There are nine sections of...

The course will be based on Philipe Aghion’s new book "The Economics of Growth" Lecture 1: The Schumpeterian Growth Model Lecture 2: Convergence and Wage Inequality Lecture 3: Competition, Entry and Trade Lecture 4: Appropriate Growth Policy and Education Lecture 5: Environment and...

The discussions will focus on the crisis developments and policy choices in Asia and Europe, then outline the future of global monetary arrangements and the prospects for global regulatory reforms.

The aim of the conference is to highlight the consequences of the minimum wage on the basis of recent theoretical and empirical contributions. Contributions related to the employment and wage effects of the minimum wage, the optimal design of the minimum wage and its interaction with optimal...