The main objective of the seminar is to discuss how the work of UNECE and OECD on industrial and chemical accidents prevention, preparedness and response can contribute to achieving the sustainable development agenda, in particular the relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030...

The conference programme will focus on three main issues: 1. “Big picture” anticipation of the future education / skills needed to accelerate sustainability thinking and practice in companies and other organisations; 2. Corporate insights around new models of leadership and talent...

We are pleased to announce a two-day workshop on the use of subjective survey data for empirical research. The purpose is to bring together international scholars who apply empirical methods to analyse subjective variables as outcomes or determinants in the context of labour market issues....

To inaugurate the IZA Education program area, we wish to bring together researchers analyzing issues related to higher education. We invite contributions from both senior and junior researchers so as to create a stimulating environment that will enable us to generate critical discussion and...

The International Telecommunications Society (ITS) is an association of academics and other professionals in the information, communications, and technology sectors. Its network of researchers comprises outstanding scholars in the field of telecommunications research that are well known from the...

This workshop provides an opportunity for all those interested in Economic Growth and Sustainable Development to discuss their research and to exchange ideas. Researchers are invited to submit both empirical and theoretical papers that are broadly consistent with the workshop’s special...

The evaluation of public policies is one of the most active and innovative areas of research in the social sciences in general and, specifically, in economics. Educational policies have received significant attention in this process. The intended aim of this workshop is double: on the one hand,...

We want to invite researchers working in such diverse fields as network applications, telecommunications, call-centers and pure queueing theory to participate. In all these research fields models show up in which the customers play a more active role than in the traditional queueing models such...

Topics: - Education, health and welfare policies - Long-run consequences of early investments - Welfare and family arrangements - Unintended consequences of welfare policies - Cognitive and non-cognitive skills - Intergenerational transmission of poverty

Many of the global problems of our society emerge either by insufficient cooperation (e.g. poverty reduction) or excessive risk-taking (e.g. financial crises). Numerous empirical studies in the fields of psychology and economics have documented that human behavior is heavily influenced by...