In the presence of frictions, markets often (but not always) do not generate the socially efficient outcome. However, asymmetric information between the private and public sector prevents the government from designing efficient policies. In both labor and public economics advances have been made...

The workshop is an opportunity to bring together young labour economists to present and discuss their ongoing research. The programme will include 10-12 presentations, two poster sessions and a keynote lecture.

Suitable research topics for paper submissions include the following: - The structure of wages, in particular differentials across countries, regions, sectors, skill, gender and age and the impact of recent economic shocks on such differentials - More generally, issues relating to the dispersion...

The Meeting will consider the challenges of realizing decent work across Asia and the Pacific, mindful of the region’s great diversity, the impact of natural disasters and rapidly changing social, economic and political developments in the Middle East. The central message of the regional...

Theme and Topics: Recent work on labor markets has stressed the importance of trading frictions in accounting for the outcomes that we observe in these markets. The focus of this conference, hosted by CAP, is to further our understanding of how frictions in both labor markets and related markets...

We are calling for theoretical contributions or artistic interventions in the five following fields: 1. Ideological appropriations: cognitive capitalism and creative industries. 2. The future of work: the changing forms of labor and its remuneration. 3. Property and value. 4. Peripheries of...

List of Themes: - Family, Marriage and work - Labour Market Discrimination - Retirement - Program and Policy evaluation - Labour supply - Labour demand - Occupational choice and Intergenerational Mobility - Education, Training and Human Capital - Health - Job and Life Satisfaction - Wage...

Thematic Session: Social interactions in the labour market Thematic Session: Match or mismatch? The role of skills, education and institutions Topics: 1. Macroeconomics of the Labour Market 2. Wages - Macro and Micro Analyses 3. Structural Change and the Labour Market 4. Labour Supply 5....

The Summer School has a two-in-one aim: developing international scientific knowledge in the field of labour studies and enhancing English language skills in social sciences. Programme: Tuesday 13th Inaugural address by Professor Michael Burawoy: “Labor Studies in the 21st century” Wednesday...

Theme of the conference: Social Relations in turbulent times Economic and social crisis in these turbulent times challenges both our sociological skills and our imagination. Since its beginnings as a scientific discipline, sociology has sought answers to the social questions that arise in...