The aim of the workshop is to discuss welfare system reforms which have been implemented during the recent financial and economic crisis of 2008/2010 and post-crisis period, and major social problems in the three Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). Topics: - social policy reforms; -...

The Forum programme will analyse and debate key issues and challenges facing social security, and will include sessions on innovative strategies in social security administration, and a Summit of policy-makers. The Forum will include the 32nd ISSA General Assembly and the 36th Session of the...

The role of fiscal policy for business-cycle stabilisation and for risk sharing in a monetary union is a matter of interest for both policymakers and academics, especially in view of the financial crisis in Europe of past years. The aim of the conference is to explore this role, accompanied by...

The aim of the conference is to bring together policy makers and researchers to discuss developments in counterfactual methods applied to the impact evaluation of policy interventions, with a focus on EU employment and social policies.

Im ersten Teil des Leopoldina-Symposiums wird die besondere Rolle der Wissenschaft im globalen Zusammenwirken für nachhaltige Entwicklung herausgearbeitet und ihr spezifischer Beitrag bei der Umsetzung der Agenda 2030 identifiziert. Darauf aufbauend werden im zweiten Teil die Herausforderungen...

Netspar, Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement, is a ‘think tank’ and knowledge network. Netspar is dedicated to promoting a wider understanding of the economic and social implications of pensions, aging and retirement. This pension day is targeted mainly but not exclusively...

First Day: Session I - The Role of Annuitization Wealth in Post-Retirement Behavior; Session II - Pathways to Retirement including an examination of the role of self-employment; Session III - Life Expectancy, Income and Geography; Session V - The Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Older...

The theme of the conference this year is Social Investment and Development. The list of streams with description available in english (for the full list of streams, check Polish version): 1. Social and Technological Innovation in Ageing Policies in the European Union 2. Co-production in the...

The topic of the conference is “Social Security and the changing concept of work”. Both pension schemes and most other social security schemes as we know them are financed by contributions that are levied on salary from work, and / or income from self employment. The sustainability of the...

Conference Theme: "Re-inventing the welfare state? Pathways to sustainability, equality and inclusion in European welfare states"