After years of subdued inflation, prices have increased sharply on a broad base in recent months on the back of several temporary factors, not only in Europe. Soaring prices at early stages of the production chain indicate additional price pressure in the pipeline, whereas supply bottlenecks,...

The conference aims to bring together high-quality research that is at the intersection of labor economics and macroeconomics. We invite researchers to submit empirical and theoretical contributions related to the labor market on topics such as business cycle dynamics, labor market frictions,...

Agenda: Monday, March 17 - All is well in the world economy? Joachim Scheide, Kiel Institute for the World Economy - The 2014 U.S. outlook: The year of the turnaround? A skeptical view Adolfo Laurenti, Mesirow Financial, Chicago - China: Real changes ahead or just another round of muddling...