Im Rahmen des Reformpaketes „Agenda 2010“ der Bundesregierung traten zum 1. Januar 2004 auch Änderungen im Arbeits- und Sozialrecht in Kraft. Mit dem Ziel den Arbeitsmarkt zu flexibilisieren, sind unter anderem die Kündigungsschutzbestimmungen erleichtert und Befristungsmöglichkeiten...

Moderne Finanzanalysen und -prognosen erfordern ein fundiertes statistisch-methodisches Hintergrundwissen. Um die Analysen und Prognosen anderer zu verstehen, Fachliteratur mit Gewinn zu lesen und selbst professionelle Analysen und Prognosen durchzuführen, sind Grundkenntnisse moderner...

"Decentralization as a Source of Economic Incentives" will be the headline of the con-ference's open session. There will be about 10 workshops whose topics will be fixed after the receipt of proposals responding to this Call for Papers. An increasing proportion of firms' value added is created...

"Connecting societies and markets: communication technology, policy and impacts"

The conference, jointly organized by CESifo and the Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) of Harvard University, will focus on the possible equity-efficiency tradeoff in education, with a special focus on the role of school systems for human capital formation in the global economy.

What do we know about a knowledge based society, innovation processes, economic and social cohesion and their effects on long-run growth? What policy implications and recommendations can be drawn from the past experience? This workshop will bring together researchers and policy makers with the...