Organised by the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) and co-funded by Luxembourg’s National Research Fund (FNR), the objective of the international scientific conference Skills for the Future: Navigating the Digital, Green and Social Transitions in European Labour Markets is to bring together leading national and international scholars in the social sciences to address the challenges of the digital, green and social transitions for the labour market, society and education.
The conference marks the first international conference of the ELMI Network (Network of European Labour Market Research Institutes) initiated in October 2022 by the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) and the Institute for Employment Research (IAB). The network is currently composed of 11 research institutes from all over Europe to facilitate the international exchange of best practices, ideas and people. It promotes multi-disciplinary research collaborations, especially at the EU level, and the exchange of best practices in data management, data access and discussions with policy-makers and stakeholders.
Date
30.10.2023 - 31.10.2023
Venue
Halle des Poches à fontes
Campus Esch/Belval
Esch-sur-Alzette
6 avenue des Hauts Fournaux
L-4362 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
Keynote speakers
- M. Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, European Commission
- Prof. David Hémous, UBS Center for Economics in Society, University of Zurich
Scientific committee
- Prof. Christina Gathmann, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
- Prof. Bernd Fitzenberger, Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
- Prof. Arne Uhlendorff, Centre de Recherche en Economie et Statistiques (CREST)
- Prof. Henning Hillmann, Center for European Social Research (MZES), University of Mannheim
- Dr. Maria Hemström Hemmingsson, Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU)
- Robert Joyce, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
- Dr. Hanna Pesola, Vatt Institute for Economic Research
- Piotr Lewandowski, Institute for Structural Research (IBS)
- Prof. Nikolas Mittag, Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education (CERGE-EI)
- Dr. Florian Lehmer, Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
- Dr. Terry Gregory, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
- Patrick Thill, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
Organisation
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) and co-funded by Luxembourg’s National Research Fund (FNR).
Programme
Monday, 30 October 2023
10:30 – 11:15 Registration and welcome coffee
11:15 – 11:40 Welcome
- Prof. Christina Gathmann, Director of the Labour Market Department (LISER)
- Video message from Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights (European Commission)
11:40 – 13:10
PANEL 1 : Measuring and assessing skill shortages and gaps Chair: Ludivine Martin (LISER)
- No Kids, No Tech: How Shortages of Young Workers Hinder Firm Technology Adoption, Caecillia Lipowski (ZEW)
- Characterizing the (evolving) skill demand in shortage occupations, Gabriele Marconi & Inès Baer (ADEM)
- Labour shortage in Western EU countries: Exploring the Impact of Migration and Skill Shifts, Ronald Bachmann (RWI)
- Skill shortages: demographic change, educational choices and matching in the VET market, Bernd Fitzenberger (IAB)
13:10 – 14:10 Standing Lunch
14:10 – 15:40
PANEL 2 : Key drivers of skill gaps and demands in the context of the green transition
Chair: Bernd Fitzenberger (IAB)
- How green are jobs needed for the energy transition?
Daniele Gasparini (Maastricht University) - Green and brown occupations, and labour market dynamics: Evidence from Belgium
Mikkel Barslund (KU Leuven) - Worker flows in the low-carbon transition
Markus Janser (IAB)
15:40 – 16:10 Coffee Break
16:10 – 17:40
PANEL 3 : Economic and social implications of skill gaps and mismatches
Chair: Joël Machado (LISER)
- Worker Mobility and Labour Market Opportunities
Peter Spittal (University of Bristol) - Firm Sorting and the Economic Assimilation of Refugees
Hiromi Yumoto (University of Birmingham) - The Heterogeneous Earnings Impact of Job Loss Across Workers, Establishments, and Markets
Johan Vikström (IFAU) - Biased expectations and labor market outcomes: Evidence from German survey data and implications for the East-West wage gap
Susanne Forstner (IHS)
17:40 – 18:40
Keynote, Prof. David Hémous, University of Zurich
20:00 Conference Dinner, Luxembourg City (by registration only)
(Bus departure from Halle des Poches : 19:15 – Return to Belval : 22:15)
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
08:00 – 09:30
PANEL 4 : Firm skill demand and technology adoption
Chair: Terry Gregory (LISER)
- Firms’ adoption of emerging technologies: Evidence from online job vacancies
Fabien Petit (University of Sussex) - Task Shifts in the Fourth Industrial Revolution – Firm-Level Evidence
Terry Gregory (LISER) - This Job Ain’t What It Used to Be: Changes in Occupational Tasks and the Costs of Job Loss
Boris Ivanov (IAB)
09:30 – 09:45 Presentation of funding schemes by FNR
09:30-10:30 ELMI Network Meeting (for ELMI network members only)
09:45 – 11:15
PANEL 5 : Skill demand in the digital transition
Chair: Patrick Thill (LISER)
- Task-specific adjustments in recessions
Nicola Cassandro (IAB) - Heterogeneous effects of automation: Evidence from Germany
Pelin Ozgul (Maastricht University) - Work Councils and the Effect of Automation
Oliver Schlenker (University of Konstanz)
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00
PANEL 6 : Emerging Artificial Intelligence and skill demand
Chair: Christina Gathmann (LISER)
- AI technologies, skills demand and employment: evidence from linked job ads data
Michael Stops (IAB) - The Diffusion of Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Wages and Employment
Eduard Storm (RWI) - AI and Cybersecurity skills in the UK manufacturing sector
Aida Garcia Lazaro (University of Bath)
13:00 – 13:45 Standing Lunch
13:45 – 15:15
PANEL 7 : Strategies to incentivise employers to invest in training and development for their workforce
Chair: Patrick Thill (LISER)
- Digital Technologies, Job Quality and Employer-Provided Training
Felix Grimm (LISER) - Resilient Digital Skills: A Graph-Based Strategy for Optimal Training Policies
Ludivine Martin (LISER) - Anatomy of An Anonymous Hiring Pilot
Tuomo Virkola (VATT) - Reaching for the Top: How does productivity convergence influence firm’s demand for apprentices?
Mantje Pardesi (Maastricht University)
15:15 – 16:15
Keynote, Prof. Christina Gathmann, Director of the Labour Market Department (LISER)
16:15 – 16:30 Press Conference, Halle des Poches
Registration
The conference takes place in the Halle des Poches à fontes, Campus Esch/Belval, Esch-sur-Alzette, 6 avenue des Hauts Fournaux, L-4362 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
Registration fee: 150 EUR. The conference will be held in-person. A final conference programme will be published soon.
Local organisation: Patrick Thill (LISER), Carole Wiscour-Conter (LISER), Anna Dober (LISER).
Email for further information : Patrick.Thill@liser.lu or Anna.Dober@liser.lu
Further information
ELMI Conference Skills for the Future: Navigating the Digital, Green and Social Transitions in European Labour Markets
Contact
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
Maison des Sciences Humaines
11, Porte des Sciences
L-4366 Esch-sur-Alzette / Belval
contact@liser.lu
Tél.: (+352) 58 58 55 – 1