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Jobs, Skills, and Productivity in Structural Transformations

ELMI International Conference, Call for Papers

Organised by the Institute for Structural Research (IBS), Institute for Employment Research (IAB), and Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), the international scientific conference Jobs, Skills, and Productivity in Structural Transformations aims to bring together leading scholars in the social sciences to address the challenges of the employability, skill mismatches and skill upgrading, social cohesion, and public policy responses to industrial and structural transitions.

The conference marks the third international conference of the ELMI Network (Network of European Labour Market Research Institutes), composed of 11 research institutes to facilitate the international exchange of best practices, ideas and people (www.elmi-network.eu). It promotes multi-disciplinary European research collaborations, and the exchange of best practices in data management, data access, and discussions with policy-makers and stakeholders.

We are particularly interested in papers that address the following issues:

  • Labour market consequences and long-term career trajectories of workers affected by deindustralisation and large structural shifts
  • The impact of green and digital transitions on skill demand and skill mismatches
  • Labour market consequences of military rearmament
  • Regional disparities in labour market adaptation to structural change
  • The role of education systems in preparing workers for structural transitions
  • The effectiveness of active labour market policies (ALMPs) in addressing structural transformations

Date

7.10.2025 - 8.10.2025

Venue

The conference will be held in-person in

ADN Conference Centre, Browary Warszawskie, Grzybowska 56 Street; 00-844 Warsaw.

Keynote speakers

  • Anna Salomons, Tilburg University, Utrecht University
  • Michel Serafinelli King’s Business School, King’s College London

Scientific committee

  • Melanie Arntz, Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
  • Bernd Fitzenberger, Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
  • Christina Gathmann, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
  • Piotr Lewandowski, Institute for Structural Research (IBS)
  • Jakub Sokołowski, Institute for Structural Research (IBS)
  • Adrien Thomas, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)

Submission

  • Please submit a full paper or an extended abstract via → elmi.ibs.org.pl
  • Deadline: midnight CET, 30 May 2025.
  • Authors of accepted papers will be notified by 27 June 2025.
  • All presenters must register by 25 July 2025.

Conference fee and traveling Costs

There will be no registration fees

Contact

Local organisation: Institute for Structural Research (IBS) www.ibs.org.pl

Piotr Lewandowski, Scientific Coordinator
Magdalena Krasuska, Organisational Coordinator

Email for further information: elmi_2025@ibs.org.pl