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Conferences and Workshops

On its own or together with other institutions the IAB organizes numerous meetings for the scientific community and for professionals in the public sphere, especially for the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS).

17th interdisciplinary PhD-Workshop – Perspectives On (Un-)Employment

International Conference GradAB (IAB) - FAU - Call for Papers

The IAB’s Graduate School (GradAB) and the FAU invites young researchers to its 17th interdisciplinary Ph.D. workshop “Perspectives on (Un-)Employment”. The workshop provides an opportunity for graduate students to present their ongoing work in the field of theoretical and empirical labor market research and receive feedback from leading scholars in the discipline. The workshop will focus on but not be limited to empirical research in the following fields:

  • Inequality, poverty, and intergenerational mobility
  • Labor supply, labor demand, and unemployment
  • Gender, family, and discrimination
  • Evaluation of labor market institutions and policies
  • Health, labor market integration, and job security
  • Globalization, international trade and labor markets
  • Education, qualification, and job tasks
  • Wage determination and life-cycle earnings
  • Migration and international labor markets
  • Establishments and the workplace
  • Regional labor markets and spatial disparities
  • Technological change and digitalization
  • The impact of climate change on the labor market

We welcome papers that apply quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods.

Date

22.1.2026 - 23.1.2026

Venue

Federal Employment Agency (BA)
Regensburger Strasse 104
D-90478 Nuremberg, Germany

Keynote speakers

  • Paula England, New York University Abu Dhabi
  • David Dorn, University of Zurich

Submission

Submission Deadline
for Papers in the Fields of Economics, Qualitative and Quantitative Sociology, and Survey Methodology: 30 September 2025

We invite current PhD students to submit their extended abstract (3-5 pages) or full paper in pdf format to IAB.PHD-WORKSHOP@iab.de. Early stage work is very welcome. The submission should also include

  • CV and contact information
  • Up to five keywords (or JEL classification) at the beginning of your submission to categorize your research
  • An indication of whether you would prefer to present a paper or poster

Please use the format lastname_firstname_paper.pdf.

Further information

You find more information on our Eveeno-Webbsite

Contact

Organizing Committee of GradAB Workshop 2025
Institute for Employment Research
Graduate Programme (GradAB)
Regensburger Strasse 104
D-90478 Nuremberg, Germany
Email: IAB.PHD-WORKSHOP@iab.de