Aims and Topics
During Germany’s EU Council Presidency in 2020, the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) will host an interdisciplinary labour market conference. This conference will focus on labour market transitions and on the evaluation of policies that governments implement to smooth such transitions.
Collection of abstracts (Abstracts der Vorträge)
Programme highlights
The conference features keynotes by Jutta Allmendinger, President of the WZB Berlin Social Science Center and Professor of Educational Sociology and Labour Market Research at the Humboldt University Berlin, and Christian Dustmann, Professor of Economics at the University College London and Director of CReAM – Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration. Two other keynotes will be presented by Dennis Radtke, Member of the European Parliament, and Prof László Andor (PhD) of Corvinus University of Budapest and former EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion. The conference also includes a political key note and a panel discussion with Dr Nicola Brandt, Head of OECD Berlin Centre, Christian Dustmann und Bernd Fitzenberger, Director of IAB and Professor of Econometrics at the Humboldt University Berlin about “Vocational Training and labor market transitions: The future model for Europe?”
Date
7.9.2020 - 9.9.2020
Venue
Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg
Münchner Straße 21
D-90478 Nuremberg
Germany
The conference will take place as a hybrid conference. It will be held in English.
In case of another lockdown due to Covid-19, the conference willl be held as a virtual event and all further information will be available on the event website.
Keynote speakers
- Jutta Allmendinger (Berlin Social Science Center (WZB))
“Life course trajectories in times of COVID 19. A first assessment” - Christian Dustmann (University College London, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM))
“The effects of changes in business taxation on firms, workers and local labor markets” - Dennis Radtke (Member of the European Parliament)
“Youth Guarantee Programme” - Prof László Andor (PhD) (Corvinus University of Budapest and former EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion)
“Protecting Jobs and Incomes in the Pandemic Crisis”
Scientific committee
- Arnaud Chevalier (Royal Holloway)
- Beatrix Eugster (University of St. Gallen)
- Bernd Fitzenberger (Institute for Employment Research (IAB))
- Martin Neugebauer (Freie Universität Berlin)
- Helena Skyt Nielsen (University of Aarhus)
- Alexander Patzina (Institute for Employment Research (IAB))
- Harald Pfeifer (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA Maastricht))
- Malte Sandner (Institute for Employment Research (IAB))
- Stefani Scherer (University of Trento)
Conference fee and traveling Costs
Due to the new format of the conference, there will be no conference fees neither for presenters nor for guests.
Registration
Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
Regensburger Strasse 104
D-90478 Nuremberg
Germany
The conference offers the opportunity to participate as an online guest. This online participation is free of charge, has no registration deadline, and you can join the conference at any point.
Registration deadline for presenters: August 28th 2020
Registration deadline for guests: none
Further information
For more information, visit the XING Events website: XING Events: Labour Market Transitions: Challenges for Public Policies and Research
Please note that there will be videos and photos taken at the event. They are used free of charge and are used for information and public relations without commercial interests.