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Veranstaltungsreihe: Workshops und Konferenzen (en)

Das IAB organisiert eigenständig oder in Zusammenarbeit mit externen Partnern nationale und internationale Konferenzen und Workshops zu aktuellen Fragestellungen in der Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung. Die Tagungen richten sich vorwiegend an Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, je nach Veranstaltung aber auch an Interessierte aus Politik und Praxis.

The workshop aims to bring together high-quality research that is at the intersection of labor economics and macroeconomics.

Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), as part of the Ensuring Economic and Employment Stability (EES) network, organize a workshop to be held in person in Nürnberg at the IAB.

The workshop aims to bring together high-quality research that is at the intersection of labor economics and macroeconomics. We invite researchers to submit empirical and theoretical contributions related to labor market topics such as business cycle dynamics, labor market frictions, vacancies, matching, and wage dynamics. We especially welcome work based on innovative, large-scale micro-data.

This workshop aims to advance research on labor market outcomes, family policy, and career development, drawing on rich register data from Germany and Norway.

This workshop aims to advance research on labor market outcomes, family policy, and career development, drawing on rich register data from Germany and Norway. Key themes include how workplace structures, public policy, and firm behavior influence career trajectories, economic mobility, and workforce well-being. Contributions may address, but are not limited to, the following topics:

  • Careers, promotions, wages and compensation, human capital
  • Family, social, and tax policies (e.g., childcare, parental leave, affirmative action, mentor programs)
  • Innovations and technology in the workplace
  • Firm organization, management practices, and corporate outcomes
  • Flexible work arrangements and work environment
  • Gender inequality and intersectional perspectives within labor markets

In cooperation with Norwegian School of Economics and Statistics Norway.

The workshop provides an opportunity for graduate students to present their ongoing work in the field of theoretical and empirical labor market research.

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.

The workshop accepts empirical contributions that assess the design, implementation and impact of labour market policies.

The research department Basic Income Support and Activation and the working group Social Protection in Changing Times at the IAB invite interested researchers to submit their extended abstracts or full papers to the 7th workshop ‘Evaluation of Passive and Active Labour Market Policies’.
The workshop provides an opportunity for researchers working on related subjects to present their
research, receive constructive feedback and meet other scholars in the field.

The workshop accepts empirical contributions that assess the design, implementation and impact
of passive and active labour market policies. Examples include:

  • Effects of passive and active labour market policies on labour market outcomes and wellbeing
  • Impact of automation and use of artificial intelligence within public employment services
  • Research on street-level bureaucracies, the behaviour of caseworkers and the role of public employment services
  • Econometric and statistical methods for the evaluation of passive and active labour market policies

The workshop will feature empirically-oriented research examining factors that impede the smooth functioning of labor markets and policy interventions.

The workshop will feature empirically-oriented research examining factors that impede the smooth functioning of labor markets and/or policy interventions that correct for or exacerbate these frictions. Specifically, the objective of the workshop is to discuss recent developments in the following research areas:

  • Job Search, Recruitment, Matching
  • Imperfect Competition in the Labor Market
  • Labor Shortages
  • Information Deficiencies in the Labor Market
  • Collective Bargaining, Unions, Codetermination
  • Minimum Wages
  • Employment Protection Legislation
  • Anti-Discrimination Legislation
  • Other Labor Market Frictions or Labor Market Institutions

This conference is to discuss the economic impacts of frontier technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and green technologies.

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), green technologies, and other frontier technologies are reshaping economies, workplaces, and environmental outcomes globally. This ongoing transformation presents both opportunities and challenges at macroeconomic, organizational, and individual levels, influencing productivity, employment structures, economic growth, and sustainability. Institutions and policies play pivotal roles in unfolding these impacts, including efforts to accelerate the greening of the economy and to adapt to new technologies across various economic sectors.

The TASKS VII conference brings together economists, sociologists, and policymakers to discuss the economic impacts of frontier technologies, focusing on productivity, institutions, and micro-level and macro-level adjustments.

IAB and the Network of European Labour Market Research Institutes (ELMI) organise a policy-oriented conference on `Securing Skilled Workforces in Europe´ in Brussels.

IAB and the Network of European Labour Market Research Institutes (ELMI) organise a policy-oriented conference on 'Securing Skilled Workforces in Europe' in Brussels on October 1st and 2nd, 2024. The event is open to EU policy makers and representatives of the European Commission as well as the Directorates-General.

The workshop provides an opportunity for graduate students to present their ongoing work in the field of theoretical and empirical labor market research.

The IAB’s Graduate School (GradAB) and the FAU invites young researchers to its 16th 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:

  • Labor supply, labor demand, and unemployment
  • Evaluation of labor market institutions and policies
  • Education, qualification, and job tasks
  • Wage determination and life-cycle earnings
  • Gender, family, and labor market discrimination
  • Inequality, poverty, and intergenerational mobility
  • Migration and international labor markets
  • Regional labor markets and spatial disparities
  • Impact of technological change, digitalization, and climate change on the labor market

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

We encourage contributions on these specific topics but also appreciate more general contributions on labor market-related research.

Aims and Topics

The labor market is subject to constant change. To meet the challenges of developments such as technological and ecological transformation, the shortage of skilled workers, or demographic change, education and training are becoming increasingly important. The workshop ‘Training, Education and the Labor Market’ focuses on education and training in the context of such societal challenges. We invite researchers to submit papers that study these developments with respect to educational decisions before and during working life, transitions out of and into education, returns to education, the role of institutional settings, as well as the relationship between occupations and education.
We encourage contributions on these specific topics but also appreciate more general contributions on labor market-related research that deals with the areas of vocational training and education, further training and higher education. While the following list is not exhaustive, we are looking for papers that address any of the following topics from a labor market perspective:


Research perspectives on education and training

  • Regional and national perspectives
  • Individual and firm perspectives

Characteristics of (non-)participants in education and training

  • Gender
  • Migration
  • Social Background
  • Occupations

Educational segments

  • School-to-work transitions
  • Vocational education and training
  • Higher education
  • Further training

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