Labour Economics
Research in the Labour Economics (LE) programme covers:
- Wage inequality
- Labour mobility
- Unemployment dynamics
- Education and Training
- Migration
- Family economics
- Welfare policy
The Labour Economics Programme is directed by Barbara Petrongolo (University of Oxford).
Researchers in the Labour Programme meet regularly at the Annual Symposium.
Recent symposia include:
- Online, 10-11 June 2021
- Online, 11-12 June 2020
- Rome, 13-41 June 2019
- Paris, 20-21 September 2018
- London, 14-15 September 2017
- London, 19-20 September 2016
- Ammersee, 2-6 September 2015
- Ammersee, 3-7 September 2014
- Ammersee, 5-7 September 2013
- Ammersee, 13-15 September 2012
- Ammersee, 1-3 September 2011
- Ammersee, 2-4 September 2010
- Ammersee, 17-19 September 2009
In addition to the annual symposia, the LE Programme also collaborates with other institutions in organizing a range of workshops and conferences on labour market topics. These include regular workshops on macroeconomic perspectives on labour markets co-organised with the European Central Bank and the Bank of Italy, workshops on social mobility co-organised with the Bank of France, workshops on labour markets in developing countries co-organised with the International Growth Centre, and a workshop on the labour market impact of international trade co-organised with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
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