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Visiting Leopoldina – National Academy of Germany, Halle, on September 24 – 27, 2024

Posted on September 27, 2024 by admin

Visiting Halle, Germany, on September 25-27, 2024: Leopoldina, the German National Academy of Sciences. Attending an internal meeting of Class IV – Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences and the annual Leopoldina conference (“Origin and Beginning of Life”). Klaus F. Zimmermann … Continue reading →

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EEA-ESEM joint meeting at Erasmus University Rotterdam

Posted on August 29, 2024 by admin

August 26-29, 2024: Erasmus University Rotterdam, EEA-ESEM joint conference of the Econometric Society (ESEM) and the European Economic Association (EEA). Annual Conference of the European Economic Association (EEA). Klaus F. Zimmermann presented his paper on “Parental Gender Stereotypes and Student … Continue reading →

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Estimating the wage premia of refugee immigrants: Lessons from Sweden. New paper published & available free access.

Posted on August 1, 2024 by admin

Christopher F. Baum, Hans Lööf, Andreas Stephan & Klaus F. Zimmermann (2024), “Estimating the wage premia of refugee immigrants: Lessons from Sweden”. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. PDF of published version. OPEN ACCESS.https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00197939241261640 Experimental: a NotebookLM-generated Podcast about this paper Abstract: This article … Continue reading →

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Famous scientist Marc Nerlove died at age 90

Posted on July 15, 2024 by admin

Marc Nerlove, legendary economist and econometrician, died at age 90 on July 10, 2024. He was an inspiring figure and has heavily influenced many research areas in economics and econometrics. See the Marc Nerlove Memoriam Page honoring his legacy of … Continue reading →

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The EBES 2024 Istanbul Conference Started on July 4, 2024

Posted on July 4, 2024 by admin

The 48th EBES Conference – Istanbul takes place on July 4 – 6, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey (conference details), and is hosted by the Istanbul Ticaret University. The highlight of the first day was the appointment of John Rust (Georgetown … Continue reading →

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Conference Participation ESPE 2024 in Rotterdam

Posted on July 1, 2024 by admin

The 37th Annual Conference of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE) was hosted by Erasmus University Rotterdam from 27 to 29 June 2024 in Rotterdam.  More on my ESPE history. At ESPE 2024: Presenting joint work with Shuai Chu … Continue reading →

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How worrying is the rapid rise of Chinese science?

Posted on June 20, 2024 by admin

The Economist this week asks: “How worrying is the rapid rise of Chinese science?” In a related academic article in the China Economic Review, the rise of China in economics research was analyzed: Matloob Piracha, Massimiliano Tani, Klaus F. Zimmermann … Continue reading →

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Global Insights and EU Elections: Fiscal restraint and the political economy of Europe. The popularity of the European idea was instrumented to enforce fiscal discipline. What has happened?

Posted on June 7, 2024 by admin

Once upon a time, there was a European dream: Joining Europe and the European Monetary Union would bring prosperity, fiscal stability, and a strong European currency to master the challenges of the continent. The forthcoming elections this Sunday are held … Continue reading →

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Klaus F. Zimmermann Appointed Honorary Professor at IESR, Jinan University

Posted on May 18, 2024 by admin

Deeply honored by the appointment to Honorary Professor at IESR, Jinan University, in the middle of the exciting Seventh IESR-GLO Joint Workshop (includes program & event pictures) which took place on May 16 – May 17, 2024 at Jinan University, … Continue reading →

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The 7th IESR-GLO Workshop on Aging Societies starts today with a focus on Healthy Aging, Grandparenting, and Parent-Adult Offspring Relationships.

Posted on May 16, 2024 by admin

The Seventh IESR-GLO Joint Workshop takes place on May 16 – May 17, 2024 in Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. Supported by the Journal of Population Economics (JOPE), the event investigates Aging Societies: Healthy Aging, Grandparenting, and Parent-Adult Offspring Relationships; topics … Continue reading →

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