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Celebrating 150 Years of Verein für Socialpolitik (German Economic Association) at Regensburg/Germany.

Posted on September 27, 2023 by admin

On September 24-27 the 2023 Annual Conference of the Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS; German Economic Association) took place to celebrate the 150 anniversary of its creation and to discuss new research. The event was directed by its Chairwoman, Regina Riphahn. … Continue reading →

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Parental Gender Stereotypes at EALE 2023 in Prague.

Posted on September 23, 2023 by admin

September 2023, 21-23: EALE (European Association of Labour Economists) Conference Prague. Session chair & paper presentation on Parental Gender Stereotypes and Student Wellbeing in China. Great conference with many interesting articles. Great presentation of the EALE President. As the Editor-in-Chief … Continue reading →

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Naples, Italy. Keynote at SITES 2023.

Posted on September 17, 2023 by admin

Naples, Italy: Participation at the 14-16 September 2023 SITES 2023 Annual Conference on “Persistence and Change: the new challenges for economic development”. Klaus F. Zimmermann delivered a keynote speech on: Social Identity and Economic Assimilation. As the Editor-in-Chief of the … Continue reading →

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Hamburg Impressions from a Summer Holiday

Posted on August 7, 2023 by admin

Left: St Nikolai Memorial – bombed by Allied forces during Operation Gomorrah in 1943, the ruins now house a WWII memorial and museum.Right: Elbphilharmonie – the Hamburg concert hall is an acoustic miracle. Views from Elbphilharmonie on the harbor of … Continue reading →

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Gender equity and the gender gap in STEM: is there really a paradox? Free access to a new article published in the Journal of Population Economics.

Posted on July 15, 2023 by admin

Results cast doubt on the existence of a gender-equity paradox between culturally-inherited beliefs about gender equality and women’s representation in STEM. Jergins, W. Gender equity and the gender gap in STEM: is there really a paradox?. Journal of Population Economics (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00959-9 … Continue reading →

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Maternity benefits and marital stability after birth: evidence from the Soviet Baltic republics. Free access to a new article published in the Journal of Population Economics.

Posted on July 14, 2023 by admin

Maternity benefits decrease divorce within the first year after birth. Brainerd, E., Malkova, O.: Maternity benefits and marital stability after birth: evidence from the Soviet Baltic republics. Journal of Population Economics (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00958-w Free to read: https://rdcu.be/dgKqX JOPE has CiteScore 9.2 MORE … Continue reading →

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Changes in parental gender preference in the USA: evidence from 1850 to 2019. Free access to a new article published in the Journal of Population Economics.

Posted on July 13, 2023 by admin

The paper finds a preference for having a mix of genders with only a small preference for sons.  Jones, T.R., Millington, M.J. & Price, J. Changes in parental gender preference in the USA: evidence from 1850 to 2019. Journal of Population … Continue reading →

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EBES 44 Istanbul, July 6-8, 2023. Conference Report. Keun Lee received distinguished EBES Fellow Award.

Posted on July 10, 2023 by admin

On July 6, 2o23, Keun Lee, Seoul National University, and Editor, Research Policy, received the distinguished EBES Fellow Award 2023 and provided a speech on Schumpeterian Economics and Catch up by Latecomers. Left: Panel session with Dorothea Schäfer, Klaus F. … Continue reading →

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Can conflict affect individuals’ preferences for income redistribution? A new paper published.

Posted on June 28, 2023 by admin

Residing in war-affected regions increases individuals’ support for income redistribution. Shai, O. Can conflict affect individuals’ preferences for income redistribution?. J Popul Econ (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00963-z Free to read: https://rdcu.be/dfyF1 JOPE has CiteScore 9.2 (2022) MORE Info & Impact Factor 4.7 (2021) Vol. … Continue reading →

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CNKI Lecture on Social Identity and the Chinese Labor Market on June 20, 2023 by Klaus F. Zimmermann.

Posted on June 19, 2023 by admin

The lecture is given on 20 June 2023, 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm (Berlin time) and 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm (Beijing time). Ends;

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