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Visiting Beijing-China to participate at the Seventh Renmin University of China & GLO Annual Conference 2024

Posted on October 29, 2024 by admin

The 7th Renmin University of China, Beijing & GLO Conference 2024 will take place in Beijing on 9-10 November 2024 at Renmin University of China on “Low Fertility and Population Ageing”. The event is jointly organized by the School of Labor and Human Resources … Continue reading →

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Parental Gender Stereotypes and Student Well-Being: Paper now published OPEN ACCESS Online First in Kyklos – Math Stereotypes of Parents Increase Student Misery!

Posted on October 25, 2024 by admin

Across the world, a well-known gender stereotype suggests that boys are better at learning mathematics than girls. Using rich data on Chinese school kids, the study demonstrates that this parental stereotype has a very strong and robust negative impact on … Continue reading →

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Research Visit to Edinburgh, Scotland, October 13-17, 2024

Posted on October 17, 2024 by admin

On the invitation of Prof. Wen Hou (University of Edinburgh Business School & Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Chinese Economics and Business Studies), GLO President Klaus F. Zimmermann (UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University & FU Berlin & Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of … Continue reading →

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The 49th EBES Conference – University of Piraeus Athens, Greece, October 16-18, 2024 has started.

Posted on October 16, 2024 by admin

The 49th EBES Conference – Athens takes place on October 16th, 17th, and 18th, 2024 in Athens, Greece. The conference is hosted by the Department of Economics, University of Piraeus and is organized in Hybrid Mode (online and in-person). GLO … Continue reading →

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Visiting University of Groningen to join the Inaugural Lecture of Prof. Milena Nikolova on “The Economics of Happiness”

Posted on October 13, 2024 by admin

In her inaugural lecture on October 11, 2024 at the University of Groningen, Professor Milena Nikolova explored the Economics of Happiness, tracing its historical roots and modern relevance while drawing on her research in the field. As the Aletta Jacobs … Continue reading →

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Japanese Garden in Bonn

Posted on October 10, 2024 by admin

Always great to visit & relax! My favorite place in the Rheinaue in Bonn (October 10, 2024).

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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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