Category Archives: Policy

The Benefits of Open Societies

Posted on November 29, 2016 by admin

Comment by Klaus F. Zimmermann (Princeton University and UNU-MERIT) Up until recently, many Europeans have seen images of large refugee camps and desperate families trying to cross borders only on TV screens. The unprecedented influx of refugees into Europe over … Continue reading →

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Labor Mobility after Brexit

Posted on November 29, 2016 by admin

ON DECEMBER 2, 2017 at BRUEGEL/BRUSSELS What will Brexit mean for the free movement of workers between the UK and the EU? This will be discussed by Lindsey Barras (Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal), Jonathan Portes (Principal Research Fellow, National Institute … Continue reading →

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POP Team attends Migration workshop in Maastricht

Posted on November 25, 2016 by admin

POP at UNU-MERIT Co-Directors Alessio J. G. Brown and Klaus F. Zimmermann (also Princeton University) were attending events organized by the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance in Maastricht. Both participated in a Ph. D. defense ceremony, Alessio Brown as a … Continue reading →

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30 Years of the Journal of Population Economics

Posted on November 5, 2016 by admin

Celebrating 30 Years As the Editor-in-Chief, I are pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of the 30th Anniversary Volume of the Journal of Population Economics. For 4 weeks there will be free access to all papers in … Continue reading →

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Jobs for Development

Posted on November 3, 2016 by admin

A Jobs and Development Conference was held at the Word Bank in Washington DC on November 2 – 3, 2016. It was organized by the Network on Jobs and Development Group, which is a partnership of five research institutions from … Continue reading →

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Forschungsinstitutionen zwischen akademischer Exzellenz und politischer Relevanz

Posted on October 12, 2016 by admin

Klaus F. Zimmermann, Princeton University und UNU-MERIT, hält am 12. Oktober 2016 die WU-Lecture in Economics in der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien. Er spricht zum Thema „Forschungsinstitutionen zwischen akademischer Exzellenz und politischer Relevanz“. Nach der Begrüßung durch Dekan Jesus Crespo hält Zimmermann … Continue reading →

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European Migration in the Great Recession

Posted on September 30, 2016 by admin

Brexit symbolizes the new worries about internal European mobility. At the same time, the additional fears generated by the refugee crisis crowds out the necessary debate about new labor migration to Europe. Against this background, Martin Kahanec and Klaus F. … Continue reading →

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Migrationspolitik in der Flüchtlingskrise

Posted on September 30, 2016 by admin

DIE WEIS(S)E WIRTSCHAFT: Klaus F. Zimmermann, Princeton University und UNU-MERIT in Maastricht, analysiert die Lage Europas angesichts der bestehenden Migrationsherausforderungen. Bei einer Veranstaltung der Weis(s)en Wirtschaft am 13. Oktober 2016 in Wien um 18.30 Uhr zum Thema Migrationspolitik und Flüchtlingskrise … Continue reading →

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New York 9 – 11 Attacks

Posted on September 12, 2016 by admin

This Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of the 9 – 11 attacks. The occasion provides an opportunity to reflect the brutal challenges of a free world. Terror is no answer, nowhere in this world. The 9/11 Memorial in New York … Continue reading →

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Washington DC: Free Trade Negotiations Must Go On

Posted on September 12, 2016 by admin

As the US election campaign and the European policy debate show, there is a problematic rise in anti-free trade sentiments. As a consequence, the ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement in the US congress is in danger. The companion … Continue reading →

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