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Prominent Scientists on 30 Years of the Journal of Population Economics

Posted on November 27, 2016 by admin

Views of prominent scientists (see below) on the 30th Anniversary of the Journal of Population Economics are contained in the first issue 2017, now in print and already available online. All articles are available free of charge until December 15, … 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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Arsenic contamination of drinking water and mental health

Posted on November 5, 2016 by admin

Klaus F. Zimmermann, Princeton University and UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, spoke on 4 November 2016  in a Research Seminar at McMaster University about “Arsenic contamination of drinking water and mental health” in Bangladesh. The paper investigates the effect of drinking arsenic contaminated … 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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Arrived at Princeton University

Posted on September 17, 2016 by admin

After six months at the Center for European Studies of Harvard University, I have moved to Princeton University. I am now affiliated with the Economics Department and the Industrial Relations Section. Working in the Firestone Library is fun, and the … Continue reading →

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Farewell Cambridge: Change of address

Posted on September 6, 2016 by admin

Change of address: After six months of successful work at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University, I have left for Princeton University. The Boston area is one of the most vibrant academic places in the world (if not … Continue reading →

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New Literature on the Economics of Aging

Posted on September 5, 2016 by admin

Volume 1A-1B. Handbook of the Economics of Population Aging Editors: John Piggott & Alan Woodland Forthcoming December 2016 with North Holland. Further details including Table of Content. Volume A contains: Zaiceva, Anzelika & Klaus F. Zimmermann, Migration and the Demographic … Continue reading →

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Population Economics: Call for Book Proposals

Posted on August 25, 2016 by admin

Writing a new book in the field? Consider to publish with the Springer book series in “Population Economics” Editor-in-chief: K.F. Zimmermann with Series Editors: A. Cigno, E. Tekin, J. Zhang,  and A.J.G. Brown (Ed.) For proposals and submissions contact the … Continue reading →

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NBER Summer Institute 2016

Posted on July 28, 2016 by admin

In all over July, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the most important think tank of the United States, organizes its traditional NBER Summer Institute 2016. On July 27, the economists debated the value of academic institutions for economy … Continue reading →

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