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Call for Papers
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IZA/OECD Employment Seminar
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Werner Eichhorst (IZA),
Mark Keese (OECD)
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| Location: | OECD, Paris, France |
| Date: | October 05 - October 06, 2015 |
| Submission Deadline: | May 30, 2015 |
| Notification of Acceptance: | June 19, 2015 |
Event Manager: |
Viola Hartmann |
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Labour Market Reforms –
Assessing Their Impact in the Short-run Versus the Long-run |
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The IZA/OECD Employment Seminar brings together academic experts and policy makers to discuss issues of current importance in European labour markets. |
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After the 2008/09 recession, a new wave of labour market reforms occurred in many European countries, modifying long-standing institutional arrangements in areas such as employment protection, unemployment benefits, active labour market policies, training and wage setting in order to stimulate employment growth and reduce unemployment. However, we know from earlier experience that labour market reforms can also imply short-run costs from a political economy and distributional perspective, before their potential economic and labour market benefits materialise. Some years after the outset of the crisis, it is a good moment to assess how labour market performance has changed in those countries which have undergone recent reforms: has the gain outweighed the pain? This will be the subject of the next IZA/OECD Employment Seminar to be held at the OECD in Paris on October 5 and 6, 2015. |
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Therefore, we would welcome empirical contributions to this seminar on the short- and medium-term impacts of labour market reforms – especially those reforms undertaken in the aftermath of the 2008/09 recession – on the level and structure of employment, unemployment, earnings and other outcomes. Both macro and micro studies are welcome. Papers on the politico-economic aspects of labour market reforms will also be considered. |
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Submission |
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Please submit your abstract of about 300 words using the online application form before May 30, 2015. |
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Participants accepted for presentation are expected to submit a full paper to the organizers by September 15, 2015 to the organizers and present their paper at the seminar. Travel and accommodation will be reimbursed according to IZA reimbursement guidelines. |
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Presenters will be considered for a special issue of the IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, a peer review journal focusing on labour market issues in Europe. Please note that each and every paper submitted IZA Journal of European Labor Studies goes through a rigorous review process. We are committed to an expeditious review process, so that the authors are informed about the outcome of the review without delay. |
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