We are happy to announce the organization of the Eleventh IZA/SOLE Transatlantic Meeting of Labor Economists to be held at the Ammersee Conference Center in Bavaria/Germany on May 31 - June 3, 2012.
Those who wish to participate are invited to submit abstracts of papers by using our online application form. Papers by scholars who have not completed a Ph.D. degree or equivalent by January 31, 2012, will not be considered. Papers by those who participated in this Meeting in 2009, 2010 or 2011 will also not be considered.
The deadline for submission is January 23, 2012.
The program committee consists of Dan A. Black (University of Chicago and IZA),
Marco Caliendo (IZA) and Daniel S. Hamermesh (University of Texas at Austin and IZA). Decisions of acceptance or rejection by the program committee will be announced no later than February 20, 2012.
Economy class air travel costs for presenters of papers that have been accepted will be reimbursed according to IZA guidelines. IZA will also provide accommodation, breakfasts, lunches and dinners at the conference venue.