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10 Years of IZA
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IZA Director Klaus F. Zimmermann on the Institute's Anniversary
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IZA has been conducting extensive research in all areas of labor economics at its Bonn headquarters for over ten years now.
The institute also takes an active role in policy advice in Germany, the EU and abroad.
IZA has long established itself as one of the top names in labor economics and enjoys an excellent reputation as an independent think tank.
We have evaluated and accompanied the German labor market policy reform process with constructive criticism since its beginnings.
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IZA - A Globally Unique Research Institution |
The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) is an economic research center concentrating on the scientific analysis of national and international labor market developments. We also provide scientifically founded advice to political and corporate decision makers.
As a non-profit private organization, IZA is independent of political agendas and short-term commissioned research.
Its aim is to work towards finding sustainable solutions for the problems in today’s labor markets and to help actively shape tomorrow’s labor economics.
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Expansion of IZA Activities since 1998: An Overview |
Within a few years IZA has experienced remarkable growth and
continuously extended its range of services. IZA research projects, cooperations, events and publications grew quickly in size and number. Today, IZA runs several successful event series and publications that are completely designed and produced by IZA in-house. The number of staff members tripled by 2008 and reached 39 employees, including 20 researchers and several Ph.D. students. All tasks in the areas of information technology, specialized library, event management, publications and public relations are carried out by IZA staff without the need of external support.
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Visions and Ambitions: Interview with Klaus F. Zimmermann |
IZA has quickly established itself among the major economic research institutes. What are the key factors behind this remarkable success?
We have managed to fill a gap in the German market at a time when the demand for labor market research and policy advice was soaring. No other institute has this ideal combination of an exclusive focus on labor economics and the scientific independence guaranteed by private funding. That IZA is in many ways unique has certainly added to our success as a “brand” in the research landscape.
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IZA Labor Policy: Interview with Hilmar Schneider |
As more and more jobs are being rationalized or relocated to low-wage countries, will there still be enough work for everyone in the old industrial nations?
We are not running out of work! People have always tried to free themselves from the burden of work by becoming more efficient through the deployment of machinery or improved organization. In addition, global competition forces businesses to look for the most cost efficient solution for the production of their products. Nevertheless, work has paradoxically not become scarcer.
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What IZA Research Fellows Say About IZA |
We are very grateful for the continuous support and positive feedback from our network of research fellows. Here's what some of they say about IZA:
- "...has created something that is very special and I am glad to be associated with it." (Edward Lazear, Stanford University)
- "...helps me feel the pulse of labor economics." (Christian Haefke, IHS - Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna)
- "...has quickly come to fill an important gap in the field of labor economics." (Carmel U. Chiswick, University of Illinois at Chicago)
- "...has been instrumental in facilitating the global dissemination of research results." (Alison L. Booth, Australian National University)
- "...has had a strong, sustainable and significant impact on the German economic and scientific development." (Friedrich Schneider, University of Linz)
- "...is transforming the way labor economics is studied and practiced in Europe and elsewhere." (Enrico Moretti, University of California, Berkeley)
- "...is now the leading edge in research and policy advice." (Robert Wright, University of Strathclyde)
- "...bridges the gap between economic policy and academic economics." (Manfred Königstein, University of Erfurt)
- "...has raised the level of economic research in Europe dramatically." (Michael Gibbs, University of Chicago)
- "...shows how Old Europe can be as entrepreneurial
as the U.S. and even more so." (Arie Kapteyn, RAND)
- "...brought researchers around the world together and established, in Europe, a research center with worldwide visibility." (Josef Zweimüller, University of Zurich)
- "...has been well run, innovative, and often has sidelined other, more established networks." (Jörn-Steffen Pischke, London School of Economics)
- "...is the premier labor economics research institute in the world, and I am grateful and honored to be affiliated with IZA." (Ronald L. Oaxaca, University of Arizona)
- "...has made a mark on the labor economics scene that makes it appear like a 100-year-old institute." (Kaushik Basu, Cornell University)
- "...does us all a great service." (Leslie S. Stratton, Virginia Commonwealth University)
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