PERSPECTIVES ON (UN-)EMPLOYMENT
12th interdisciplinary Ph.D. Workshop
Aims and Topics
The IB’s Graduate School (GradB) invites young researchers who study topics in labor economics
and sociology to its 12th interdisciplinary Ph.D. workshop “Perspectives on (Un-)Employment”. The
event provides an opportunity for graduate students to present their ongoing research and receive
feedback from senior scholars working at the frontiers of their disciplines. We seek theoretical and
empirical contributions to the field of labor market research. Your paper may cover topics such as:
• Labor supply, labor demand and unemployment
• Evaluation of labor market institutions and policies
• Wages and productivity
• Education, qualification and job tasks
• Inequality, poverty and discrimination
• Gender and family
• Migration and international labor markets
• Health and job satisfaction
• Technological change and digitization
• The impact of climate change on the labor market
• Methodology of labor market research
Keynote Speakers
• Professor David Card (University of California, Berkeley)
• Professor Arne L. Kalleberg (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Proceedings
Please submit an extended abstract or a full paper in pdf format to IB.PHD-WORKSHOP@iab.de.
• The submission should also include your contact information and CV
• Please use the format lastname_firstname_paper.pdf
• Please name up to five keywords (or JEL classification) at the beginning of your submission
to categorize your research
Deadline
The deadline for submission is 13 October 2019. We will notify you about whether your paper has
been accepted until 8 November 2019.
Travel grants
For presenters without funding, a limited number of travel grants are available. Please indicate along
with your submission whether you would like to apply for a travel grant. We will provide more
information about the application with the notifications of acceptance.
Conference fee
Presenters are exempted from the conference fee. If you wish to attend the workshop without
presenting a paper, you may be charged with a conference fee of 40 €, which includes refreshments
and lunches during the workshop, as well as the conference dinner on 23 January 2020.
Contact
Organizing Committee of GradB Workshop 2020
Institute for Employment Research
Graduate Programme (GradB)
Regensburger Straße 104
D-90478 Nuremberg, Germany
Email: IB.PHD-WORKSHOP@iab.de
Further information on the Ph.D. Workshop will be available soon online.
