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> ----------------- IZA-Institute for the Study of Labor
> ----------------- Newsletter 2/98
> * Postal address: IZA, P. O. Box 7240, D-53072 Bonn, Germany
> * Director: Klaus F. Zimmermann (University of Bonn)
> * For correspondence, please use: [log in to unmask]
> * For more information, please visit our homepage at
> * web: www.iza.org
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> CONTENTS:
> 1) Aims and scope of IZA
> 2) CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
> European Summer School in Labor Economics 
> 10-16 May in Buch/Ammersee (Bavaria/Germany)
> ----------------------------------------------------
> 1) AIMS AND SCOPE
> --- OBJECTIVES
> The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) analyzes the 
> problems and the organisation of work in a rapidly developing 
> globalized economic environment. The IZA is an independent
> local and virtual international research centre and a place of 
> communication between science, politics and business.
> Dr.Klaus Zumwinkel (Deutsche Post) is the President of IZA. 
> As its Director, Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann (University 
> of Bonn) is responsible for the scientific direction.
> 
> --- MAIN TASKS
> - Original and internationally competitive research 
> activities in all fields of labor economics
> - Transfer of scientific findings into practical policy concepts
> - Dissemination of research results and concepts to the 
> interested public
> 
> --- NATURE AND CONTENTS OF THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
> - Innovative, empirical basic research using econometric analysis 
> of large individual data sets
> - Focus on microeconomic research
> - International comparative research in close cooperation 
> with foreign scientific institutes and organisations
> - Examination, documentation and evaluation of new concepts 
> in labor market policy and of employment initiatives in 
> business (scientific advice and evaluation)
> - The current research program deals with (i) mobility and 
> flexibility of the labor markets, (ii) internationalization 
> of the labor markets and European integration, 
> (iii) the welfare state and the labor markets, (iv) labor 
> markets in transition, and (v) the future of work, among
> other fields.
> Permanently employed personnel for research, documentation, 
> and information will be supported by external scientists 
> within the framework of international joint research activities 
> as well as by a program for doctoral students. Both international
> and national research fellows will temporarily work at the 
> IZA. The goals in research and teaching will be achieved 
> in close cooperation with the University of Bonn. 
> For instance, the IZA is actively involved in its new Bonn
> Graduate School of Economics.
> 
> 2) SECOND EUROPEAN SUMMER SCHOOL IN LABOR ECONOMICS:
> CALL FOR PROPOSALS
> 
> In 1998, IZA has created a European Summer School in 
> Labor Economics, which takes place once a year in the 
> conference center of Deutsche Post in Buch at the lake of 
> Ammersee (nearby Munich) in Bavaria/Germany. 
> The objective of the Summer School is to bring together a 
> larger number of Ph.D. students and senior lecturers to study
> new areas in labor economics and to discuss their own research
> ideas with established researchers in a relaxed and open 
> atmosphere. A report about the First European Summer School
> in Labor Economics in 1998 together with detailed information
> on the conference site can be obtained from the homepage 
> of IZA. (See http://www.iza.org/top3_4.htm.)
> 
> The responsible organizer is Thomas Bauer. He is supported 
> by an advisory committee lead by Klaus F. Zimmermann 
> (IZA and Bonn University) that includes Giorgio Brunello 
> (University of Padua) for the European Association of Labor
> Economists (EALE), Juan Jose Dolado (Universidad Carlos 
> III de Madrid) for the Labour Economics Programme of the 
> Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Leonor Modesto 
> (Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Lisboa, and Chairperson 
> of the Committee for Students Affairs of the European Economic
> Association, EEA), and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer (University of
> Linz and Secretary of the European Society of Population 
> Economics, ESPE). 
> 
> The Second Summer School in Labor Economics will take place 
> from 10-16 May, 1999. 
> 
> The lecturers are:
> 
> Costas Meghir (University College, London, and IFS, London):
> "Labor Supply and Consumption over the Life-cycle"
> 
> Dennis Snower (Birkbeck College, London ): 
> "The Macroeconomics of Employment"
> 
> Financial Issues:
> IZA is covering all local expenses and the travel expenses 
> according to the IZA travel guidelines. (The travel guidelines 
> are available on the homepage and will be provided with the
> letter of participation acceptance.) 
> 
> Application:
> To participate, send submissions as soon as possible; they
> should reach IZA not later than February 12, 1999. 
> Note that student participants are requested to participate 
> in the whole meeting. 
> All applicants must submit a CV, one letter of support 
> from the Ph.D. supervisor and an abstract for a potential 
> presentation from your research work.
> Those who are invited to present a paper are expected to 
> deliver a draft paper in time to IZA for distribution among 
> the participants. Submissions by fax or email are strongly 
> recommended. Acceptance decisons will be communicated 
> in due course after the submission date.
> 
> Applications should be sent to
> Dr. Thomas Bauer; IZA; P.O. Box 7240; D-53072 Bonn; Germany
> Phone: +49-228-3894-211; Fax: +49-228-3894-210; 
> Email: [log in to unmask]; WWW: http://www.iza.org
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