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Reichenstein Castle/Burg Reichenstein (Falkenburg), Trechtingshausen, Germany

A castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley.Visit on November 4-5, 2023. More information. Ends;

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Impressions from two research visits to China in October 2023

China visits in 2023 to Beijing 0n October 3 – 8 and to Guangzhou on October 24 – 27. Klaus F. Zimmermann visited Renmin University of China and Jinan University for scientific collaborations, conference participations and lectures and seminar talks. … Continue reading

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EBES – GLO Conference Collaborations: Budapest, Rome, Berlin: 2023-2024

The 45th EBES Conference took place on October 11-13, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. The conference was hosted by Mathias Corvinus Collegium and organized in Hybrid Mode (online and in-person). GLO & EBES President Klaus F. Zimmermann gave a welcome speech together … Continue reading

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Lake Wolfgang Dreams

Holiday dreams at the famous Wolfgangsee in Austria (Lake Wolfgang) end of September/early October 2023. Ends;

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Celebrating 150 Years of Verein für Socialpolitik (German Economic Association) at Regensburg/Germany.

On September 24-27 the 2023 Annual Conference of the Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS; German Economic Association) took place to celebrate the 150 anniversary of its creation and to discuss new research. The event was directed by its Chairwoman, Regina Riphahn. … Continue reading

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Parental Gender Stereotypes at EALE 2023 in Prague.

September 2023, 21-23: EALE (European Association of Labour Economists) Conference Prague. Session chair & paper presentation on Parental Gender Stereotypes and Student Wellbeing in China. Great conference with many interesting articles. Great presentation of the EALE President. As the Editor-in-Chief … Continue reading

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Naples, Italy. Keynote at SITES 2023.

Naples, Italy: Participation at the 14-16 September 2023 SITES 2023 Annual Conference on “Persistence and Change: the new challenges for economic development”. Klaus F. Zimmermann delivered a keynote speech on: Social Identity and Economic Assimilation. As the Editor-in-Chief of the … Continue reading

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Hamburg Impressions from a Summer Holiday

Left: St Nikolai Memorial – bombed by Allied forces during Operation Gomorrah in 1943, the ruins now house a WWII memorial and museum.Right: Elbphilharmonie – the Hamburg concert hall is an acoustic miracle. Views from Elbphilharmonie on the harbor of … Continue reading

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Gender equity and the gender gap in STEM: is there really a paradox? Free access to a new article published in the Journal of Population Economics.

Results cast doubt on the existence of a gender-equity paradox between culturally-inherited beliefs about gender equality and women’s representation in STEM. Jergins, W. Gender equity and the gender gap in STEM: is there really a paradox?. Journal of Population Economics (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00959-9 … Continue reading

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Maternity benefits and marital stability after birth: evidence from the Soviet Baltic republics. Free access to a new article published in the Journal of Population Economics.

Maternity benefits decrease divorce within the first year after birth. Brainerd, E., Malkova, O.: Maternity benefits and marital stability after birth: evidence from the Soviet Baltic republics. Journal of Population Economics (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00958-w Free to read: https://rdcu.be/dgKqX JOPE has CiteScore 9.2 MORE … Continue reading

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