Category Archives: Policy

Kyiv Conference 14-15 September on Population Wellbeing in Post-Transition Economies

Posted on September 8, 2017 by admin

International Conference “People Matter: Quality of Life and Population Wellbeing in Post-Transition Economies” organized by the Kyiv School of Economics and VoxUkraine on September 14-15, 2017 in Kyiv in Ukraine. It is supported by the Global Labor Organization (GLO). Available: … Continue reading →

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The Core of Global Scientific Policy Advice: op-ed by Klaus F. Zimmermann

Posted on September 6, 2017 by admin

Evidence-based policy making is under attack, evidence-free policy making is on the move.This challenge has been debated in Budapest on two scientific events: (i) The  Academia Europaea 29th Annual Conference 2017 in the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, on Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Andreu Mas-Colell speaks on the future of work

Posted on September 4, 2017 by admin

The Academia Europaea (AE), The Academy of Europe, has awarded its prestigious Erasmus Medal in 2017 to Andreu Mas-Colell.  Andreu is a Member of Academia Europaea (MAE) and its section “Economics, Business and Management Sciences”, a Fellow of the Global … Continue reading →

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Hey, Amsterdam! Revealing the secrets of wages around the world.

Posted on September 1, 2017 by admin

On September 1, the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) & the WageIndicator Foundation will organize their 2017 Annual Conference on “Wages in Global Perspective: Monitoring Wages Worldwide through WageIndicator“. AIAS and the WageIndicator Foundation are partner institutions of … Continue reading →

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Klaus F. Zimmermann presenting keynote at ALMR Workshop in Canberra/Australia

Posted on August 27, 2017 by admin

The 28th Australian Labour Market Research (ALMR) Workshop showcases high-quality labour economic research that engages actively with policy makers. The workshop will be held on 6-7 December 2017 at The Realm Hotel, 18 National Circuit Barton, Canberra, Australia. The event … Continue reading →

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Strong Move: FOM – University of Applied Sciences and GLO – Global Labor Organization cooperate

Posted on August 25, 2017 by admin

In a major breakthrough, FOM – University of Applied Sciences and GLO  have decided to collaborate and have already started a few joint initiatives! FOM has joined the large number of global organizations supporting the GLO. FOM – University of … Continue reading →

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Quo vadis? NBER, CEPR, IZA, GLO, ….

Posted on August 19, 2017 by admin

Among the large number of scientific organizations, societies, academies of sciences, institutes and think-tanks, in economics some prominent networks are the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the Institute for the Study of … Continue reading →

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# We Stand with CEU: MAE & GLO Economists in Budapest

Posted on August 16, 2017 by admin

Evidence-free policy making is on the move. This is a particular challenge for the relationship between scientists and policymakers. A workshop with a high-ranked panel of scientists in Budapest engaged in policy advice and policy-making will debate this in the … Continue reading →

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Prestigious Australian Eminent Research Scholar Award to Klaus F. Zimmermann, UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University

Posted on August 10, 2017 by admin

Klaus F. Zimmermann (Co-Director of POP at UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University), has been granted the prestigious Australian Eminent Research Scholar Award. He will be resident in November and December 2017 at The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research … Continue reading →

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AIAS & WageIndicator 2017 Conference in Amsterdam: Wages in Global Perspective

Posted on July 26, 2017 by admin

On September 1, the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) & the WageIndicator Foundation will organize their 2017 Annual Conference on “Wages in Global Perspective: Monitoring Wages Worldwide through WageIndicator“. AIAS and the WageIndicator Foundation are partner institutions of … Continue reading →

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