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Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List 2026 upgrades the Journal of Population Economics from A to A*. Not a marginal move.

March 26, 2026. The Journal of Population Economics is now ranked A* on the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List. This is the highest ranking a journal can achieve, reserved for a select group of journals demonstrating truly exceptional global … Continue reading

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The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Annual Conference in Halle (Saale): Artificial intelligence in society and research.

This year’s Annual Assembly of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, held in Halle (Saale), Germany, on September 25-26, 2025, is centered around the theme of artificial intelligence in all its dimensions. The gathering convenes distinguished experts from a … Continue reading

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Global Insights. DIW Berlin zum 100. Geburtstag: Die Transformation des Instituts im ersten Jahrzehnt des 21. Jahrhunderts von Alexander S. Kritikos, Günter Stock und Klaus F. Zimmermann

This article highlights the transformation of the German Institute for Economic Research (“DIW Berlin”) towards a strong dedication to evidence-based policymaking, as part of its centennial celebrations in 2025. This shift, which took place during the first decade of the … Continue reading

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Global Insights. Why not find the truth in a respectful way? Nobel Prize Laureates Lev Landau and Albert Einstein: An anecdote about the search for truth.

Recently, someone sent me a link to the anecdote below about a supposed historical event involving two eminent scientists. The message is timeless and still very much worth considering in light of some of today’s media disputes between scientists. It … Continue reading

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Klaus F. Zimmermann elected Senator and Section Chair of Economics and Social Sciences of Leopoldina

“The Leopoldina originated in 1652 as a classical scholarly society and now has 1,600 members from almost all branches of science. In 2008, the Leopoldina was appointed as the German National Academy of Sciences”. Ends;

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GLO President Klaus F. Zimmermann receives one of this year´s IEA Fellow Awards of the International Economic Association.

The International Economic Association (IEA) instituted the annual IEA Fellow honorific award to recognize excellence in economic research, research-driven popular writing, and economic policymaking. On December 1, 2022 GLO President Klaus F. Zimmermann has been informed that he was chosen … Continue reading

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Wissenschaftliche Kooperationen in der ‚herausgeforderten‘ Globalisierung. Artikel publiziert in “Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung” von Klaus F. Zimmermann.

Klaus F. Zimmermann (2022). “Zeitenwende und die Schatten der Geschichte. Implikationen für wissenschaftliche Kooperationen in der ‚herausgeforderten‘ Globalisierung.”  Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 91 (4), 57-66, des DIW Berlin.  Abstract: For years, the promotion of international scientific cooperation was considered the silver bullet … Continue reading

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UNU-MERIT Internal Conference (September 29-30, 2022) in Maastricht

Participating at the 2022 UNU-MERIT Internal Conference (September 29-30) in Maastricht. Klaus F. Zimmermann presenting joint work at the conference with Shu Cai on Social Assimilation and Labor Market Outcomes of Internal Migrant Workers Panel with Lili Wang, Nanditha Mathew, … Continue reading

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Just released: Clarivate Impact Factor ranks the Journal of Population Economics substantially higher – now 4.7 (2021) from 2.8 (2020)!

This confirms the strong upward trend in performance of the Journal of Population Economics already documented by the Scopus Cite Score, see LINK. While the Scopus Cite Score measures the contributions of journals with a broader coverage and a more … Continue reading

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Wissenschaftliche Politikberatung als Herausforderung. Diskussionsbeitrag von Klaus F. Zimmermann in ‘Wirtschaftliche Freiheit. Das ordnungspolitische Journal’ vom 22. Juni 2022.

Was sind die strukturellen Herausforderungen der Beratungsverflechtung von Wissenschaft und Politik? Welche Aufgaben ergeben sich aus der “Zeitenwende” des Ukarinekrieges? Diesen Fragen geht Klaus F. Zimmermann (Universität Bonn, Freie Universität Berlin & Global Labor Organization, GLO) in einem Beitrag für … Continue reading

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