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Joachim Herz Wirtschaftspreis 2016

Am 15. Dezember 2016 werden in Hamburg die neuen Wirtschaftspreise der Herz-Stiftung übergeben. Schwerpunktthema 2016 ist die Experimentelle Wirtschaftsforschung. Der Hauptpreis geht an den führenden in Deutschland forschenden experimentellen Wirtschaftsforscher Urs Fischbacher, der an der Universität Konstanz lehrt. Er verfügt … Continue reading

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Migration for development: Policy debate in Bonn

Watch the live stream on December 5, 2016 starting 8:50 am. European Development Conference 2016 on “Migration and Development” organized by the European Development Network and the Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn University. The event takes place in the … Continue reading

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Prominent Scientists on 30 Years of the Journal of Population Economics

Views of prominent scientists (see below) on the 30th Anniversary of the Journal of Population Economics are contained in the first issue 2017, now in print and already available online. All articles are available free of charge until December 15, … Continue reading

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POP Team attends Migration workshop in Maastricht

POP at UNU-MERIT Co-Directors Alessio J. G. Brown and Klaus F. Zimmermann (also Princeton University) were attending events organized by the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance in Maastricht. Both participated in a Ph. D. defense ceremony, Alessio Brown as a … Continue reading

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30 Years of the Journal of Population Economics

Celebrating 30 Years As the Editor-in-Chief, I are pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of the 30th Anniversary Volume of the Journal of Population Economics. For 4 weeks there will be free access to all papers in … Continue reading

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Arsenic contamination of drinking water and mental health

Klaus F. Zimmermann, Princeton University and UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, spoke on 4 November 2016  in a Research Seminar at McMaster University about “Arsenic contamination of drinking water and mental health” in Bangladesh. The paper investigates the effect of drinking arsenic contaminated … Continue reading

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Forschungsinstitutionen zwischen akademischer Exzellenz und politischer Relevanz

Klaus F. Zimmermann, Princeton University und UNU-MERIT, hält am 12. Oktober 2016 die WU-Lecture in Economics in der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien. Er spricht zum Thema „Forschungsinstitutionen zwischen akademischer Exzellenz und politischer Relevanz“. Nach der Begrüßung durch Dekan Jesus Crespo hält Zimmermann … Continue reading

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Arrived at Princeton University

After six months at the Center for European Studies of Harvard University, I have moved to Princeton University. I am now affiliated with the Economics Department and the Industrial Relations Section. Working in the Firestone Library is fun, and the … Continue reading

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Farewell Cambridge: Change of address

Change of address: After six months of successful work at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University, I have left for Princeton University. The Boston area is one of the most vibrant academic places in the world (if not … Continue reading

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New Literature on the Economics of Aging

Volume 1A-1B. Handbook of the Economics of Population Aging Editors: John Piggott & Alan Woodland Forthcoming December 2016 with North Holland. Further details including Table of Content. Volume A contains: Zaiceva, Anzelika & Klaus F. Zimmermann, Migration and the Demographic … Continue reading

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