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IZA/University of Sheffield Workshop: Evaluation of Labor Market Policies: New Data and New Approaches

Organizers: Steffen Altmann (IZA and University of Copenhagen), Thomas Dohmen (University of Bonn and IZA), Bert van Landeghem (University of Sheffield and IZA)
Location:ONLINE
Date:September 10, 2020 - September 11, 2020

Event Manager:
Dominik Spitza (IZA)

All times stated in CEST (Central European Summer Time, GMT+2)

15:00 CEST (GMT+2) is:
14:00 BST (GMT+1)
06:00 PDT (GMT-7)
09:00 EDT (GMT-4)


Registration Link
People who are interested in attending the presentations can register here. (Participation in the roundtable discussions is by invitation only)

Program
+++ presentation: 30 minutes +++ discussion: 30 minutes +++

Thursday, September 10:

 
15:00 - 16:00   Andrea Weber (Central European University and IZA), Arash Nekoei (IIES-Stockholm)
  "Waiting for Recall? Evidence from Temporary Layoffs in Austria"
 
 
 
16:00 - 17:00   Rafael Lalive (University of Lausanne and IZA), Aderonke Osikominu (University of Hohenheim and IZA), Jérémy Zuchuat (University of Lausanne), Josef Zweimüller (University of Zurich and IZA)
  "How Applications and Interviews Shape Job Finding"
 
 
 
17:00 - 17:30   Break
 
 
17:30 - 19:30   Roundtable Discussion I:
Active Labor Market Policy during the COVID-19 Crisis
 
 

Friday, September 11:

 
15:00 - 16:00   Heike Vethaak (University of Leiden), Bas van der Klaauw (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and IZA)
  "Empirical Evaluation of Broader Job Search Requirements for Unemployed Workers"
 
 
 
16:00 - 17:00   Alexander Sebald (University of Copenhagen), Steffen Altmann (IZA and University of Copenhagen), Anita M. Glenny (University of Copenhagen), Robert Mahlstedt (University of Copenhagen and IZA)
  "Digital Tools to Facilitate Job Search"
 
 
 
17:00 - 17:30   Break
 
 
17:30 - 19:30   Roundtable Discussion II:
Evaluating Labor Market Policy during the Pandemic: New Questions, New Data, New Challenges