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3rd IZA Workshop: The Economics of Education

Organizers: Ian Walker (Lancaster University and IZA), Ingo E. Isphording (IZA)
Location:IZA, Bonn
Date:October 04 - October 06, 2018

Submission Deadline:May 31, 2018
Notification of Acceptance:June 30, 2018

Event Manager:
Dominik Spitza
 

About the Workshop
The aim of the workshop is to bring together about 30 researchers working on the economics of education, in particular on the theme “Education and the Labor Market”. We are keen to have submissions that look at the relationship between these.
The education system and the labor market are closely intertwined. Skills that are valued in the labor market are formed through the educational decisions of parents and students at various stages of the lifecycle. These decisions are driven by costs, and by expected returns based on beliefs about the later productiveness of skills. From a policy perspective, educational policies are concerned with shaping the supply of skills against a rapidly changing skill demand. And labor market policies might have unintended consequences for education decisions.
Against this background, the workshop aims to gather researchers to discuss the following themes (among others):
    • Changing returns to education
    • Technological change and educational mismatch
    • School-to-work transitions
    • Determinants of skill formation
    • Educational peer effects and labor market returns
    • Early determinants of gender and SES gaps
The keynote lecture will be given by Prof. Susan Dynarski (University of Michigan and IZA).
The program will consist of 21 individual talks and a poster session for local researchers, and will include a trip to the Ahr valley, one of Germany’s most scenic wine-producing areas.
 

Submissions
Researchers interested in participating should submit an extended abstract or a full paper by May 31, 2018 using our online application form. Notifications will be send until June 30, 2018.
 

Travel and Accommodation
Those authors who are invited to present their papers are expected to participate in the entire three day workshop. Economy class airfares and up to 3 nights of lodging for presenting authors and discussants will be covered according to the IZA reimbursement guidelines.
Kindly note that tax regulations prohibit IZA from fully reimbursing the travel expenses of participants who combine their trip with other destinations or extend their stay beyond the four-day window surrounding the event.