Call for Papers: 11th International Young Scholar German Socio-Economic Panel Symposium (extended Nov. 30)

March 12-13, 2015
Delmenhorst (Bremen), Germany

We are pleased to announce the 11th International Young Scholar German Socio-Economic Panel Symposium. The symposium provides an opportunity for doctoral students and young postdoctoral researchers of all relevant disciplines (e.g. economics, demography, psychology, sociology, public health, geography) to present empirical research in progress – carried out with panel data (especially SOEP data). Each accepted paper will be discussed by a leading senior researcher, giving participants the unique opportunity to receive thorough and individual feedback on their research project.

Moreover, we will award the Joachim-Frick Memorial Prize for the most innovative, best written and best presented symposium paper. The award comes with € 200 prize money.

We encourage interested young scholars to submit a preliminary paper or an extended abstract (about 350 words in English) before November 21, 2014 (extended to November 30, 2014). We will inform you whether your proposal has been accepted by December 19, 2014. The deadline for submission of the full paper is February 10, 2015.

All accepted papers will be made accessible to commentators one month prior to the symposium. During the symposium, each presenter will have about 20 minutes for the presentation, 10 minutes for commentary by a senior researcher and 15 minutes for plenary discussion. The official language of the symposium is English.

Catering as well as accommodation will be provided. The conference fee is € 25.

The symposium is organized by the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) of the University of Bremen and Jacobs University in collaboration with the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) and the Hanse Institute for Advanced Study (HWK).

Please send your applications to SOEP-symposium11@bigsss.uni-bremen.de.

For further inquiries, please contact:

Katharina Klug
Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences
Wiener Straße/Ecke Celsiusstraße
28359 Bremen
Tel.: +49(0) 421 218-66366
Email: kklug@bigsss.uni-bremen.de

Ulrike Ehrlich
Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences
Wiener Straße/Ecke Celsiusstraße
28359 Bremen
Tel.: +49(0) 421 218-66434
Email: uehrlich@bigsss.uni-bremen.de