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6 Doctoral Scholarships, IAB Nuremberg

We invite applications for

6 Doctoral Scholarships

with a maximum duration of 3 years, beginning 1 January 2014

The Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and the School of Business and Econo­mics of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg have set up a joint doctoral programme in labour market research (GradAB).

  • The course programme promotes theoretical and empirical methods at an advanced level. Additionally, applicants are granted access to the excellent data of the IAB on employment and social security.
  • Doctoral students benefit from the professional research environment that enables them to apply their knowledge in academic and applied empirical research.
  • We address outstanding graduates from economics, sociology or other social sciences who hold a master degree or diploma. Applicants are expected to submit a proposal addressing empirical and theoretical research questions in the field of labour market research or the development of the required statistical-econometric methods.
  • The courses are presented in English.

For further information on the programme and on the application procedure see

http://www.iab.de/en/gradab

Please submit your application in English by 31 October 2013 to:

Institute for Employment Research (IAB)

Dr. Sandra Huber

Regensburger Str. 104

D-90478 Nuremberg

Germany

 

IAB Workshop – Daten des Nationalen Bildungspanels, der amtlichen Statistik und des IAB

 

Der Workshop wird am 10. und 11. Juni 2013 in Zusammenarbeit mit der Universität Bamberg (NEPS, BAGSS), dem FDZ der statistischen Ämter der Länder und dem SAMF e.V. vom IAB veranstaltet.

Im Mittelpunkt steht die Vorstellung verschiedener Mikrodatensätze, die für die Forschung in den letzten Jahren zugänglich gemacht wurden. Neben der Vorstellung der Daten soll ihr Potential anhand exemplarischer Forschungsbeispiele und weiterer Forschungsmöglichkeiten aufgezeigt werden. Die Datenproduzenten stehen für  Fragen und Diskussionen rund um die Datensätze zur Verfügung. Damit bietet der Workshop auch für Forschungseinsteiger eine gute Möglichkeit zur Orientierung und Vernetzung.

Der Workshop ist für alle Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler zu empfehlen, die aktiv mit den Mikrodaten in naher Zukunft arbeiten wollen bzw. ein Arbeiten in Erwägung ziehen.

Vorgestellt werden u.a. folgende Datensätze:

  • BHP – Betriebshistorikpanel
  • Hochschul- und Berufsbildungsdaten der amtlichen Statistik
  • EGS – IAB-Erhebung des Gesamtwirtschaftlichen Stellenangebots (Dr. Anja Kettner)
  • IAB Betriebspanel (Dr. Susanne Kohaut)
  • LIAB – The linked employer-employee dataset of the IAB
  • lidA – leben in der Arbeit  (Angela Rauch)
  • NEPS – Nationales Bildungspanel (Dr. Corinna Kleinert  und  Dr. Jan Skopek)
  • PASS – Panel Arbeitsmarkt und soziale Sicherung (Dr. Gerrit Müller)
  • SIAB – Stichprobe aus den Integrierten Erwerbsbiographien

Weitere Informationen zu den Daten finden Sie unter:
http://fdz.iab.de/de/FDZ_Events/DatenWS2013.aspx

IAB Graduate Programme: “Methods of Policy Evaluation”

Date: April 26, 2013 , 09:00 – 17:00,  IAB Nuremberg

Institution: Graduate Programme (GradAB) at the Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nuremberg

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Johannes Schmider (Boston University)

This course provides an overview over research methods for evaluating economic policies. The course will cover Difference in Difference, Randomized Experiments, Bunching estimators, Regression Discontinuity Designs and Regression Kink Designs. The focus will be on the practical aspects of these methods, their strength and weaknesses and how they can be used to inform policy makers. We will cover many current edge research papers, in particular drawing on examples from evaluating the effects of transfer programs, such as welfare benefits and earned income tax credits, and social insurance programs such as unemployment benefits. The emphasis will be on “reduced form estimators” based on natural experiments – as opposed to structural estimation of fully specified models. However we will show how these methods can be used in combination with theory to estimate parameters for evaluating the welfare effects of economic benefits along the lines of the sufficient statistics approach that has become popular in the applied public finance literature in recent years (See Chetty 2009).

Please register by E-mail sandra.huber@iab.de

http://www.iab.de/en/gradab

IAB Graduate Programme: “Welfare State and Social Policy”

Date: May 13, 2013 , 09:00 – 17:00,  IAB Nuremberg

Institution: Graduate Programme (GradAB) at the Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nuremberg

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Monika Jungbauer-Gans

The history of the modern welfare state can be traced back to the 19th century when industrialization, urbanization and population growth undercut traditional forms of welfare provision. After World War II the economic growth provided resources for an enormous welfare state expansion. Welfare state policies now face several challenges: European integration leading to ‘semi-sovereign’ welfare states, transition from industrial to service economies, changes in the labour markets (increasing participation of women, migration, decreasing demand for low-skilled labour), and the demographic development. These processes produce more social needs, new risk patterns and higher priority for education and service provision. A look at the policy outcomes raises the question of how greater social justice can be achieved.

 Contents:

  1. Introduction: Historical development of welfare states
  2. Welfare state approaches: public or private? Families, state or market?
  3. Models of welfare state regimes in established and emerging welfare states
  4. Policies around the labour market: unemployment insurance, labour market activation, work accidents and sickness benefits
  5. Policies: Education, health and old-age pensions
  6. Policy outcomes: inequality and poverty

Please register by E-mail sandra.huber@iab.de

http://www.iab.de/en/gradab

IAB Graduate Program: “The German Establishments’ Personnel Strategies during the Great Recession”

Date: November  21, 2012 , 09:00 – 17:00,  IAB Nuremberg

Institution: Graduate Programme (GradAB) at the Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nuremberg

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Lutz Bellmann

The economic recession 2008/09 was associated with severe employment losses in many countries whereas Germany exhibits a strong resilience on the labor market. In contrast to other countries the effects of the crisis were largely restricted to export-oriented industries. Firms in those industries suffered from a shortage of skilled personnel before the crisis. Although studies indicate that the crisis was associated with declining wages, they appear not to have been the primary adjustment channel in establishments that could easily reduce labor costs by decreasing working hours (e.g., those operating working-time accounts) or had access to short-time allowance schemes or concluded company-level pacts for employment and competitiveness. These topics are discussed on the basis of recently published articles in the seminar. Last but not least the effects of the Great Recession on human capital formation at the establishment level are considered.

Please register by E-mail sandra.huber@iab.de

http://www.iab.de/en/gradab

CfP 5th International Ph.D. Workshop at the IAB, November 19-20, 2012

Aims and Topics

The IAB Graduate School’s 5th interdisciplinary Ph.D. workshop on Perspectives on (Un-)Employment endeavours to bring together young researchers from different disciplines. This international workshop will provide an opportunity for Ph.D. students to present and discuss their research in a constructive atmosphere, incorporating feedback and advice from a number of experiences researchers. The workshop will focus on, but not be limited to, empirical research in the folowing fields:

  • Labour market institutions and policies
  • Inequality and education
  • Regional disparities
  • Labour mobility and dynamics
  • Qualification and skills

Keynote speakers

  • Prof. Thomas Bauer (Ruhr-University Bochum and RWI-Essen)
  • Prof. Markus Gangl (Goethe University Frankfurt)

Proceedings

We invite Ph.D. students to submit an extended abstract or a full paper.

Deadline for submission is July 15th, 2012.

For more information see http://www.iab.de/de/veranstaltungen.aspx

6 Doctoral Scholarships, IAB Nuremberg

We invite applications for

6 Doctoral Scholarships

with a maximum duration of 3 years, beginning 1 January 2013

The Institute for Employment Research (IAB) and the School of Business and Econo­mics of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg have set up a joint doctoral programme in labour market research (GradAB).

  • The course programme promotes theoretical and empirical methods at an advanced level. Additionally, applicants are granted access to the excellent data of the IAB on employment and social security.
  • Doctoral students benefit from the professional research environment that enables them to apply their knowledge in academic and applied empirical research.
  • We address outstanding graduates from economics, sociology or other social sciences who hold a master degree or diploma. Applicants are expected to submit a proposal addressing empirical and theoretical research questions in the field of labour market research or the development of the required statistical-econometric methods.
  • The courses are presented in English.

For further information on the programme and on the application procedure see

http://www.iab.de/en/gradab

 

Please submit your application in English by 31 October 2012 to:

Institute for Employment Research (IAB)

Dr. Sandra Huber

Regensburger Str. 104

D-90478 Nuremberg

Germany

 

IAB Graduate Programme: Trade, Unemployment and Search and Matching

Date: Friday, 20 April 2012

Institution: Graduate Programme (GradAB) at the Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nuremberg

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Mario Larch (University of Bayreuth)

In the couple of last years, renewed interest of the trade effects in settings with imperfect labor markets occurred. While Melitz (2003) introduced firm heterogeneity in models of international trade, he kept the assumption of perfect labor markets. However, in the course of liberalization, job losses and gains seem to be one of the main concerns.

It is the aim of this course to discuss the recent contributions of trade models accounting for search and matching labor market frictions. The search-and matching setup has the advantage that it generates a rather parsimonious link between labor market institutions and the equilibrium rate of unemployment. Moreover, the simultaneous existence of unfilled vacancies and searching workers is one of the most pervasive and well documented features of modern labor markets.

Please register until 31 March, 2012 by E-mail sandra.huber@iab.de

http://www.iab.de/en/gradab

IAB Graduate Programme: Polarization and Rising Wage Inequality

Date: Monday, 11 June 2012

Institution: Graduate Programme (GradAB) at the Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nuremberg

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Alexandra Spitz-Oener

This class discusses recent evolutions in the wage structure in the United States and Europe. We will explore the potential causes of growing wage inequality and discuss the consequences thereof. Topics to be dealt with will include technological change and changes in skill demand, international trade and immigration. Furthermore, the impact of labor market institutions on the wage structure and the consequences of wage inequality for people’s lives and welfare will be analyzed. We will predominantly explore studies of an empirical nature. When discussing the readings, we will focus not only on the content, but also on the methodology.

Please register until 31 March, 2012 by E-mail sandra.huber@iab.de

http://www.iab.de/en/gradab

IAB Graduate Programme: Time Series Analysis

Date: Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Institution: Graduate Programme (GradAB) at the Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nuremberg

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Enzo Weber

The course offers an introduction to time series econometrics for PhD students. It covers univariate techniques, cointegration and multi-equation models. Applications of these methods are presented in EViews.

 Contents:

1.     Univariate Time Series Models

  1. Time Series Dynamics
  2. Autoregression
  3. Moving Average
  4. ARMA and Dynamic Regression

2.     Non-Stationarity

  1. Unit Roots
  2. Cointegration

3.     Multiple Equation Models

  1. Vector Autoregression
  2. Impulse Responses and Variance Decomposition
  3. Multiple Cointegration

Please register until 31 March, 2012 by E-mail sandra.huber@iab.de

 http://www.iab.de/en/gradab