Education, Skills, and Labor Market Outcomes

Workshop in Trondheim,

Norway

30-31 May 2016

Call for papers

On 30-31 May 2016, Department of Economics and Center for Economic Research at Norwegian University of Science and Technology organize a workshop on ‘Education, Skills, and Labor Market Outcomes’ in Trondheim. The purpose is to stimulate research in the broad area of economics of education, and to bring together young and experienced researchers. The workshop will put particular emphasis on incentives shaped by educational systems on adult skills and further labor market outcomes.

The keynote speakers are Roope Uusitalo, University of Jyväskylä, Finland and Stefan Wolter, University of Bern, Switzerland.

The deadline for submission of papers is 7 March, 2016. Young researchers are particularly encouraged to submit. For submission, please send the paper, or 2-3 page abstract, to marianne.haraldsvik@svt.ntnu.no. Authors of submitted papers will be notified about acceptance early April.

The organizing committee consists of Torberg Falch, Lars-Erik Borge, and Bjarne Strøm, all at Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The organizer will provide accommodation and reimburse economic travel costs for authors presenting a paper. Further questions regarding the organization and content of the conference should be addressed to marianne.haraldsvik@svt.ntnu.no.