Family Economics and Family Policy

The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) is pleased to announce a workshop on family economics and family policy. The objective of the workshop is to bring together 15–20 economists and scholars in related fields of research from Europe and overseas.

We welcome empirical and theoretical contributions addressing topics related to the family. One focus of the workshop is the design and impact of family policies, in particular with respect to family choices (e.g. fertility, childcare, labour supply, family structure). We are also interested in studies that contribute to understanding interactions between family behaviour and general economic and political developments, such as technological change, the housing market or youth unemployment.

Keynote Speaker

• Anders Björklund (Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University)
• Michèle Tertilt (University of Mannheim)

Call for Papers

Call for Papers (as PDF, 1,44 MB)

Programme

Programme (as PDF file, 48 KB)

Submission

The deadline for submission of full papers or extended abstracts to family2013@zew.de is September 1, 2013. Decisions of acceptance will be announced no later than September 18, 2013. Participants are requested to register by September 30, 2013.

Fees

Travel expenses and accommodation will be covered for participants who present a paper. We invite interested participants (non-presenters) to register by sending an e-mail to family2013@zew.de no later than November 1, 2013. Please note that only a limited number of non-presenters will be able to attend. The conference fee for non-presenters is EUR 110, covering workshop materials, coffee breaks, and lunch on both days as well as the workshop dinner on the first evening.