The workshop aims to bring together frontier research of labour economists, regional economists, sociologists, geographers and scholars from related fields. Theoretical, empirical and policy-oriented contributions are very welcome. Please submit a full draft paper or extended abstract (about 1200 words) in PDF format to IAB.Spatial-LM@iab.de no later than 15 May 2022.
Keynote speakers
- Christina Gathmann (Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburg)
- Diego Puga (Center for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI), Madrid, Spain)
Topics of interest
The workshop has a special focus on the spatial dimension of the consequences of the pandemic and changing economic activity. Apart from this interest, a non-exhaustive list of topics is:
- Covid-19 pandemic, its impact on local labour markets
- Telecommuting
- Spatial distribution of activities, disparities and inequalities
- Spatial mismatch, unemployment and spatial job search
- Mobility of labour and imperfect labour markets
- Location decisions and urban amenities
- Neighbourhoods, proximity, and urban density
- Regional dimensions of wage determination
- Evaluation of regional labour market policy and urban or regional policy
- Effects of globalisation and technological change
- Methodological and data-driven innovations (e.g. use of geo-coded data)
Related Events
Megatrends in Times of Covid
Date
20.04.2022
