The Institute of Economic Analysis is looking for candidates interested in applying for a two-year postdoctoral grant funded by the AXA foundation. The AXA Fellowship is a funding scheme aimed at supporting young promising researchers on a priority topic aligned with AXA and the Society.
Below is a summary of the conditions and a link to the call:
Expression of interest: April 25th, 2025
Application deadline: June 13th, 2025
Grant amount: €140,000 for a two-year contract
Eligibility: Candidates must have obtained their PhD no more than 5 years ago and demonstrate scientific excellence and high potential for innovation, transformation, and dissemination.
The seminar will take place every Monday from 1:00 to 1:45 pm starting on May 5th, 2025, right before BAMS, in the Elinor-Ostrom-Hall at DIW Berlin. A light lunch will be provided.
We aim to create an informal, constructive space for feedback and exchange for researchers in and around Berlin working on topics in applied microeconomics to present their work. The idea is especially to provide a format to receive feedback for early-stage work and research ideas.
How to participate
To sign up for a presentation slot, simply enter your name into one of the available slots in the sign-up sheet: 👉 Google Sheet
Slots are allocated on a first come, first served basis. If you plan to present, we kindly ask that you attend other sessions as well to support your peers. See below for the presentation guideline.
To all planning to attend: please sign up until Friday 25.04.2025 so we can plan enough lunches.
We kindly ask you to sign up if you are planning to attend the first iteration of the Berlin Applied Micro Lunch taking place on May 5th, 2025 at Elinor-Ostrom-Hall at DIW Berlin so we can plan enough lunches.
Please sign up until Friday 25.04.2025 in the mask below.
Note: This form is for attendee sign-up. The call for presentations and instructions on signing up for a presentation can be found here.
Researchers worldwide are invited to test a shared set of hypotheses on how having daughters influences behavior and preferences, using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Research teams (RTs) of up to two people (from PhD students to full professors) will submit pre-analysis plans (PAPs) and analysis codes.
The project coordinators (PCs) will implement submitted analysis codes and analyze the results to gain insights into both the scientific process as well as the impact of having daughters on various outcomes. They will study variation in analytical choices and findings, and write a metascience paper on the topic. All RTs whose analysis codes are implemented will also be included as co-authors.
Workload: all participating RTs will be asked to write a pre-analysis plan outlining detailed hypothesis tests to assess four hypotheses. Each RT will receive access to 5% of the data, with access timing randomized across RTs. Additionally, all RTs will be asked to write analysis code in Stata based on their pre-analysis plan.
The one-day workshop provides young labor economists the chance to present and discuss their research. It provides a forum to meet and exchange with fellow doctoral students, post-docs and professors from the field of labor economics. The workshop is targeted at PhD students and aims to facilitate exchange between junior and senior academics. This year, we are happy to announce that Martina Uccioli (University of Nottingham) and Lorenzo Navarini (University of Vienna) will be our excellent guest speakers at the workshop.
We are looking forward to submissions from PhD students working on topics in labor economics from a theoretical, empirical or experimental perspective. Equally, we encourage the submission of work in early stages. All projects presented at the BeNA workshop will be considered for the BeNA Innovative Research Award in the amount of €200.
The workshop will take place in the friendly atmosphere of the ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin on May 20, 2025.
If you want to present your work, please submit an abstract or a draft of your paper by April 4, 2025, to workshop@labor-research.net. The decision on your submission will be communicated by April 16, 2025. If you’d like to join the workshop as an attendee rather than a presenter, please contact us with your name and affiliation at workshop@labor-research.net.
Lars Felder (Berlin School of Economics, DIW Berlin) Maximilian Schaller (Berlin School of Economics, DIW Berlin) Lukas Tohoff (Berlin School of Economics, RFBerlin)
The University of Leeds is looking for an outstanding candidate to join the Economics Department of Leeds University Business School. The Department has a strong research focus and members of the Department publish in leading economics journals. The research is also distinctively pluralistic and interdisciplinary.
With an active research agenda, you will have the ability to publish high quality work and to work collaboratively in furthering the research of the Department. You will also be an engaging and effective teacher, able to contribute modules in the core theoretical and applied areas of economics and to attract and supervise PhD students successfully.
We particularly welcome applications from candidates with interests in areas which fit with the Department’s research themes: Labour, Wellbeing and Behavioural Economics; Macro-Finance; Development, Trade and the Environment.
What we offer in return
Salary: £39,355 to £57,422 per annum
Contract type: Ongoing
Open to discussing flexible working arrangements
26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom
Generous pension scheme plus life assurance
Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
The IHS – Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna is looking to fill two PhD positions (f/m/d, 30h/week) in the newly established Junior Research Group Skill Demand during Structural Change. Your work at IHS will focus on academic research and policy advice in the field of Labor Economics. As a doctoral researcher, you will be part of a research group investigating the impact of digitalization, ecological transformation, and demographic shifts on labor markets. You will develop your dissertation project within this broader research agenda and contribute to empirical labor market research.
About you
You have completed a master’s degree in economics or related STEM discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or Quantitative Social Sciences).
You have strong empirical research skills and experience in econometrics or data science methods.
You are proficient in statistical programming languages such as Stata, R, or Python.
You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Your Responsibilities
Conduct quantitative research in labor economics and analyze large-scale survey, administrative, and unstructured data sources (e.g., job postings).
Apply econometric and data science methods (e.g., machine learning, natural language processing) to study the implications of structural change on wages, employment, and skill demand.
Publish research in peer-reviewed journals and present findings at scientific conferences to engage with the broader academic and policy community.
IHS offers, among others, flexible working time arrangements and the option for (partial) remote work. The monthly salary for the advertised position is based on the FWF scheme for doctoral candidates and amounts to € 2,684.10 gross for a 30-hour week, paid 14 times per year. The position is to be filled as soon as possible. The initial contract period is 3 years, with the possibility of an extension upon successful internal evaluation.
The Nottingham Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP) is organising its second annual workshop in Labour Economics, to be held at the University of Nottingham on 16-17 June 2025. The goal of the workshop is to bring together economists to present and discuss their ongoing research in Labour and to foster interaction between them. There will be a dedicated discussant for each paper. The organising committee invites research submissions on any topic related to labour economics, including (but not limited) to: local labour markets and firms; human capital; gender gaps; migration; labour market impacts of trade shocks; labour market institutions; labour market power; technological change; labour mobility; wage inequality.
Keynote speakers: Benjamin Schoefer (UC Berkeley) and Alexandra Roulet (INSEAD)
See submission guidelines and the full time table here. Submission deadline is March 15 2025
The IAAEU and the Chair of Personnel Economics at Trier University are pleased to announce the “TriECON Workshop on Migration and Labour Markets”. The workshop takes place on July 10 (starting around noon) and July 11 (ending around noon).
The workshop provides a platform for researchers to network and share their latest findings and ideas. Submissions that examine, but are not limited to, the following topics related to the economics of international and interregional migration and their interaction with labour markets are invited: – Migration and Labour Market Dynamics – The Impact of Migration on Wages and Employment – Migrant Skills, Human Capital, and Labour Market Integration – The Future of Work and Migration
The Call for Papers can be found here. Submission deadline is April 29 2025
The Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training (EHB) and the University of Zurich (UZH) are seeking a highly motivated PhD student in economics of education to start in summer 2025. This position is fully funded by EHB, Bern, Switzerland, and offers the opportunity to work closely with Prof. Jürg Schweri (EHB) and Prof. Anne Brenøe (UZH).
The successful candidate will be involved in a field experiment on occupational choice in Switzerland, contributing to cutting-edge research at the intersection of education and labor markets. Given the nature of the project, proficiency in German is required.
What we offer
PhD enrollment at UZH: You will be part of the Graduate School of Business, engaging with an active research community across the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Informatics.
Participation in education economics projects without teaching obligations.
An individual dissertation budget for courses and conference attendance.
A five-year employment duration (contract of three years plus two, depending on dissertation progress).
We are looking for a candidate who
Has (or is on track to complete) a Master’s degree in Economics or a related quantitative field with excellent academic performance.
Has excellent oral and written communication skills in English and German.
Has hands-on experience with statistical software such as Stata, R, or Python (formal post-undergraduate work experience is not required).
Has a motivation for policy-oriented work in Swiss Vocational Education and Training.
The official job posting will be online very soon here.
