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18. December 2023
by Annica Gehlen

Full-time position as policy analyst @Applica

The position is for a full-time policy analyst specialising in evaluation of EU Cohesion policy to be a member of our Evaluation Helpdesk team for the European Commission (particularly DG Regional Policy and DG Employment).

What you will be doing:

  • Summarising evaluations of interventions funded by the ERDF, CF, JTF and ESF+ published by Member States.
  • Assessing these evaluations on the basis of a set of quality criteria.
  • Preparing country and thematic reports, presentations and other written material based on these
    evaluations and studies.
  • Contributing to the design and organisation of physical and virtual workshops (with the support of event management staff).
  • Contributing to other studies or proposals as required.

How to apply

  • Interested candidates should send their CV and cover letter to Loredana Sementini, Managing Director, at info@applica.be
  • Please specify in the title of your email the reference: Policy evaluation analyst
  • The selection process may include a short written test
  • Deadline: as soon as possible but no later than January 5, 2024.
  • Starting date: February-March 2024

Find more information here.

9. November 2023
by Annica Gehlen

Replicator @ RWI

RWI invites applications for several Replicator (m/w/d) positions on a self-employed basis to conduct a robustness replication of a published microeconomic study in the field of Development Economics.

The successful applicant will work with us on the project “Robustness and Replicability in Economics (R2E)”, funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG) Priority Programme “Meta-Rep”. The Lead PI is Jörg Ankel-Peters (RWI) with co-investigators Anna Dreber and Magnus Johannesson (Stockholm School of Economics). In this project, we aim to, first, define replicability for robustness replications in economics and, second, transfer this definition into a protocol and, third, conduct many robustness replications using the original data of the studies, based on the developed protocol. The ultimate goal is to contribute to the ongoing debate about replicability and replication rates in economics.

You will write a replication report documenting your procedure and results, which will be reviewed by us and sent to the authors of the original study. Finally, we will jointly publish the report as a discussion paper with you as the leading author in the I4R Discussion Paper Series.

Successful applicants should

  • Be interested in the topics of meta-science, replication and research transparency
  • Have a strong background in applied microeconomics and econometrics; experience in Development Economics is a plus
  • Have completed or be currently enrolled in a doctorate degree in economics, statistics, computer sciences, or a related field in
    social science
  • Have an excellent command of English and strong writing skills; German skills are not required
  • Having advanced knowledge of the statistical software Stata; knowledge of R and/or Python is a plus
  • Have the technical infrastructure for working remotely including own equipment (will not be provided by RWI

The position starts as soon as possible and is limited to six months. The work can be done fully remotely. The applicant will receive compensation of 2,500 € gross in total, possible distributed in installments based upon predetermined deliverables. Additionally, replication fellows will be listed as co-authors on the meta-paper. At the conclusion of the project, it is foreseen to gather all fellows for a final workshop at RWI in Essen, Germany.

Application Deadline: November 26, 2023.

Find more information here.

9. November 2023
by Annica Gehlen

Nachwuchsforscher:innen-Netzwerk @IAB

Das Nachwuchsforscher:innen-Netzwerk am IAB wird derzeit von Carina Toussaint und Markus Wolf geleitet. Wir organisieren u.a. ein Brown Bag Seminar, das während der Semesterzeiten ca. alle zwei Wochen montags während der Mittagszeit via ZOOM stattfindet.

Nachwuchsforscher:innen können dort ihre Forschung vorstellen und diskutieren. Dabei soll das Format ein „geschützter Raum“ sein, bei dem man auch sehr frühe Forschungsergebnisse oder -ideen vorstellen und mit anderen Nachwuchsforscher:innen diskutieren kann. Wir fragen zweimal pro Jahr ab, wer in der nächsten Runde präsentieren möchte. Die Seminarreihe ist nicht nur für Forscher:innen am IAB sondern auch von anderen Institutionen offen.

Wer in unseren Verteiler aufgenommen werden möchte um die Einladungen zum Seminar bekommen, kann uns eine Mail an folgende Adresse schicken: IAB.NachwuchsforscherInnen-Netzwerk@iab.de

9. November 2023
by Annica Gehlen

BeNA Winter Workshop – 11/2023

The BeNA Labor Economics Workshop took place on November 3, 2023, at Humboldt University Berlin. The one-day workshop provided young labor economists the opportunity to present and discuss their current research with other participants and senior researchers. The participants received valuable feedback on their projects.

Two interesting keynotes were given by Ingrid Hägele (Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich) and Nikolaj A. Harmon (University of Copenhagen).

The workshop was marked by vivid discussions during the day and included an informal dinner after the workshop. The program can be found here.

Ipek Yükselen (IAB) was awarded the BeNA Innovative Research Award for the project “Gender Differences in Negotiation Behavior and the Role of Information: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment“.

20. October 2023
by Annica Gehlen

BeNA-BiB Lecture Series with Eric Bettinger

On November 21st and 22nd, BeNA will host Prof. Eric Bettinger in an event that marks the comeback of our traditional BeNA lecture series—this time, in closest cooperation with the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB).

As one of the world’s leading education economists and a distinguished Professor of Economics at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education, Eric has contributed immensely to the field of education. He has led several influential studies, including the H&R Block FAFSA experiment, and his work has been widely recognized and published in leading academic journals.

This year’s lecture series has the topic „The Aspiration of Randomization and the Perils Attached” and will focus on conducting randomized experiments and the economics of education. Attendees can attend three lectures and one research talk, which will provide in-depth insight into Eric’s work. Moreover, attendees can also book office hours with Eric.

The event starts at noon on November 21st with a lunch and a seminar talk on „Skills vs. Signaling: Evidence from Fake Diplomas in Brazil.„ This will be followed by the first part of a three-part lecture series and a dinner. The lecture series continues on Wednesday, November 22nd, until the afternoon. Throughout the two days, attendees will also be able to sign up for office hours with Eric.

You can find the program here.

The BeNA-BiB Lecture Series is open to the public. To register for the event, please follow this RSVP link: https://forms.gle/SthnyTbkgQD6131g8.

In case of oversubscription, BeNA/BiB members will be given priority. 

We look forward to welcoming many interested researchers to the event!

14. September 2023
by Felix Degenhardt

Stellenanzeige – InBA Abteilung Ökonomie

Das Institut des Bewertungsausschusses sucht für die Abteilung Ökonomie zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine/einen Referentin/Referenten (d/m/w) für den Bereich Vergütung in der ambulanten ärztlichen Versorgung.

Ihr Aufgabenspektrum:

  • Weiterentwicklung des Einheitlichen Bewertungsmaßstabs (EBM), Entwicklung neuer Konzepte für den EBM und Fortentwicklung von Kalkulationsmethoden zur sachgerechten Bewertung vertragsärztlicherLeistungen und der erforderlichen Datengrundlage
  • Schaffung neuer Datengrundlagen (etwa durch schriftliche oder online durchzuführende Befragungen von Arztpraxen oder Interviews, Befragungen von gesetzlich Versicherten)
  • Evaluation von Beschlüssen des Bewertungsausschusses und weitere empirische Analysen im Bereich der vertragsärztlichen Versorgung. Die Ergebnisse fassen Sie in Berichten zusammen und stellen diese in den Gremien des Bewertungsausschusses vor
  • Simulation der finanziellen Auswirkungen von Änderungen des EBM oder anderer Beschlüsse des Bewertungsausschusses
  • Sie arbeiten in den entsprechenden Arbeitsgruppen an der Fortentwicklung der vertragsärztlichen Versorgung mit

Das zeichnet Sie aus:

  • ein mit gutem Erfolg abgeschlossenes Hochschulstudium (etwa in einem der Bereiche Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Psychologie, Statistik oder Mathematik); Berufseinsteigerinnen bzw. -einsteiger sind willkommen
  • idealerweise Kenntnisse des vertragsärztlichen Versorgungs- und Vergütungssystems sowie der Datenflüsse zwischen Vertragsärzten (d/m/w), Kassenärztlichen Vereinigungen und gesetzlichen Krankenkassen, z. B. durch die Arbeit bei einer Kassenärztlichen Vereinigung, einer Krankenkasse oder einem anderen Institut der Selbstverwaltung des Gesundheitswesens
  • Lust darauf, das vertragsärztliche Versorgungs- und Vergütungssystem auf Bundesebene aktiv inhaltlich mitzugestalten ein verbindliches Auftreten und ergebnisorientiertes Handeln
  • Spaß an der Arbeit in interdisziplinären Teams
  • Kompetenzen zur Organisation von Projekten

Wir bieten Ihnen:

  • eine vielseitige, abwechslungsreiche Tätigkeit von hoher gesellschaftlicher Relevanz
  • einen unbefristeten Arbeitsplatz in Vollzeit oder in Teilzeit
  • eine Ihrer Qualifikation und den Anforderungen angemessene Vergütung in Anlehnung an den Tarifvertrag der Medizinischen Dienste mit 13 Monatsgehältern
  • eine gute Work-Life-Balance bei großzügigen Regelungen zu Gleitzeit und mobilem Arbeiten
  • betriebliche Altersvorsorge
  • betriebliche Gesundheitsförderung
  • subventioniertes Job-Ticket
  • einen Arbeitsplatz in zentraler Lage in Berlin-Kreuzberg mit perfekter Anbindung an die öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel
  • kontinuierliche Fortbildung und Kostenübernahme für ausgewählte externe Fortbildungen
  • ein kollegiales, kooperatives Arbeitsklima

Bei Fragen wenden Sie sich gern an: Frau Laschinski, Telefon 030-814 52 60-24

Bewerbungsschluss: 15. Oktober 2023

Mehr Informationen hier.

14. September 2023
by Felix Degenhardt

CfP: Ph.D. Workshop “Perspectives on (un-)employment” @IAB

The IAB’s Graduate School (GradAB) and the FAU invites young researchers to its 15th interdisciplinary Ph.D. workshop “Perspectives on (Un-)Employment”. The workshop provides an opportunity for graduate students to present their ongoing work in the field of theoretical and empirical labor market research and receive feedback from leading scholars in the discipline. We seek papers that cover any one of the following topics:

  • Labor supply, labor demand and unemployment
  • Evaluation of labor market institutions and policies
  • Education, qualification and job tasks
  • Inequality, poverty and discrimination
  • Gender and family
  • Migration and international labor markets
  • Health and job satisfaction
  • Technological change and digitization
  • The impact of climate change on the labor market
  • Applications of machine learning and big data in labor market research
  • Survey methodology (in labor market research)
  • Data quality (in labor market research)
  • Innovative data collection methods

Keynote speakers

  • Professor Andrew Clark (Paris School of Economics)
  • Associate Professor Nadine Ketel (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

Submission deadline: 27 October 2023

We invite current PhD students to submit their extended abstract (3-5 pages) or full paper in pdf format to IAB.PHD-WORKSHOP@iab.de

  • The submission should also include your CV and contact information
  • Please use the format lastname_firstname_paper.pdf
  • Please name up to five keywords (or JEL classification) at the beginning of your submission to categorize your research

Date: 18-19 January 2023

Find more information here.

4. September 2023
by Annica Gehlen

CfP: Workshop on Urban Labor Markets and Local Income Inequality @ IAB – 11/2023

The workshop taking place on November 23 and 24, 2023, at the IAB aims to bring together junior and senior researchers and welcomes both empirical and theoretical contributions.

The list of topic includes, but is not limited to:
• Distributional consequences of agglomeration benefits
• Labor market outcomes and housing affordability
• Highly-local income inequality
• Spatial extent of local labor markets and commuting patterns
• Neighborhood effects and segregation
• Interactions between local housing and labor markets

Keynote Speaker: Gabriel Ahlfeldt (LSE and Political Science)

Scientific Committee:
• Wolfgang Dauth, IAB Nürnberg and University of Bamberg
• Maximilian von Ehrlich, University of Bern
• Sebastian Findeisen, University of Konstanz
• Ines Helm, LMU Munich
• Elke Jahn, IAB Nürnberg and University of Bayreuth
• Andreas Mense, IAB Nürnberg
• Michael Pflüger, University of Würzburg
• Tobias Seidel, University of Duisburg-Essen

Submission Deadline: September 17, 2023

Find more information here.

4. September 2023
by Annica Gehlen

Postdoc @ Hamburg University

The research associate will work together with Prof. Iris Kesternich on empirical research topics in health and labour economics. The aim is to publish research results in high-ranking journals and to contribute to the debate on economic policy. Additionally, the successful applicant will have time to pursue her/his own research projects and will support the teaching activities of the team in Economics and Econometrics (5 hours/week). We offer an attractive research environment in a dynamic and friendly team atmosphere. The HCHE is located in a beautiful building in the center of Hamburg. The Universität Hamburg is a University of Excellence, and Health Economics is one of the Emerging Fields of the University. We have recently established a Graduate School around the research on Health Care Quality. There is also a large Economics Faculty with a Graduate School.

Key Facts:

  • Institution: Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, Department of Economics, Hamburg Center for Health Economics
  • Salary level: EGR. 13 TV-L
  • Start date: 01.01.2024 (or later), fixed for a period of three years. The contract provides for a maximum extension of up to three years depending on the associate’s achievements during the first stage.
  • Scope of work: full-time position suitable for part-time
  • Application Deadline: 01/10/2023

Find more information here.