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The Institute for Employment Research (IAB) is pleased to host an international workshop on “Institutions and Frictions in the Labor Market” in Nuremberg on November 13-14, 2025. The workshop will feature empirically-oriented research examining i) factors that impede the smooth functioning of labor markets and/or ii) policy interventions that correct for or exacerbate these frictions. Specifically, the objective of the workshop is to discuss recent developments in the following research areas:
- Job Search, Recruitment, Matching
- Imperfect Competition in the Labor Market
- Labor Shortages
- Information Deficiencies in the Labor Market
- Collective Bargaining, Unions, Codetermination
- Minimum Wages
- Employment Protection Legislation
- Anti-Discrimination Legislation
- Other Labor Market Frictions or Labor Market Institutions
Keynote Lecture
Jeanne Tschopp (University of Bern)
Registration
There is no workshop fee. The IAB will cover coffee breaks, lunch on both days and the workshop dinner.
Scientific Committee
Mario Bossler, Nicole Gürtzgen, Boris Hirsch, Tim Kovalenko, Laura Pohlan, Martin Popp
Workshop Organizers
Nicole Gürtzgen, Tim Kovalenko, Tana Meinel, Laura Pohlan, Martin Popp
