The 17th edition of the Workshop on Labor Economics took place on April 3rd and 4th at the IAAEU. Once again, we received around 100 submissions for the conference, from which we created a program with 35 presentations and posters. We were particularly pleased to welcome researchers from 16 countries. The main topics of the projects presented included labor market, personnel, education, and migration economics.
For the second time, the program also included special sessions on “Counterfactual Impact Evaluation”, which were held jointly with the Competence Center on Microeconomic Evaluation of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. Fabio Berton, representing the JRC, once again supported these sessions.

In addition to the presentations, the conference offered its participants two highlights: Prof. Dr. Ziebarth (Universität Mannheim/ZEW) provided the content-related highlight with his keynote speech on “The Economics of Sick Leave” on Thursday afternoon. This was followed by the second highlight: Our joint evening program. First, we had the opportunity to visit the historic cellars of the Bischöfliche Weingüter. We then finished the first day of the conference with a dinner together in the Weinwirtschaft Friedrich Wilhelm. This part of the workshop offered additional opportunities for exchange and networking.
The 17th Workshop on Labor Economics was a great success. We want to thank all participants and look forward to the 18th edition in spring 2026.