On Friday, October 30th, 2020, the IAAEU organized a one-day online workshop on “Labor Markets and Migration” in cooperation with the Chair of Personnel Economics at Faculty IV. The workshop met with widespread interest and many researchers from all over Europe wanted to take the opportunity to present their current research. Overall, more than 30 scientists took part in the workshop. Dr. Yuliya Kosyakova from the IAB Nuremberg gave the keynote lecture on "Rational Expectations and Human Capital Accumulation of Immigrants". Further lectures in the workshop were devoted to the topics "Return to Human Capital", "Migration Theories", "Migration Impact on Host Societies" and "Migrant Employment". Fenet Bedaso, a research assistant at the IAAEU and at the Chair of Personnel Economics at Trier University, presented her research on "The Labor Market Integration of Refugees and Other Migrants in Germany". Lively discussions in the plenary not only followed every lecture but also took place during the virtual coffee breaks, which enabled scientists to network in an online format. We thank all participants for the many comments that made the workshop so successful!
The “Labor Markets and Migration” workshop was the first of the online workshop series in the winter semester 2020/21. The IAAEU and the Chair of Personnel Economics would like to maintain the scientific exchange during the corona pandemic. You can find more information about future workshops on our website.