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Policy Lessons from the IZA Evaluation Dataset

Organizers: Patrick Arni (IZA), Marco Caliendo (University of Potsdam), Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn), Hilmar Schneider (IZA)
Location:IZA, Bonn
Date:April 19, 2012 - April 20, 2012

Event Manager:
Viola Hartmann (IZA)


Program

Thursday, April 19:

12:45 - 13:15   Welcome and Introduction
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
 
 
13:15 - 14:30   Presentations of the IZA Evaluation Dataset Research I (30/45 minutes)
 
        Annette Bergemann (University of Mannheim)
  "Evaluating Active Labor Market Policies: The Importance of Knowing the Expectations of the Unemployed"
 
        Amelie F. Constant (DIW DC and George Washington University)
  "Ethnicity, Job Search and Labor Market Reintegration of the Unemployed"
 
        "Reservation Wages of First and Second Generation Migrants"
 
14:30 - 15:00   Coffee Break
 
15:00 - 16:30   Presentations of the IZA Evaluation Dataset Research II (30 minutes each)
 
        Ricarda Schmidl (IZA)
  "Networks Matter! How the Use of Social Networks Affects Job Search"
 
        Arne Uhlendorff (University of Mannheim)
  "The Importance of Personality Traits Like Locus of Control for Successful Job Search"
 
        Ulf Rinne (IZA)
  "Economic Preferences and Attitudes of the Unemployed: Are Natives and Second Generation Migrants Alike?"
 
16:30 - 17:00   Coffee Break
 
17:00 - 18:00   Keynote Speech
 
        Deborah A. Cobb-Clark (University of Melbourne)
  "Evidence-based Policy: Do We Have the Data Necessary to Recognize Good Policy if We See It"
 

Friday, April 20:

09:00 - 09:15   Begrüßung
Hilmar Schneider (IZA)
 
09:15 - 10:15   Zwei Beispiele politikrelevanter Forschungsergebnisse aus dem IZA Evaluation Dataset (à 30 Minuten)
 
        Ulf Rinne (IZA)
"Die Rolle von Migrationshintergrund und Ethnizität bei der Stellensuche"
 
        Steffen Künn (IZA)
  "Bekämpfung von Jugendarbeitslosigkeit: Was kann die aktive Arbeitsmarktpolitik bewirken?"
 
10:15 - 10:45   Kaffeepause
 
10:45 - 12:30   Podiumsdiskussion
"Gute evidenzbasierte Politik – Welchen Informationsbedarf hat die Politik? Welche Daten brauchen wir?"
Einführung und Moderation: Hilmar Schneider (IZA)
 
        Eckhardt Hohmann (Präsident des Statistischen Landesamtes Hessen, Mitglied des Rats für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten)
 
        Johannes Vogel (Arbeitsmarktpolitischer Sprecher der FDP im Deutschen Bundestag)
 
        Manfred Zauner (Fachexperte für Arbeitsmarktstatistik, Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales und Konsumentenschutz, Wien)
 
       


 
12:30 - 14:30   Mittagessen
 

List of Participants

Alpaslan Akay (IZA)
Marc Altenburg (Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs)
Nikos Askitas (IZA)
Annette Bergemann (University of Mannheim and IZA)
Marco Caliendo (University of Potsdam and IZA)
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark (University of Melbourne and IZA)
Amelie F. Constant (DIW DC, George Washington University and IZA)
Corrado Giulietti (IZA)
Doris Hess (infas GmbH)
Eckhardt Hohmann (Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt)
Steffen Künn (IZA)
Astrid Kunze (Norwegian School of Economics and IZA)
Tilman Mayer (University of Bonn)
David Neumark (University of California, Irvine and IZA)
Ulf Rinne (IZA)
Hans-Dieter Rüppel (AGATHON Informationsdienste)
Ricarda Schmidl (IZA)
Hilmar Schneider (IZA)
Konstantinos Tatsiramos (University of Leicester and IZA)
Arne Uhlendorff (University of Mannheim and IZA)
Johannes Vogel (Free Democratic Party (FDP))
Klaus Peter Wegner (German Aerospace Center (DLR))
Martin Weißenberger (University of Potsdam)
Manfred Zauner (Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, Austria)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)