Dates: September 7–8, 2026
Venue: DIW Berlin, Elinor Ostrom Hall (1.2.019)
Organizers:Peter Haan and Sergi Quintana

The Structural Labor Workshop 2026 brings together researchers working at the frontier of structural labor economics to present and discuss recent research. The two-day workshop features presentations on topics including career choices, disability insurance, migration, family taxation, labor supply, fertility, household relocation, non-cognitive skills, and retirement dynamics.

The workshop opens on Monday, September 7, with the BAMS Seminar featuring Victoria Prowse (2:00–3:15 pm), followed by the Structural Labor Workshop beginning at 3:15 pm. The programme continues on Tuesday, September 8, with five scientific sessions covering a broad range of current research in labor economics.

Registration

Please register here.

Please note: Registration is only required for the Structural Labor Workshop, which starts at 3:15 pm following the BAMS Seminar by Victoria Prowse. No registration is required to attend the BAMS Seminar.

Programme

The workshop programme includes presentations by:

• Victoria Prowse (BAMS Seminar)

• Annica Gehlen

• Sergi Quintana

• Giacomo Battiston

• Bruno Veltri

• Hanna Wang

• Jiwon Lee

• Gabriele Lucceti

• Maximilian Schaller

• Lukas Mahler

• Max Blesch

The preliminary programme is available here.

Financial support for the workshop is provided by the German Research Foundation (DFG) through Research Unit 5675 Labor Market Transformation.