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Events CLSRN organizes and co-organizes a number of events which facilitate discussions among government representatives and academic researchers on various aspects of labour market behaviour in Canada and other countries. Apart from the details related to the CLSRN's annual conference and workshops, this page also contains some information about the events which are run by other organizations and which may be of interest to the CLSRN's members and affiliates.
2015:
The Canadian Labour Market and Skills Research Network (CLSRN) will hold its ninth annual conference in Toronto from midday on May 28 to midday on May 29, 2015. The keynote speaker is Martha Bailey of the University of Michigan.
Individuals wishing to present a paper should submit it, or an abstract, by January 19, 2015. Submissions should be sent to: clsrn@mail.ubc.ca. Please note CLSRN 2015 Conference Submission in the subject line. The announcement of accepted papers will be made around Monday, February 2, 2015
Travel funds are limited this year, but presenters who do not have access to alternative funding should enquire; we will try to cover reasonable travel and accommodation expenses of individuals presenting papers at the conference.
The CLSRN is a network of academic and government researchers interested in strengthening our understanding of the Canadian labour market. The academic director of CLSRN is Craig Riddell.
The Program Committee for this year’s conference is:
Ana Ferrer, University of Waterloo (Chair of Program Committee); Audra Bowlus, University of Western Ontario; David Green, University of British Columbia; Stephanie Lluis, University of Waterloo; Miana Plesca, University of Guelph; Casey Warman, Dalhousie University
Please check our Twitter feed @CLSRN for the latest news and updates.
To join our mailing list, please visit www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca/subscribe.php
For registration and more information on the CLSRN 9th Annual Conference please visit the conference website at: http://www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca/9thAnnualConference/
2014:
Income inequality has been at the forefront of public debate in Canada for quite some time and, according to recent evidence, it continues to rise. Yet there remains much to be learned about the rapidly changing labour market and earnings dynamics underlying this trend, as well as how these might evolve. To determine which policy approaches would be most effective in counteracting growing inequality while promoting economic growth, we need to better understand the forces at play.
This two-day conference is part of a joint research initiative by the Institute for Research on Public Policy and the Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network to provide new evidence on the causes and effects of growing income inequality in Canada, assess past and present policies and propose directions for the future. It will bring leading researchers in the field together with policy-makers and other stakeholders to inform and contribute to the debate on this issue of central importance to Canadian society.
The keynote speaker will be David Autor from MIT. Currently a visiting professor at Harvard University, David has written extensively on earnings inequality and the labour market impacts of technological change and globalization.
While participation in this conference is open to all, the number of spaces is limited. We encourage you to register early.
Event information including presentations and audio can be found here:
http://irpp.org/2014/02/24/inequality-in-canada-driving-forces-outcomes-and-policy/
The Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) will hold its eighth annual conference in Vancouver on May 29, 2014. The conference will take place on the day before the annual meetings of the Canadian Economics Association (May 30-June 1, 2014).
George Borjas of Harvard University will deliver the keynote address. The one-day conference will take place in Vancouver on Thursday, May 29, 2014.
Individuals wishing to present a paper should submit it, or an abstract, by February 1, 2014. Submissions should be sent to: clsrn@mail.ubc.ca. The announcement of accepted papers will be made around Monday, February 17, 2014.
The Program Committee for this year’s conference is:
Arthur Sweetman, McMaster University (Chair of Program Committee); Kelly Foley, University of Saskatchewan; Ted McDonald, University of New Brunswick; Annette Ryan, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada; Tammy Schirle, Wilfrid Laurier University
For more information, please visit the conference website:
http://www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca/8thAnnualConference/
Please check our Twitter feed @CLSRN for the latest news and updates.
To join our mailing list, please visit www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca/subscribe.php
2013:
CLSRN Summer School, Topics in Labour Economics, Toronto, June 13-14, 2013
CLSRN Summer School
June 13-14, 2013
University of Toronto
School of Public Policy & Governance
Organizers: Michael Baker, Stephen Jones, Craig Riddell
Sponsor: Canadian Labour Market and Skills Research Network (CLSRN)
Presenters: Jesse Rothstein (University of California, Berkeley)
Lowell Taylor (Carnegie Mellon University)
Course description: This course is an overview of recent labour economics research. Labour is an extremely dispersed field, covering a wide range of topics. The summer school does not attempt to survey the entire field. Rather, the presenters have picked several topics that have received a great deal of recent attention. Over eight lectures, they will survey substantive and methodological advances in these areas.
For more information and registration please visit: [Summer School Website]
Registration is now closed.
The Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) will hold its 7th annual conference on May 30, 2013 in conjunction with the 47th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Economics Association in Montreal
The keynote speaker for this year’s CLRN Conference is Shelly Lundberg (University of California, Santa Barbara)
For registration and more information on the CLSRN 7th Annual Conference please visit the conference website at: http://www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca/7thAnnualConference/
Please check our Twitter feed @CLSRN for the latest news and updates.
To join our mailing list, please visit www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca/subscribe.php
2012:
Rimini Conference in Economics and Finance (RCEF): Toronto, August 16 – 18, 2012
The CLSRN is organizing a session at the Rimini Conference in Economics and Finance (RCEF), which will be held in Toronto from August 16 to August 18, 2012. The theme of this year's conference is Cities, Open Economies, and Public Policy. Submissions from all CLSRN mandated themes are welcome, with a slight preference for papers related to the broad conference theme.
To submit a paper please use the conference website www.rcef.ca. The paper submission deadline is April 20, 2012. Participants of the workshop will register with the general conference and have access to all sessions. Please follow the steps described in the ”Submit a paper” section on the conference web page. You will be requested to create an account (if you don’t have one from a previous year), and then log in and submit the paper. Submit your paper to the track: CLSRN Session.
Travel costs will be reimbursed for presenters in the CLSRN-sponsored session. Papers not accepted in the CLSRN session will be considered for other sessions in the conference.
The Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) will hold its 6th annual conference on June 7, 2012 in conjunction with the 46th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Economics Association in Calgary, Alberta. The conference is a broad academic conference covering all aspects of labour market behaviour and skills development, broadly defined.
The keynote speaker for this year's CLRN Conference is: Jeffrey Smith (University of Michigan)
For more information or to register for the conference please visit the conference website at: http://www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca/6thAnnualConference
Please check our Twitter feed @CLSRN for the latest news and updates.
To join our mailing list, please contact Vivian Tran at: Vivian.Tran@ubc.ca
2011:
| CLSRN / HRSDC Joint Workshop on Challenges for Canada's Retirement Income System, Waterloo: October 2011 |
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Led by Kevin Milligan (UBC) and Tammy Schirle (Wilfrid Laurier), a team of CLSRN researchers is investigating the challenges to Canada's Retirement Income System. The focus of the research program is to find out whether the three pillars of Canada's retirement income system are designed to ensure that retirees have an adequate level of savings for their retirement. Several components of the research program will provide vital information for policy planning and formation. The program was designed to address some of the key knowledge gaps identified by HRSDC. See below for a list of the individual research projects.
- The incidence of low income among seniors in Canada: changes in the income sources and demographics of older Canadians and implications for the future by Tammy Schirle
- Poverty status amongst the retired population – an analysis of the incidence and the dynamics by David Gray and Ross Finnie
- Transitions into receipt of employer-provided pensions by Kevin Milligan
- Évolution des sources futures de revenu de retraite au Canada, par Nicholas-James Clavet, Jean-Yves Duclos et Bernard Fortin
- Impacts of cyclical downturns on the third pillar of the RIS and potential policy responses by James B. Davies
- Retirement incomes of immigrants in Canada: 1991-2006 by Ted McDonald and Christopher Worswick
- Evidence on "futile" and "inopportune" retirement saving by Michael R. Veall
- How do the level and composition of income change after retirement? by Ross Finnie, and Byron Spencer
For Full Program please click here
For Participant access to papers please click here
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| CLSRN Summer School 2011 and Research Workshop June 2011 |
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Website and Registration: http://www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca/SummerSchoolWorkshop2011/
CLSRN 2011 Summer School, June 27-28:
CLSRN will host its second biennial Summer School for graduate students at the HEC Montréal on June 27-30, 2011. The first two days will be devoted to instructional material at the advanced graduate student level. The second two days will be devoted to discussion of recent research presented by prominent international scholars in labour market behaviour.
During the first two days short courses will be presented on the following topics:
| June 27: |
Nicole Fortin (UBC) and Thomas Lemieux (UBC): “Decomposition Methods in Labour Market Research” Peter Kuhn (University of California, Santa Barbara): Lab Labour: What Can Labour Market Research Learn from the Lab?” |
| June 28: |
Jeffrey Smith (University of Michigan): “Recent Advances in the Economics and Econometrics of Evaluating Active Labour Market Programs” |
Please register early to guarantee your place. On-line registration is available, by clicking the “Registration” tab to the left.
After February 15, you may still register if space is available.
The 2011 CLSRN/CIRPEE Workshop in Applied Microeconomics, June 29-30:
CLSRN and Centre interuniversitaire sur le risque, les politiques économiques et l’emploi (CIRPEE) are co-sponsoring a research workshop to be held at the HEC Montréal on June 29-30. Daniel Parent (HEC and CLSRN) is organizing the workshop program. Confirmed participants include:
Jerome Adda (European University Institute)
Joe Altonji (Yale)
Josh Angrist (MIT)
David Card (UC Berkeley)
Damon Clark (Florida)
Olivier Deschenes (UC Santa Barbara)
Christian Dustmann (University College London)
Peter Kuhn (UC Santa Barbara)
Jeanne Lafortune (Maryland)
Derek Neal (Chicago)
Paul Oyer (Stanford)
Marit Rehavi (University of British Columbia)
Nicolas Roys (Wisconsin)
Shintaro Yamaguchi (McMaster)
All CLSRN affiliates are invited to attend this research workshop (whether or not they also attend the Summer School). Because space may be limited, please register by February 15, 2011. Registration will still be possible after February 15, space permitting. |
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CLSRN Annual Conference, April 30, 2011, Vancouver, BC |
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The Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) will hold its fifth annual conference on April 30, 2011 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver during the sixteenth annual meetings of the Society of Labor Economists (SOLE). The conference is a broad academic conference covering all aspects of labour market behaviour and skills development, broadly defined. The highlights of the SOLE conference include the presidential address by David Card (University of California at Berkeley), a luncheon policy address by Alan Krueger (Princeton University), and the Albert Rees lecture by Thomas Lemieux (University of British Columbia). Note that CLSRN conference participants will be required to register for the SOLE meetings.
The travel and accommodation expenses of individuals presenting papers at the conference (one presenter per paper in the event of co-authored papers) will be reimbursed by CLSRN. There are also some funds available for travel grants to help researchers who are at an early stage of their career to attend the conference. Information on travel and accommodation grants is forthcoming at the CLSRN website.
The CLSRN is a network of academic and government researchers interested in strengthening our understanding of the Canadian labour market. Funding for the CLSRN is provided by an SSHRC Strategic Research Cluster grant. The Director of CLSRN is Craig Riddell of the University of British Columbia.
The Program Committee for this year’s conference is:
Michael Baker, Economics, University of Toronto
Nicole Fortin, Economics, University of British Columbia (Chair of Program Committee)
Guy Lacroix, Economics, Université Laval
Lance Lochner, Economics, University of Western Ontario
Shelley Phipps, Economics, Dalhousie University
Conference Website: http://www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca/5thAnnualConference/
Conference Program: http://www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca/5thAnnualConference/CLSRN 2011 Annual Conference Program.pdf
For further inquiries please contact Katherine Meredith at: clsrn@mail.ubc.ca |
2010:
| CLSRN 4th Annual Conference, Quebec City: May 27, 2010 |
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The Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) will hold its fourth annual conference at le Petit Séminaire de Québec in Québec City on May 27, 2010. The conference will dovetail with the annual meetings of the Canadian Economics Association (May 28-30, 2010).
The keynote speaker at this year’s conference is Hank Farber (Princeton University). The conference will be a broad academic conference covering all aspects of labour market behaviour and skills development and use.
There is no registration fee, but we ask that you register so that we know how many people will be attending.
To register, view the conference program, and for other details about the CLSRN's 4th Annual Conference, please visit the Conference webpage at: http://www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca/4thAnnualConference
For further inquiries, please contact Kathy Meredith at: clsrn@interchange.ubc.ca |
| CLSRN / HRSDC Joint Workshop on Apprenticeship, Vancouver, BC: January 2010 |
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The Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) are pleased to be holding a joint workshop on Apprenticeship in Vancouver, BC: January 22 - 23, 2010. The workshop will take place at the Listel Hotel (1300, Robson Street, Vancouver, BC).
The CLSRN Program on Apprenticeship was launched in Spring 2009 with the support of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) to promote evidence-based policy decision-making in Canada. The coordinators of this research program are Jennifer Hunt (McGill University) and Michael Smith (McGill University).
The workshop features keynote addresses by international expert Thomas Zwick of the Ludwig-Maximilians University (Munich, Germany) and the Centre for European Economic Research, and Robert Crocker, Professor Emeritus at Memorial University and principal of the Atlantic Evaluation and Research Consultants. Professor Zwick will be presenting his paper: “Why Do Firms Train Apprentices? The Net Cost Puzzle Reconsidered” and Professor Crocker will lecture on “The National Apprenticeship Survey Research Advisory Panel Research Initiative”.
The CLSRN is pleased to be supporting seven projects for the Apprenticeship program:
• Patrick Coe: “An Analysis of Apprenticeship Completion Rates in Canada”
• Benoit Dostie: “The Determinants of Low (and Slow) Completions in the Canadian
Apprenticeship System”
• Torben Drewes and Daniel Boothby: “Returns to Apprenticeship in Canada”
• Morley Gunderson and Harry Krashinsky: “Returns to Apprenticeship: Analysis Based
on the 2006 Census”
• John Meredith: “The Intensity of Workplace Training in Apprenticeable Occupations”
• James Ted McDonald and Christopher Worswick: “Incidence, Occupational Outcomes
and Returns to Apprenticeship Training in Canada: the Role of Family Background and
Immigrant Status”
• Richard Mueller and Christine Laporte: “The Persistence Behaviour of Registered
Apprentice: Why do People Quit, Complete Programs or Change Programs?”
For more information, including to view the Agenda and Abstracts, please click on the links below. |
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2009:
| CLSRN Annual Conference, May 28-29 2009, Toronto |
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The Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) will hold its third annual conference at the University of Toronto on May 28-29, 2009. The conference will overlap with the annual meetings of the Canadian Economics Association (May 29-31, 2009).
The keynote speaker at this year’s conference is Robert LaLonde (University of Chicago). The conference will be a broad academic conference covering all aspects of labour market behaviour and skills development and use.
Individuals wishing to present a paper should submit it, or an abstract, by Friday, February 27, 2009. Submissions should be sent to: clsrn@interchange.ubc.ca. The announcement of accepted papers will be made by Friday, March 27, 2009.
The travel and accommodation expenses of individuals presenting papers at the conference will be reimbursed by CLSRN. There are also some funds available for travel grants to help researchers who are at an early stage of their career to attend the conference. Information on these grants as well as conference registration is forthcoming at the CLSRN website.
The CLSRN is a network of academic and government researchers interested in strengthening our understanding of the Canadian labour market. Funding for the CLSRN is provided by an SSHRC Strategic Research Cluster grant and by the federal government department Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). The academic director of CLSRN is Craig Riddell of the University of British Columbia and the government director is Cliff Halliwell of HRSDC.
The Program Committee for this year’s conference is:
Stephen Jones, Economics, McMaster University (Chair)
Scott Davies, Sociology, McMaster University
Cliff Halliwell, HRSDC
Thomas Lemieux, Economics, University of British Columbia
Shelley Phipps, Economics, Dalhousie University
Mikal Skuterud, Economics, University of Waterloo
For further information please visit:
http://www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca
http://economics.ca |
| Canadian Economics Association (CEA) 43rd Annual Conference: May 29 - 31, 2009,Toronto |
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The 43rd Annual Canadian Economics Association (CEA) Conference will be held May 29 - 31, 2009 at the University of Toronto.
With around 1500 members across the country and from abroad, the Canadian Economics Association (CEA) is the organization of academic economists in Canada.
The Association has for its object the advancement of economic knowledge through the encouragement of study and research, the issuing of publications, and the furtherance of free and informed discussion of economic questions.
This year's conference will feature speakers: Ralph Winter, Scott Taylor, and David Dodge. The conference will also include state-of-the-art lectures by: Marcel Boyer, Rob Feenstra, Sharon Kozicki, David Laibson,Christopher Mayer, and Bruce Meyer.
The CEA invites anyone wishing to present a paper at the 2009 Conference to submit an abstract by Friday, February 20, 2009. For more information about paper submission please visit the CEA Conference Call-for-Papers webpage at: http://economics.ca/2009/en/call.php
For more information about the conference, and to register, please visit the CEA Conference webpage:
http://economics.ca/2009/en/ |
CLSRN / CEA Summer School What's New in Econometrics: May 29, 2009, Toronto
2008:
| Joint CLSRN and HRSDC Workshop, November 18 and 19, 2008: Toronto, ON |
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The Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) and Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) will hold a joint workshop in Toronto on November 18 and 19, 2008. Our host will be the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto. The workshop sessions will include presentations of papers funded through CLSRN's first and second general calls. The program organizers are Lisa Comeau (HRSDC), Morley Gunderson (U of T), John Myles (U of T), and Garnett Picot (Statistics Canada).
WORKSHOP PROGRAM:
You can download the latest version of the workshop program in French and English from the CLSRN/HRSDC Workshop website at: www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca/hrsdc
WORKSHOP PAPERS:
Most of the workshop papers will be made available for download from the website www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca/hrsdc and www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca when they are available. Please check back for updates, or contact clsrn@interchange.ubc.ca for more information.
LOCAL INFORMATION:
The workshop takes place at Hart House at the University of Toronto. Please see links below for more information on venue and location.
FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION:
For more information, and to register, please visit the workshop website at: http://www.clsrn.econ.ubc.ca/hrsdc |
2007:
| CLSRN Workshop on Immigration in Canada, October 13 and 14, Vancouver, BC |
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The Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) will hold a workshop in Vancouver, BC on October 13 and 14, 2007. Our host will be Simon Fraser University. The workshop sessions will include presentations of papers funded through the CLSRN's Programme on Immigration in Canada, which is co-ordinated by Charles Beach (Queen's University) and Nicole Fortin (University of British Columbia).
WORKSHOP PROGRAMME:
You can download the latest version of the workshop programme from the 'Further Information' link below.
WORKSHOP PAPERS:
Most of the workshop papers are available to download from this website. The easiest way to access the papers is to click on the links within the Programme. You can also download them from the Working Papers section on this website.
LOCAL INFORMATION:
The workshop takes place at the Segal Graduate School of Business, 500 Granville Street, Downtown Vancouver, BC, V6C 1W6. The 'Further Information' link contains a document with the map of the local area and some information about the local dining options.
Alternatively, you can visit these websites:
http://www.sfu.ca/about/maps2.html
http://www.dinehere.ca/results.asp?pg=1 |
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| CLSRN Workshop on Labour Market Adjustment, September 27 and 28, Montreal, Quebec |
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The Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) will hold a workshop in Montreal, Quebec on September 27 and 28, 2007. Our host will be McGill University. The workshop sessions will include presentations of papers funded through the CLSRN's Labour Market Adjustment Programme, which is co-ordinated by Stephen Jones (McMaster University) and Thomas Lemieux (University of British Columbia). Wider research will also be presented.
Workshop programme:
You can download the latest version of the workshop programme from the 'Further Information' link below.
Workshop papers:
Some of the workshop papers are already available to download and a majority of the remaining papers will come online before the workshop. The easiest way to access the papers is to click on the links within the Programme. You can also download them from the Working Papers section on this website.
Directions:
The 'Further Information' link also contains a document with directions to McGill University and to McGill Faculty Club, where the workshop will take place. You can also access the directions by clicking on the links in the venue address in the Workshop Programme. Alternatively, you can visit these websites:
http://www.mcgill.ca/maps/?Building=129
http://www.mcgill.ca/visiting/directions/ |
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| CLSRN Workshop on Education and Training, September 16 and 17, Kingston, Ontario |
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The Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) will hold a workshop in Kingston, Ontario on September 16 and 17, 2007. Our host will be the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University. The workshop sessions will include presentations of papers funded through the CLSRN's Education, Training and School-to-Work Transitions Programme, which is co-ordinated by Arthur Sweetman (Queen's University) and Daniel Parent (McGill University). Wider research will also be presented.
Workshop programme:
You can download the latest version of the workshop programme from the 'Further Information' link below.
Workshop papers:
The easiest way to access the papers that will be presented in the workshop is to click on the links within the Programme. You can also download them from the Working Papers section on this website.
Further logistical details:
More details about the venue, directions as well as an online version of the workshop programe can be found at the website of the School of Policy Studies. The website can be accessed either by clicking on the title of the workshop on this webpage (just above the first paragraph) or via the following link:
http://www.queensu.ca/sps/conferences_events/clsrn/index.php |
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| CLSRN Annual Conference, June 14-15 2007, Toronto Ontario |
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The Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) will hold its first annual conference in Toronto Ontario, Canada on June 14-15, 2007. Our host will be the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto.
This inaugural CLSRN conference will provide a forum for labour market researchers to exchange latest findings and will promote a dialogue between academic researchers and government researchers and policy analysts. The conference will include session on Families and Child Development, Learning over the Life Course, Employment and Productivity, Income Security and Participation and Inclusion.
You can download the latest version of the conference Programme from the Further Information link below. You can find more information and register at the Conference Website: http://www.publicpolicy.utoronto.ca/CLSRNconference07/ |
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| Gender and Work/Family Balance: New Policies, New Approaches, New Directions? |
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The Canadian Employment Research Forum (CERF), with the support of Statistics Canada and the CLSRN, is holding a conference to examine gender differences in the experience of work/family conflict. The conference will take place Thursday, May 31, 2007 and Friday, June 1, 2007 at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in conjunction with the annual meetings of the Canadian Economics Association.
You can consult the website http://economics.ca for registration, accommodation and other conference details. For further information contact: Shelley Phipps at Shelley.Phipps@dal.ca or Miles Corak at miles.corak@statcan.ca |
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