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Reform der Abfertigung in der EU - Österreich als Vorreiter
8. Februar 2012, 10.00-11.30 Uhr
Abfertigungen sind das älteste und weitverbreitetste Einkommenssicherungsprogramm für freigestellte Arbeiter und Angestellte und gleichzeitig wohl auch das am wenigsten verstandene. Ihnen werden vielfach allokative Ineffizienzen nachgesagt und häufig werden sie auch als Mitursache für erhöhte Arbeitslosigkeit, geringe Mobilität und Arbeitsmarktdynamik genannt. Im Rahmen einer Podiumsdiskussion soll ein internationaler Vergleich vorgestellt und eine Analyse des österreichischen Modells unternommen werden.
Impulsreferat: Robert Holzmann, Weltbank, Hrsg. von „Reforming Severance Pay: An International Perspective“
Podium:
Rudolf Hundstorfer Minister für Arbeit, Soziales und Konsumentenschutz
Christoph Leitl Präsident der WKO
Bernhard Felderer Direktor des IHS

MSc Economics 2012
The Department of Economics and Finance is accepting applications for the MSc Economics 2012-2014 from November onwards. Application deadline is March 1, 2012.

Sociology of Social Practices
course 2012 – 2015
Open Door, March 28th, 2012, 2.00 pm – 4.30 pm, Institute for Advanced Studies, Stumpergasse 56, 1060 Vienna, SRS.
The Sociology Department of the IHS invites applications from doctoral students with a master's degree (or equivalent) for a 3-year Post-Graduate Programme. We offer extensive and intensive training in quantitative and qualitative methods and social research with a special emphasis on theories of social practices. In addition to the resident staff, the Institute for Advanced Studies hosts guest professors from all over the world.

Sociology of Social Practices
Course 2012 – 2015

Open Door, March 28th, 2012, 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm, Institute for Advanced Studies, Stumpergasse 56, 1060 Vienna, SRS.

The Sociology Department of the IHS invites applications from doctoral students with a master's degree (or equivalent) for a 3-year Post-Graduate Programme. We offer extensive and intensive training in quantitative and qualitative methods and social research with a special emphasis on theories of social practices. In addition to the resident staff, the Institute for Advanced Studies hosts guest professors from all over the world.

Terms of Admission:

Master's degree or equivalent

Admission papers

Personal interview

8 scholarships (850 €/month) are awarded on a competitive basis.

Deadline for Application: April 30th, 2012

Contact: office.soz@ihs.ac.at

For more information and application form see: Post-Graduate Programme 2012-2015

JSTOR
As of now, IHS members have access to the JSTOR archive collections Art & Sciences I, II, VII and Mathematics and Statistics.
JSTOR

New online access
New online access to the following Journals:
Int. Journal of Forecasting (from vol 28, 2012)
Int. Journal of Public Health (from vol 52, 2007)
Journal of Democracy (from vol 1, 1990)
Journal of Legislative Studies (from vol 3, 1997)
Electronic Journals Library

Upcoming Events

Public Lecture
Philip Manow: The Reichstag’s ‘efficient secret’ – Germany’s switch to PR and the Rise of the Cohesive Parliamentary Party
Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 14.00, SZ VI

New Working Paper
Tobias Wiß: Pension Fund Capitalism and Financial Crisis

MSc Economics 2012
The Department of Economics and Finance is accepting applications for the MSc Economics 2012-2014 from November onwards. Application deadline is March 1, 2012.