Platform

....essays, opinions and commentaries on issues we think will interest our readers.

is the aim and title of our major new research initiative, to which we are devoting the vast majority of our resources up until December 2009. The initiative addresses the emerging economic, social and political challenges confronting governments not only in Germany and the UK, but across Europe and the industrialised world.

For detailed information on the csge initiative please click here.

To download the csge Leaflet please click here.

Summary Report of the csge Midpoint Policy Debates 2007

with speeches, presentations and discussions at the two policy debates held in November and December 2007 in Berlin and London to mark the halfway point of the Foundation’s research initiative on ‘creating sustainable growth in europe’ and a Foreword by Professor Sir Tony Atkinson.

For an English full version please click here.
For a German full version please click here.

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FORTHCOMING CSGE PRESENTATIONS
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> European natural resource use in a world-wide context. Results from the Global Resource Accounting Model (GRAM)
by Stefan Giljum, Christian Lutz

To be presented at
• International Input-Output Meeting on Managing the Environment, Sevilla, 07/2008

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> Resource productivity, environmental tax reform and sustainable growth in Europe
by P. Ekins

To be presented at
• Wuppertal Institute International Colloquium on Sustainable Growth, Wuppertal, 09/2008

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> Trade Induced Technical Change? The Impact of Chinese Imports on Technology and Employment
by N. Bloom, M. Draca and J. Van Reenen

To be presented at
• Empirical Investigations in Empirical Trade (EIET) Conference, Denver, Colorado, 10/2008

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> T. Kretschmer and B. Gamharte: The role of product complexity and firm competency on the diffusion of user-customized systems. Proceedings of the Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik, Munich, March 2008.

> T. Meyer and P. Bridgen: Class, Gender and Chance: the social division of welfare and occupational pensions in the United Kingdom. Ageing and Society 28

> P. Bridgen and T. Meyer: Towards the individualisation of social risks – Social inclusion in public private pension regimes. In: Seeleib-Kaiser, M. (ed.): Welfare State Transformations in Comparative Perspective: Shifting Boundaries of ‘Public’ and ‘Private’ Social Policy? London and New York: Palgrave

> P. Taylor-Gooby and R. Martin: Trends in sympathy for the poor. In British Social Attitudes: the 24th Report. London: Sage.

> S. Mau and C. Burkhardt: Zuwanderung in den Wohlfahrtsstaat. Die Wahrnehmung und Bewertung durch die Bevölkerung. In Informationsdienst Soziale Indikatoren ISI (39).

> P. Ekins and A. Miltner: Environmental Innovation in Industry and Environmental Tax Reform, King’s College London

> M. Jänicke and R. Zieschank: Policy mix to foster the development of eco-industries and to promote resource productivity for the European industry

> P. Agnolucci: Environmental Kuznets Curve and CO 2 Emissions: A Methodological Note

> P. Agnolucci: The Relationship Between CO 2 Emissions And Economic Growth In The British And German Industrial Sectors

> H. Pollitt and P. Summerton: The Role of the Eco-Industries in petrE

> S. Giljum and C. Lutz: European natural resource use in a world-wide context. Results from the Global Resource Accounting Model (GRAM), SERI, Vienna & GWS, Osnabrück

> H. Entorf and M. Lauk: Peer Effects, Social Multipliers and Migrants at School: An International Comparison. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

> A. Muehlenweg: Educational Effects of Alternative Secondary School Tracking Regimes in Germany, Schmollers Jahrbuch - Journal of Applied Social Science Studies

> E. Maurin and S. McNally: The Consequences of Ability Tracking for Future Outcomes and Social Mobility. Mimeo.

> C. Dustmann and U. Schoenberg: Training and union wages, Review of Economics and Statistics

AGF News

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
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> Conference on The Emergence of China and India in the Global Economy

> 7th British-German Trade Union Forum: Financialisation and the rise of private equity and hedge funds

For more please click here.

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> Policy Paper: The Gateway of Family and Education Policy

> Policy Paper: Invisible Energy

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Last Update: 9 July 2008