It is our great pleasure to announce that the SkiLMeeT Conference “Workers, Firms, and Skills in the Digital and Green Transition” will take place on 22-23 October 2026 in Brussels. The two-day format will feature keynote lectures and paper presentations.
To expand the frontiers of knowledge on skills gaps and mismatches, we are interested in papers from researchers across all social science disciplines, particularly contributions that focus on:
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Ines Helm Ines Helm is Professor of Economics at JKU Linz. She completed her PhD at University College London and has previously held positions at Stockholm University and LMU Munich. Her research focuses on labour economics and local labour markets, with particular interest in job displacement, wage inequality, and labour market power. |
10 May, 2026 – Deadline for full paper or extended abstract submission (by midnight CET)
17 June, 2026 – Notification of accepted papers
30 June, 2026 – Registration deadline for presenters
Ronald Bachmann, Coordinator, RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
Vassil Kirov, the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Christina Gathmann, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research
Piotr Lewandowski, IBS – Institute for Structural Research
Joost van Genabeek, TNO – Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
Francesco Vona, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
Ulrich Zierahn-Weilage, Utrecht University
