We are very sorry to announce that the Mirco and Macro of The Changing Nature of Work and Leisure workshop has been cancelled.

The Department is pleased to announce the Mirco and Macro of The Changing Nature of Work and Leisure workshop organised by Christine Braun and Roland Rathelot and Thijs van Rens.

4-5 June 2020
Scarman, University of Warwick

The nature of work and leisure is changing. Labour force participation has been decreasing steadily since 2000 while the media is filled with claims of rapid growth in informal employment in the “gig” economy. At the same time, technological change has a deep impact on the demand for work, by making some skills and some occupations easy to substitute by machines. Are these changes reflecting a revolution on the labour market, perhaps driven by the emerging sharing economy, or are they symptoms of deeper structural changes on the supply side? What are the implications of these changes for productivity and unemployment policies?

In this workshop, we aim to bring together researchers working on documenting and explaining the causes and implications of the changing nature of work for the micro and macro of labour economics.

Call for papers

We are looking for submissions related to but not limited to:

• The casualisation of the labour market and the emergence of the gig economy
• Changes in patters of the flexibility and decentralisation of employment
• Determinants of trends in the demand for skill
• Implications of these shifts for household behaviour and non-market time
• Changing determinants of job search and labour force participation
• Demographic shifts of the workforce and its consequences for the economy

We welcome empirical, quantitative and theoretical papers, and contributions at both an individual and aggregate level.

Submission

The deadline to submit papers for consideration is 15th March 2020. Papers should be submitted to micromacrowarwick at gmail dot com. Authors will be notified by April 2020.

Registration

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Text: 'Truth and Truthfulness' by Bernard Williams (2002)

In response to student feedback, we are delighted to invite our MSc students to a Royal Shakespeare Theatre trip to see The Comedy of Errors.

Date: Friday 5 June 2020
Location: Stratford-upon-Avon

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)

The RSC is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. The company employs over 1000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle upon Tyne and on tour across the UK and internationally.

Theatre Etiquette

• Take your seat no less than 5 minutes before starting time.
• Consider those around you.
• Audio or visual recording equipment is strictly forbidden.
• Keep your mobile equipment (e.g. phones, iPads or digital watches) turned off at all times in the auditorium.
• Do not take drinks in glasses into the auditorium. Plastic cups are available for any cold drinks and may be taken in.
• Please refrain from talking during the performance.

Book your Ticket

We have 50 tickets available and they will be allocated on first come first served basis.

1. Book your tickets via the booking form below. The form is open now until all tickets are sold out.

2. You will be able to collect your tickets from TBC until TBC from the Economics Executive Office - Gill Gudger or Sharon Yarrow in Room TBC, Monday - Friday, 10.00am-3.00pm. Please note that you will be required to pay a £10 refundable deposit before collecting your tickets. If you have a query, please email economics.events@warwick.ac.uk.

3. Your refundable deposit will be available for collection from Monday, 10 June from the Economics Executive Office. Please note that if you book but do not attend, you will not be able to claim the deposit back.

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