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The Italian Association of Labour Economics (AIEL), in collaboration with LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, is pleased to invite submissions for a Special Issue marking the 40th anniversary of AIEL, founded in Venice in 1985.
The Special Issue will include two components:
- A Conference Section, featuring papers presented at the 40th AIEL Annual Conference, to be held at the University of Milano-Bicocca in September 2025.
- A General Section, open to submissions from AIEL members on relevant topics in labour economics.
Submission deadline: 31 October 2025
Review process: Fast-track peer review
Expected publication: Fall 2026
Manuscripts should be submitted through the journal’s online platform: http://editorialexpress.com/labour.
Authors should clearly indicate in the cover letter that the submission is for the AIEL 40th Anniversary Special Issue and specify whether the submission is intended for the Conference Section or the General Section.
For further information, please contact labour_journal@editorialexpress.com or aiel@aiel.it.
LABOUR is classified as a Class A journal in Economics by ANVUR (Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes), according to its most recent evaluation.
The Italian Association of Labour Economics (AIEL) and the Department of Economics, Management, and Statistics (DEMS) at the University of Milano-Bicocca are pleased to announce the 40th AIEL Conference, to be held in Milan, 18-20 September 2025. The programme will include invited lectures and parallel sessions. The conference will provide an opportunity to discuss issues related to labour economics and to develop research collaborations.
Keynote speakers: Ghazala Azmat (Science Po) and Kirabo Jackson (Northwestern University).
The Italian Association of Labour Economics (AIEL) and the Department of Economics (DSE) of the University of Bologna are pleased to announce the workshop “Advances in Research on Labour Market Policies”, to be held in Bologna on 28 and 29 May 2025.
The conference will be held in the auditorium of the Department of Economics (DSE) of the University of Bologna, located at Piazza Scaravilli 1.
The Ezio Tarantelli Prize 2024 has been awarded to Fabrizio Colella (Università della Svizzera Italiana) for his paper “The Effect of Trade on Skill Requirements: Evidence from Job Postings”, presented at the 2023 Conference. The prize was awarded during the 39th Annual Conference held in Naples.
The paper investigates how fluctuations in international market prices affect firms' skill demand by altering terms of trade.
The Prize Committee considered Colella's paper is highly deserving of the Tarantelli Prize due to its rigorous methodological approach, use of high-quality original data, and significant contribution to understanding how trade affects labor market outcomes and skill requirements
AIEL warmly congratulates Fabrizio Colella for the prize.
The Carlo Dell’Aringa Prize 2024 has been awarded to Santiago Hermo (University of Oslo) for his paper, "Collective Bargaining Networks, Rent-sharing, and the Propagation of Shocks". The prize was awarded during the 39th Annual Conference held in Naples.
The paper explores the role of collective bargaining in shaping the impact of economic shocks on workers and firms.
The Prize Committee awarded Hermo's paper for its high-quality and novel data, rigorous empirical analysis, and the relevance of its results in understanding how contractual bargaining mediates the effects of economic shocks.
AIEL warmly congratulates Santiago Hermo for the prize.
The 2024 LABOUR Dissertation prize has been awarded to Virginia Minni (University of Chicago) for her PhD thesis titled “Essays on the allocation, coordination, and selection of workers”, defended at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The prize was awarded during the 39th Annual Conference held in Naples.
Minni's thesis studies the determinants and consequences of workers’ allocation, coordination, and selection within organizations in countries at different levels of economic development.
The Prize Committee recognized Minni’s thesis as an outstanding dissertation in Labour Economics for its methodological rigor and broad impact.
AIEL warmly congratulates Virginia Minni for the prize.