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Martin Kahanec quoted in U.S. News & World Report on Migration and Labor
CELSI's Martin Kahanec quoted in US News and World Report article regarding how the wall erected by the Hungarian government on the border with Serbia affects labor markets.
Sept. 28, 2016

Martin Kahanec speaks at the Workshop on Global Labor Markets organized by the IMF, OCP Policy Center and Brunel University
Kahanec delivered a speech on "Free movement of workers within the EU" at the conference in Paris, September 1-2, 2016.
Sept. 6, 2016

Matin Kahanec one of the six top economists born in Slovakia
Slovak magazine TREND covered six top economists born in Slovakia, according to the ranking of the international research database RePEc.
July 28, 2016

CELSI's study for the European Parliament's Policy Department for Economic and Scientific Policy has been published
The European Parliament's Policy Department for Economic and Scientific Policy just published a study "The Social and Employment Situation in Slovakia and Outlook on the Slovak EU Presidency 2016" by CELSI's Martin Kahanec and Mária Sedláková.
May 20, 2016

Martin Kahanec speaks at the Plenary Session of the Regional Studies Association in Graz
Kahanec spoke about the myths and realities of the European migration challenge at the Plenary Session of the Regional Studies Association in Graz, April 5, 2016.
April 18, 2016

CELSI's researchers participated at the mid-term ETUI/CELSI workshop on Innovative trade union practices in CEE
The workshop of the ETUI project, coordinated by Magdalena Bernaciak (ETUI) and Marta Kahancova (CELSI, was held in Bratislava, 30-31 March, 2016.
April 15, 2016

Martin Kahanec has been appointed as the Chair of the Czech Government's Council for Research, Development and Innovations's Expert Panel for Social Sciences.
The mission of the Expert Panel is to verify and evaluate the output of research organizations in the Czech Republic, with the main objective of identifying the most significant research results attaining the highest quality in the respective research area.
Feb. 19, 2016

Martin Kahanec and CELSI’s research fellow Aurora Trif speak at the European Commission's “Review of Employment and Social Developments in Europe in 2015“ in Brussels on 21 January 2016.
Kahanec joined the panel on skills development and the role of mobility and migration and Aurora Trif commented on the role of social dialogue.
Jan. 25, 2016

Martin Kahanec speaks at the Czech Senate on wage-productivity gap in V4
Keynote speech at a conference "Do wages correspond to economic fundamentals in V4?" at the Senate of the Czech Republic on the invitation by the President of the Senate Milan Stěch.
Dec. 8, 2015

CELSI co-organized Conference on Fiscal Policy Tools and Labor Markets during the Great Recession in Bratislava
CELSI coorganized with the Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn (IZA), Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic (IFP) and Council for Budget Responsibility (CBR) a conference on "Fiscal Policy Tools and Labor Markets during the Great Recession". The conference took place on 26th-27th October 2015 in Bratislava.
Nov. 9, 2015