We organize our interests around four interconnected pillars: (i) the labor market consequences of major economic transformations, (ii) how those feed into political attitudes, behavior, and electoral outcomes, (iii) how politics shapes the development of new technologies, and (iv) the effect of current policies on new technologies.

Consequences of technological change and globalisation

We welcome contributions from economics and political science and aim to bring together work on the broad economic and political consequences of technological change and globalisation. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Labor market effects of AI, automation, and globalisation, including impacts on wages, employment, occupational change, and inequality
• Economic insecurity, labor market adjustment, and political polarisation
• The political consequences of technological, automation, and trade-induced economic change
• Public attitudes toward AI, automation, globalisation, and economic transformation
• Political determinants of technology adoption, innovation, and AI regulation

The effectiveness of policies such as retraining programs, active labor market policies, unemployment insurance, and industrial policy
The workshop will feature a keynote lecture by Prof. Dr. David Dorn (University of Zurich), alongside contributed paper presentations and discussion. There will be sufficient time to discuss each presented paper. We are pleased to offer one night of accommodation for two selected presenters. The workshop is funded by the Amsterdam Centre for European Studies (ACES) at the University of Amsterdam.

Submit your proposal

Please submit your proposal no later than 21 July 2026 via the submission form. Papers or extended abstracts should include the title, name(s) and affiliation(s) of authors, as well as the main research question, method, data, and findings.