Sep
19
International Interdisciplinary Conference Work, age, health and employment
University of Wuppertal, Germany
OBJECTIVE OF THE CONFERENCE
These research challenges indicated above will be in the focus of this conference, as it shall
- focus on evidence from quantitative as well as qualitative longitudinal research,
- consider the multifaceted role of work as a core determinant of health, work ability and employment participation,
- bridge different research communities (e.g. occupational health, social epidemiology, economy, labour market research, psychology, sociology, gerontology, demography), and, not least
- discuss the potential for advancing retirement research approaches
CONFERENCE TOPICS
1. “Work and retirement”
2. “Work, age and health”
3. “Life course approaches in retirement research”
4. “Measuring change in longitudinal research”
5. “Cross national assessments – opportunities and challenges”
More information on conference registration and accommodation: www.wahe2016.uni-wuppertal.de
