October 22th -24th 2009 at the DIW Berlin, Berlin, Germany

For the third time the research network “Non-Cognitive Skills: Acquisition and Economic Conse quences” which is funded by the Leibniz Association within the “Pakt für Forschung und Innovation 2008” is pleased to announce a conference on “Non-Cognitive Skills”. The network consists of a co-operation of economic and psychological expertise of leading European research institutions, the research group of James Heckman at the Economic Research Center, Chicago and the Baden-Württemberg employer association Südwest metall including its educational institutions. In the conference we plan to discuss theories and research methods from different disciplines in order to study non-cognitive skills (such as motivation, persistence, self-regulation) in the modern economy. The discussions will shed also some light on the priorities of education policy.

If you would like to attend the conference, please submit an abstract of your topic (350 words in English) together with complete contact information before June 30th, 2009. We will inform you whether your proposal has been accepted before, August 15th2009. There will be no conference fee.

Keynote Lectures:

• Jens Asendorpf, Institute for Psychology; Humboldt University Berlin (October 22, 2009)
• Ernst Fehr, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zurich (October 24, 2009)

Scientific Committee:

Friedhelm Pfeiffer, Jürgen Schupp, C. Katharina Spiess

Scientific Organisation:

Anja Achtziger, Joan Blanden, James J. Heckman, Manfred Laucht, Friedhelm Pfeiffer, Winfried Pohlmeier, C. Katharina Spiess