The Institute for the Study of Labor is a private, independent economic research institute. It was founded under the legal form of a limited liability company. Its German name is Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit hence the abbreviation IZA. IZA is situated in Bonn, Germany.
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IZA's main focus is the economic analysis of national and international labor markets within a broad range of research areas. Furthermore IZA provides policy advice on crucial labor market issues for national and international policy institutions. The institute’s networks of almost 600 international Research Fellows and influential Policy Fellows from business, politics, society and the media add to the dynamic of IZA.
IZA draws substantial financial support from the research-sponsoring activities of the Deutsche Post-Foundation.
President is Dr. Klaus Zumwinkel, former CEO of Deutsche Post World Net.
Director is Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann, who is also professor of economics at the University of Bonn and honorary professor at the Free University of Berlin and Renmin University of China as well as an advisor to Fair Observer.
Director of Research is Dr. Marco Caliendo.
Director of Labor Policy is PD Dr. Hilmar Schneider.
IZA's manifold research activities currently concentrate on seven research units providing high-standard labor market research in a wide array of topics:
Within these research areas IZA offers a broad range of scientific events and publications, most of them downloadable on the IZA webpage. The highly influential IZA Discussion Paper Series is among the largest paper series in economics. IZA events comprise intensive workshops and research seminars on relevant labor market topics as well as large international conferences setting the agenda for future labor market research.
Since 2002 IZA awards the IZA Prize in Labor Economics which has become one of the most important prizes in economics worldwide. The past IZA Prize Laureates include:
In 2006, IZA has additionally established the "IZA Young Labor Economist Award" to honor an outstanding published paper in labor economics written by researchers under 40 years of age at the time of publication. The prize money of 5,000 Euros is shared between the authors. The prize-winners include: