The detailed program of IAMO Forum 2016 is available here for download.

Day 1. Spatial migration and implications for rural development

• Links between rural economic development and migration;
• The effects of migration on rural households’ welfare;
• The effects of migration on local governance and transition processes;
• Institutional drivers and barriers of regional mobility;
• Remittances and local economic development.

Day 2. Cross-sectoral migration and structural changes in rural labor markets

• The role of agricultural development in shortage and excess of labor;
• Organization of labor relations and management in agriculture;
• Demographical and structural changes in rural areas and labor supply;
• Determinants of individual/household labor market decisions;
• Local institutions and occupational mobility.

Day 3. Research-Practice Dialogue. The future of rural labor markets

• How should agriculture be organized to generate rural employment and local welfare?
• How can we make rural areas an attractive place to live?
• Lessons to be learnt from Eastern Germany and other countries;
• What should policy-makers do for sustainable rural labor markets?