Presentations and Organised Sessions for the Open Meeting may be submitted from all fields of economics. The submissions will be evaluated by anonymous reviewers and then selected by the programme commission. …
The purpose of the association is the promotion of science and research.
In 2024, the Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS) will hold several important elections: The Management Board will be newly elected for the 2025-2026 term of office and two members of the Executive Council will be elected for…
Every year at its annual conference, the Verein für Socialpolitik awards the Reinhard Selten Prize (Young Author Best Paper Award), worth €3,000, for papers that stand out in particular for their originality,…
The Verein für Socialpolitik awards members who have rendered outstanding merits to the association with a medal of honour. The medal of honour is named after one of the founding fathers and long-standing chairman of…
The Verein für Socialpolitik assigns various prizes and awards. As the umbrella organization of German-speaking economists, the Verein für Socialpolitik considers one of its primary tasks to honor outstanding…
The Verein für Socialpolitik has currently one honorary member. Natural persons can become honorary members if they have made a special contribution towards the association´s purpose. …
The Johann Heinrich von Thünen Lecture has been an important part of the annual meetings since 1986. Johann Heinrich von Thünen (1783-1850) was a noted German agronomist, economist and social reformer from Mecklenburg.…
The Verein fuer Socialpolitik e.V. consists of the following bodies: Assembly of Members, Management Board, Executive Council, Standing Field Committees, Cash Auditors, Executive Office