The Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI) is a

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based in

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that specialises in broadly defined labor issues, labour markets, and

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Formation

CELSI was founded in 2008 by Martin Kahanec and Marta Kahancova. At that time Marta Kahancova was a postdoctoral research fellow at the

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, Cologne, Germany, and Martin Kahanec was the deputy director of research at the

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, Bonn, Germany and currently is a professor of economics at the School of Public Policy at the

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.CELSI: People
/ref> Their objective was to create an institution where ideas and knowledge about labour markets in Central and Eastern Europe could be nurtured and shared. Therefore, as well as being an independent research institute with its own in-house research team, CELSI was also conceived as a means for building a network of research fellows across the globe. CELSI aims to contribute to evidence-based policy-making by providing salient knowledge about the functioning of labor markets.CELSI: About Us

Research

CELSI’s research is published in international peer-reviewed journals, such as the

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European Journal of Industrial Relations ''European Journal of Industrial Relations'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers European industrial relations and their theoretical and practical implications. The journal was established in 1995 and is published by SAGE Pu ...

, International Migration Review, and the IZA Journal of Migration. Books authored or edited by CELSI researchers have been published by renowned international publishers, including Palgrave,

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, or

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; book chapters appeared in edited volumes published by

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. CELSI has participated in international research projects, including EU’s Framework Programmes and

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programmes. CELSI was an affiliate partner of the Marie Curie International Training Network EDUWORKS.CELSI: Publications

Research Areas

Currently, CELSI focuses on the following research areas:CELSI: Main Research Areas
*Labour Markets and Institutions *Work and Institutions *Business and Society *Ethnicity and Migration

Discussion Papers

CELSI’s flagship publication platform is its Discussion Paper series, which presents papers by academics from various different disciplines related to labour and migration issues. Its objective is to promote the sharing of knowledge and expertise between diverse social science disciplines, such as

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

social anthropology Social anthropology is the study of patterns of behaviour in human societies and cultures. It is the dominant constituent of anthropology throughout the United Kingdom and much of Europe, where it is distinguished from cultural anthropology. In t ...

and

social psychology Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the r ...

.CELSI: Discussion Papers
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Research Reports and Policy Briefs

CELSI also publishes a Research Report series, which presents detailed policy studies by CELSI’s in-house researchers as well as associate researchers, often in cooperation with international organizations, such as the

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and the

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.CELSI: Research Reports
Policy CELSI also publishes a Policy Brief series to disseminate the key findings from its research work to a broader policy audience. CELSI: Policy Briefs

Recognition

Since 2012, CELSI has been listed as the #1 economic research institute in Slovakia by RePEc, and its Scientific Director, Dr. Martin Kahanec, is listed as the #1 contributing author.RePEc: Top 25% Institutions and Economists in Slovakia, as of March 2020
. CELSI regularly ranks among top 50 think tanks globally (No. 2 in Central and Eastern Europe) and top 200 institutions in the field of Economics of Human Migration in the world in the RePEc rankings.RePEc: Top Institutions Globally, as of March 2020
In June 2013, CELSI Scientific Director Martin Kahanec was featured on

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for his contribution to a study which found welfare generosity has no impact on immigration.BBC: "UK Faces European Court over Benefits for EU Nationals"
Interview with Dr. Martin Kahanec.

References

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External links

CELSI Home Page
(English and Slovak) 2008 establishments in Slovakia Education in Bratislava Labor studies organizations