Background and History since 1998
The Colloquium on Personnel Economics (COPE) is an annual conference of German-speaking and since 2010 also of international researchers who focus on the economic analysis of personnel policies, often including aspects of vocational education and training.
The Colloquium was established in 1998 by Prof. Dr. Uschi Backes-Gellner and Prof. Dr. Matthias Kräkel. Over the years the organizing team has been extended and changed. As of 2014, the core organizing team consists of Prof. Dr. Uschi Backes-Gellner, Zurich University, Prof. Dr. Alex Bryson, UC London, Prof. Dr. Oliver Fabel, Vienna University, and Prof. Dr. Kerstin Pull, Tuebingen University.
Celebrating 20 Years of COPE (PDF, 4 MB)
Conference programs of past Colloquia on Personnel Economics:
2025 Conference program Trondheim (PDF, 1 MB)
2024 Conference program Zurich (PDF, 1 MB)
2023 Conference program Amsterdam (PDF, 698 KB)
2022 Conference program Herning (PDF, 174 KB)
2020 Conference program London
2019 Conference program Augsburg (PDF, 1 MB)
2018 Conference program Munich (PDF, 2 MB)
2017 Conference program Zurich (PDF, 1 MB)
2016 Conference program Aachen (PDF, 811 KB)
2015 Conference program Vienna (PDF, 284 KB)
2014 Conference program Cologne (PDF, 385 KB)
2013 Conference program Tuebingen (PDF, 52 KB)
2012 Conference program Paderborn (PDF, 128 KB)
2011 Conference program Zurich (PDF, 577 KB)
2010 Conference program Trier (PDF, 127 KB)
2009 Conference program Vienna (PDF, 119 KB)
2008 Conference program Bonn (PDF, 115 KB)
2007 Conference program Tuebingen (PDF, 13 KB)
2006 Conference program Zurich (PDF, 126 KB)
2005 Conference program Constance (PDF, 2 MB)
2004 Conference program Bonn (PDF, 90 KB)
2003 Conference program Zurich (PDF, 194 KB)
2002 Conference program Bonn (PDF, 47 KB)
2001 Conference program Trier (PDF, 98 KB)
2000 Conference program Freiburg (PDF, 159 KB)
1999 Conference program Cologne (PDF, 133 KB)