ICOPEC 2022

CALL FOR PAPERS

Inequality and Unemployment in the time of COVID-19

23-25 June 2022, Istanbul / Turkey

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the current and future well-being of many people and raised renewed concerns about multiple kinds of inequality both within and between countries. Temporarily closing the economy led to a significant deterioration in the poverty rate and raised preexisting and current social inequities, reinforcing disadvantage, especially among groups most devastated by the Great Recession of 2008. Young, less educated, and low-skilled workers, as well as women, are the most affected by the COVID-19 shock in terms of job loss rates. The differential impacts were especially acute at the height of the pandemic in 2020. Job opportunities during recovery were largely out of reach of historically marginalized groups with devastating effects on their psychological, economic, and social well-being.

This conference aims to identify the inequality and unemployment consequences of COVID-19 and investigate what can be done for a better World. Apart from its main theme, ICOPEC 2022 also invites and welcomes all contributions that enrich the perspectives of the Political Economy and expand the ground for better policy analyses and making. Indicatively, proposed papers may touch upon the following issues:

Unemployment Shocks, Poverty, and Socioeconomic Inequality

• Global Distributions of Capital and Labor Incomes
• The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Unemployment
• Unemployment Shocks and Material Deprivation
• Unemployment and Flexible Employment
• Decent Work, Inclusiveness and Labour Market Policies
• Poverty Dynamics and Vulnerability
• Multidimensional Poverty
• Inequality of Opportunity
• Gender Inequality
• Race and Ethnic Inequality
• Debt and Wealth Inequality
• Income and Consumption Inequality
• Unequal Access to Health
• Unequal Access to Education
• Income Inequality and Redistribution
• Inequality and Life Satisfaction
• Polarization and Redistributive Policies
• What Contributes to Reducing Inequality?
• Shared Economy and Inclusive Development
• Basic Income to Cope with the Poverty and Inequalities

Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities

• Politicization of Inequality
• Borders of Exclusion and Deservingness
• Fairness and Discrimination
• Polarization and New Cleavages
• Media and Framing Effects
• Media Ownership Concentration and Partisan Bias
• Perceptions of Inequalities and Justice
• Regional Inequality
• Socio-Cultural Integration in Challenging Times

Global Political Economy, Power Politics, and/or War in Ukraine

• Cooperation, Conflict, and Security in Global Politics
• Hegemonic Struggles, Trade Wars, and the Pandemic
• Warfare and Economic Inequality
• War Zones, Cross-Border Migration, Minorities, and the Pandemic
• International Relations during and after COVID-19 and/or War in Ukraine
• Effects of COVID-19 and/or War in Ukraine on Regional Collaborations
• New World Order After COVID-19 and/or War in Ukraine
• Effects of War in Ukraine on International Institutions
• Effects of War in Ukraine on the Nation-States
• Effects of COVID-19 and/or War in Ukraine on Social State

Inequality, Public Administration, Development, and the Tax System

• Institutional Quality, Administrative Capacity, and Development
• Transparency and Accountability in Public Sector
• Public Goods, Public Bads, and Public Policy
• Redistributive Fiscal Policies to Cope with Poverty and Inequalities
• Tax-benefit Systems in Shaping Economic Insecurity
• Inequality and Progressive Taxation
• Tax Burden Fairness and Tax Compliance
• Effective Ways to Tax the Powerful and the Sophisticated

Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, COVID-19, and Environment

• How Data Can Help Fight A Health Crisis Like the Coronavirus?
• Is It Possible to Identify Outbreaks and Predict Their Movement with Machine Learning?
• Renewable Energies, Green Buildings, and Green Vehicles for Sustainable Future
• Society and Politics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
• Industrial Automation and Intergenerational Income