Dear all,
The call for submissions for the
Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2026 (WIC2026) “Demography and Human Capital” is now open!
This conference aims to advance theories, data, and multi-dimensional demographic methods for modelling human capital formation and its dynamics over time, and to connect cutting-edge evidence
to policy debates globally. Human capital - education, skills, health, and capabilities - is a central driver of demographic change and a key lens for understanding social and economic development, inequality, and resilience.
We invite contributions from all disciplinary background and methodological traditions.
Key information:
Submission deadline: 30 April 2026
Conference date: Tuesday, 01 December 2026 – Wednesday, 02 December 2026
Venue:
Festive Hall, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Ignaz-Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna
Format: onsite participation only
We look forward to receiving your submissions.
* Please note that the conference will take place immediately
following the
50th anniversary celebration of the Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) on 30 November 2026 at the same venue. Conference participants are warmly invited to attend the VID’s 50th anniversary celebration as well. *
Feel free to share the information within your networks!
Best wishes,
the organizing team
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Conference Administration
Vienna Institute of Demography
Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA/POPJUS, OeAW/VID, Univ.
Vienna/DoD)
Dominikanerbastei 16, 1010 Wien, Österreich | Vienna, Austria
conference.VID@oeaw.ac.at