GLO JOPE Bonn 2025 PROGRAM – draft November 28, 2025; 11:40 am CET Bonn
Provides a simple outline the time structure of the event. The detailed program with Zoom links for online participants is provided HERE: LINK
Standard time schedule given below is CET (Berlin) if not noted differently.
All in-person academic sessions are also accessible online and are marked green.
December 3, 2025. All sessions are online-only (grey). CET Berlin
8:30 – 10:30 GLO VirtYS Session
— Chair: Olena Nizalova (University of Kent)
10:30 BREAK
11:00 – 13:00
— Chair: Milena Nikolova (University of Groningen)
13:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00 – 16:00
16:00 BREAK
16:30 – 18:30
18:30 BREAK
19:00 – 21:00
21:00 BREAK
21:30 – 23:30
December 4, 2025. In-person green. Science Center Bonn – Ahrstr. 45, 53175 Bonn. Grey is online-only.
8:00 Registration
8:30 – 10:30 Parallel sessions P-S1-1, P-S2-1, P-S3-1
10:30 BREAK – Foyer
11:00-13:00 Parallel sessions P-S1-2, P-S2-2, P-S3-2
13:00 LUNCH BREAK – Casino
14:00-15:00 CHAIR: Viola Angelini (University of Groningen) – Plenary Conference Room
GLO Research Seminar provided by Olga Stoddard (Brigham Young University), monthly GLO Seminar, presented online: The Visible Costs of Invisible Household Labor
15:00-16:00 CHAIR: Maloob Piracha (University of Kent) – Plenary Conference Room
KEYNOTE SPEECH: Viola Angelini (University of Groningen)
Growing Older in Good Health: Tracing the Roots of Inequalities
16:00 BREAK – Foyer
16:30-17:30 CHAIR Klaus F. Zimmermann (GLO & JOPE) – Plenary Conference Room
– Report on the Journal of Population Economics
– Kuznets Award Ceremony
Claudio Costanzo (European Commission’s Joint Research Centre & ECARES) receives the 2026 Kuznets Prize for his FREE READ (https://rdcu.be/eKaC4) article Robots, jobs, and optimal fertility timing, which was published in the Journal of Population Economics (2025), 38, article 51. The annual prize honors the best article published in the Journal of Population Economics in the previous year.
17:30-18:30 Panel: Collaborating with China: Challenges and Chances – Plenary Conference Room
– Ferdinand Dudenhöffer (Director CAR, Bochum)
– Shuaizhang Feng (IESR & Jinan University)
– Xuewu Gu (International Relations/Center for Global Studies, Bonn University)
– Wenxuan Hou (University of Edinburgh)
– Klaus F. Zimmermann (GLO & Senator Leopoldina), CHAIR
18:30 BREAK
ONLINE ONLY. December 4, 2025. CET.
19:00-21:00 = 13:00-15:00 EST Philadelphia I
— Chair: Amelie Constant (University of Pennsylvania)
19:30 INFORMAL DRINKS – Foyer
20:00-21:00 SEATED BUFFET DINNER – Casino
21:00-22:00 Alison Booth (Writer & Australian National University) speaks about her new book Death at Booroomba. Online from Australia, available for all ONLINE participants and all dinner participants in the Casino of the Science Center Bonn.
Time Conversion –December 4, 2025, from 21:00 to 22:00 CET
| City | Time Zone (UTC Offset) | Local Time Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, USA | EST (UTC−5) | 15:00–16:00 (3–4 PM) |
| Los Angeles, USA | PST (UTC−8) | 12:00–13:00 (12–1 PM) |
| Mexico City, Mexico | CST (UTC−6) | 14:00–15:00 (2–3 PM) |
| Brasília, Brazil | BRT (UTC−3) | 18:00–19:00 (6–7 PM) |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | ART (UTC−3) | 18:00–19:00 (6–7 PM) |
| Auckland, New Zealand | NZDT (UTC+13) | 09:00–10:00 (Dec 5) |
| Sydney, Australia | AEDT (UTC+11) | 07:00–08:00 (Dec 5) |
| Seoul, Korea | KST (UTC+9) | 05:00–06:00 (Dec 5) |
| Tokyo, Japan | JST (UTC+9) | 05:00–06:00 (Dec 5) |
| Beijing, China | CST (UTC+8) | 04:00–05:00 (Dec 5) |
| Bangkok, Thailand | ICT (UTC+7) | 03:00–04:00 (Dec 5) |
| Istanbul, Turkey | TRT (UTC+3) | 23:00–00:00 (Dec 4–5) |
| Cairo, Egypt | EET (UTC+2) | 22:00–23:00 (Dec 4) |
| Cape Town, South Africa | SAST (UTC+2) | 22:00–23:00 (Dec 4) |
| Nairobi, Kenya | EAT (UTC+3) | 23:00–00:00 (Dec 4–5) |
22:30 EVENING EVENT ENDS – Casino
ONLINE ONLY. December 4, 2025. CET.
22:30-00:30 CET = Sydney I (Dec. 5) 08:30-10:30 AEDT
— Chair: Max Tani (UNSW Canberra)
22:30-00:30 CET = 16:30-18:30 EST Philadelphia II
— Chair: Amelie Constant (University of Pennsylvania)
Note:
Dec 4: 13:30–15:30 PST Los Angeles, 15:30–17:30 CST Mexico City
Dec. 5: 06:30–08:30 Seoul & Tokyo KST & JST, 10:30-12:30 NZDT Auckland
ONLINE ONLY. December 5, 2025. CET.
0:30 BREAK
1:00-03:00 CET = 11:00-13:00 AEDT Sydney II
— Chair: Liwen Guo
Note:
Dec 4: 16:00–18:00 PST Los Angeles, 18:00–20:00 CST Mexico City
Dec 5: 09:00–11:00 Seoul & Tokyo KST & JST, 13:00-15:00 NZDT Auckland, 08:00-10.00 Beijing China Standard Time, 07:00–09:00 ICT Bangkok
3:00 BREAK
3:30-5:30 CET = 8:00-10:00 IST New Dehli: India Invited Session
— Chair: Kompal Sinha (Macquarie University & JOPE Editor)
Moderator: Leena Bhattacharya (GLO)
Note:
9:30-11:30 ICT Bangkok, 11:30–12:30 Seoul & Tokyo KST & JST, 15:30-17:30 NZDT Auckland, 10:30-12.30 China Standard Time Beijing, 13:30-15:30 AEDT Sydney
6:00 – 8:00 CET = 13:00-15:00 China Standard Time Beijing IESR (China) Invited Session
— Chair: Sen Xue (IESR)
Note:
12:00-14:00 ICT Bangkok, 13:00–15:00 Seoul & Tokyo KST & JST, 16:00-18:00 AEDT Sydney, 10:30-12:30 IST New Dehli, 08:00-10:00 Istanbul, 08:00-10:00 EAT Nairobi,
December 5, 2025. In-person. Science Center Bonn – Ahrstr. 45, 53175 Bonn
8:00 Registration
8:30 – 10:30 Parallel sessions P-S1-3, P-S2-3, P-S3-3
10:30 BREAK – Foyer
11:00-13:00 Parallel sessions P-S1-4, P-S2-4, P-S3-4
13:00 LUNCH BREAK – Casino
14:00 – 16:00 Parallel sessions P-S1-5, P-S2-5, P-S3-5
16:00 BREAK – Foyer
16:30-18:30 Parallel sessions P-S1-6, P-S2-6, P-S3-6
18:30 Conference Ends
Optional trips to Christmas Markets in Bonn & Bonn – Bad Godesberg