12 March 2025 | 9:40– 13:00

Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg (Room C2)

LISER is committed to conducting cutting-edge research in social and economic sciences with a tangible impact on society. The Institute is taking a major step forward with the launch of the LISER Policy Lab, a new initiative designed to support policymakers in the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policies based on robust data and scientific evidence.

Join us for a Groundbreaking Event!

Launching the LISER Policy Lab

🔍 Landmark event with Nobel lecture, expert insights & workshop

• Engaging policymakers, researchers & stakeholders
• Shaping impactful policies in Luxembourg, Europe & beyond
  

Why Evidence-Based Policymaking?

🔍 Rigourous Evidence for Smarter Decisions

• Transparent & accountable governance
• Solutions for health, education, environment & more
• Driving real impact in society
  

What We Do at the LISER Policy Lab

🔍 Innovate | Anticipate | Evaluate

• Designing smarter policies and forecasting impact (ex-ante)
• Tracking progress and evaluating effectiveness (ex-post)

🔍 Building Capacity & Driving Change

• Equipping researchers & policymakers with cutting-edge tools
• Co-creating solutions with stakeholders
• Collaborating with leading global institutions

Preliminary Program Overview

09:10 | Registration and Coffee

09:40 | Workshop Session – Principles and Selected Themes

• Overview of the Policy Lab Mission and Vision
• Skills and Growth in a Changing Technological Environment
• Immigrants’ Aspirations and Vivre Ensemble
• Climate Migration Modelling for Global Policy Action
• Housing Policy: Insights from Observatory and Microsimulations
• Fiscal and Pension Reforms
• Impacting Health with Health and non-Health Policies
• Boosting Youth Employment through Training in Partner countries
  

11:00| Coffee Break

11:20 | Official Launch

• 11:20 | Welcoming words and Summary Video — Véronique Hoffeld, Aline Muller
• 11:30 | Intervention by Minister Obertin (Minister for Research and Higher Education, Minister for Digitalization) and Minister Xavier Bettel (Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs)
• 11:45 | Introduction of Nobel Laureate 2019, Prof. Abhijit Banerjee
• 11:50 | Nobel Lecture on the importance of evidence-based policies by A. Banerjee
• 12:20 | Round Table
• 12:50 | Conclusion by the Prime Minister Luc Frieden (tbc)
  

13:00 | Walking Lunch with informal interactions