Martin Kahanec coorganized the 5th Workshop on EU Enlargement and the Labor Markets: Migration, Crisis, and Adjustment in an Enlarged E(M)U on October 12-13, 2012, in Budapest.

Martin Kahanec gives a lecture at a European Migration Network workshop "Migration Globally and Locally" on “Social and labor market inclusion of migrants: Myths and veracities in the EU”.The workshop took place on August 20-23, 2012, in Bratislava.

Marta Kahancova invited to the workshop on Employment Policy Responses to the Crisis at the University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, Colorado, USA

Invited lecture by Martin Kahanec on Ethnic Diversity in the European Labour Markets at the University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, Colorado, USA

The IZA Journal of European Labor Studies publishes high-quality international research on a wide range of issues of relevance for European labor markets. In its scope it is policy-oriented and focused on applied research work.

Martin Kahanec advises the World Bank on the lessons from the European Unions' migration experience related to its recent enlargements as well as European Neighborhood Policy for the ASEAN countries.

Martin Kahanec commented on chapter 6 "Intra-EU mobility and the impact of enlargement" at an expert conference on Employment and Social Developments in Europe Review 2011 organized by the European Commission, DG EMPL, February 9, 2012, Brussels.

According to the international research database Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) the Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI) is a top institution in economic research in Slovakia. In the RePEc ranking CELSI has surpassed a number of prestigious economic institutions in Slovakia, ranking No. 1 in September, October and November 2011.

A book EU Labor Markets after Post-Enlargement Migration (Springer, 2010) co-edited by Martin Kahanec (with Klaus F. Zimmermann) selected as "Noteworthy in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics" by Princeton University for 2010.

Martin Kahanec delivered an invited speech “Unemployment Benefits and Immigration: Evidence from the EU” at the workshop “Immigration in OECD countries: fiscal impact and public opinion” organized by the OECD in cooperation with CEPII on October 14, 2011, in Paris.