The Evidence-to-Policy (E2P) field is rapidly changing and evolving. Join us at the World Health Organization
(WHO) Global Evidence-to-Policy (E2P) Summit 2023 from 29-31 August 2023 to delve into the exciting
world of E2P, explore the latest developments and be part of shaping its future together.
经济学的最大难题是根本的原因ly equal humans living in different countries enjoy very different standards of living. The aim of this course is to bring together the very latest research in development economics that tries to answer this puzzle.
The conference covers a broad range of topics related to the economics of artificial intelligence. It will bring together recent contributions in this area of research, including both theoretical and empirical papers. Relevant subjects include, but are not limited to
Like many forms of economic exchange, the process of matching workers to jobs has rapidly migrated online in the last two decades. Thus, understanding how online labor matching mechanisms work; how they affect economic outcomes like employment, wages and inequality; and learning how to take advantages of the ‘big data’ that are generated by online markets all have important implications for the future of labor.
The IZA/FCDO Programme on Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries (G²LM|LIC) marks the extension of the successful IZA/DFID cooperation, which started as the Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries (GLM|LIC) programme in 2011. The extension aims at building a significant new body of evidence on gender, growth, and labour markets to help shape gender and labour market policies in low-income countries. Collaboration with researchers from low-income countries is strongly encouraged.
The 18th IZA & 5th IZA/CREST Conference will be on the topic of Labor Market Policy Evaluation. This conference is an initiative of the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) in Bonn in cooperation with CREST. The Program Committee invites submissions for about 12 presentations from academic researchers doing program evaluation research on policy issues related to the labor market. Papers that include innovative approaches or methodological contributions are of particular interest.
The 7th IZA Workshop on the Economics of Education will be helf on October 19 – 20, 2023, in person at IZA Bonn, Germany. The conference will combine invited presentations with an additional poster session aimed at local researchers. Presentations and keynote are available via Zoom for an external audience.
The Russian aggression against Ukraine has brought incredible destruction in Ukraine and suffering for the Ukrainian population. In the first two months after February 24th, 2022, economic activities came to a standstill for most Ukrainian workers and firms. However, as time passed, the Ukrainian population has shown its resilience and tremendous courage as economic activity slowly but steadily recovered. Like in many prior conflicts, labor markets and economic production have continued to exist in Ukraine.
The IZA/FCDO Gender, Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries Programme (G²LM|LIC) and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) are pleased to announce a joint Conference on Development Economics .The conference will consist of presentations of advanced stage research by senior or junior researchers, and presentations of early stage research by junior researchers.
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12:50 - 13:00
Meet and Greet
13:00 - 13:05
Welcome Remarks
13:05 - 13:20
Abdelrahman Nagy(Sawiris Foundation)
"Assessing the Labor Market Impact of COVID-19 on Women with Young Children in Egypt"
13:20 - 13:25
Policy Perspective
Reham Rizk(Head of the Social Planning and Development Unit, Egyptian Ministry of Planning and Economic Development)
13:25 - 13:35
General Discussion
13:35 - 13:50
Amalia Miller(University of Virginia and IZA)
"Web Browsing in Kenya during the Initial COVID-19 Lockdown"
13:50 - 13:55
Policy Perspective
Thandiwe Ng'ombe(International Growth Centre (IGC))
13:55 - 14:05
General Discussion
14:05 - 14:20
Nathan Fiala(University of Connecticut)
"Cash Transfers and Shocks: Long-term Effects during COVID-19 in Uganda"
14:20 - 14:25
Policy Perspective
Munshi Sulaiman(Director of Research at BIGD, BRAC University)
14:25 - 14:35
General Discussion
14:35
Concluding Remarks
