IZA/FCDO G²LM|LIC - Jobs of the World Project Launch

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Chair:

• Robin Burgess (London School of Economics)

18:00 – 18:10 Opening Remarks

• Hilmar Schneider (CEO of IZA)
• Andy Hinsley (Research and Evidence Division Team Leader in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO))

Introduction

18:10 – 18:15 The Idea and the Concept of the Jobs World Project

• Oriana Bandiera (Director of the G²LM |LIC Programme)

Data and Website

18:15 – 18:35 Jobs of the World Database

• Andrea Smurra (University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies)

Research Examples

18:35 – 18:45 Young Adults and Labour Markets in Africa

• Ahmed Elsayed (Deputy Director of the G²LM |LIC Programme)

18:45 – 18:55 An Empirical Analysis of the Banerjee-Newman Occupational Choice Model

• Gabriel Leite Mariante (London School of Economics)

Building Blocks

18:55 – 19:05 Wealth as a Key Feature of the Data

• Caterina Soto-Vieira (London School of Economics)

19:05 – 19:15 Future Directions and Research Questions

• Céline Zipfel (Stockholm School of Economics)

Conclusion

19:15 – 19:30 Comments on the Project

• Adnan Khan (Chief Economist and Director for Economics and Evaluation Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO))