May 03, 2022
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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))