Topics of the workshop: - Measurement of cognitive and non-cognitive skills - Skill formation during the life-cycle - Economic and social consequences of (non-) cognitive skills - Economic, biological, psychological and environmental determinants of skills - Policy interventions to enhance skill...

This workshop will focus on child labor broadly defined, but will emphasize applied work in developing countries.

This year, the keynote speakers and panel sessions will focus on the topic of “Causes and Consequences of Formality and Informality”. Papers dealing with developed countries and transitions economies are welcome if they prove to be relevant for the purpose of the conference and our...