The event will focus on policy-relevant research, applicable to identifying solutions to jobs challenges in low and middle income countries. To expand the frontiers of global knowledge around jobs and advance the discussion on the most effective policies, we are interested in papers that focus...

The purpose of the 2019 workshop of IZA's "Labor Statistics" program area is to bring together senior and junior researchers to discuss their recent empirical research related to contract work. We particularly encourage submissions of papers that present new evidence on: - The prevalence of and...

The aim of the conference is to present and discuss the latest policy-relevant research to foster the creation of multi-sector, multi-disciplinary solutions to jobs challenges around the world based on research and empirical evidence. In addition to the regular sessions in all fields of labor...

The Program on Labor and Development is concerned with the functioning of labor markets in developing countries, with a particular focus on employment and earnings both in wage employment and in self-employment. The aim of the 2017 IZA Workshop on Labor and Development is to bring together...

Program: - Jochen Kluve (Humboldt University Berlin, RWI and IZA) "Youth Labor Market Interventions" - Werner Eichhorst (IZA) "Does Vocational Training Help Young People Find a (Good) Job?" - Robert I. Lerman (Urban Institute and IZA) "Do Firms Benefit from Apprenticeship Investments?"