The conference strives to expand the frontiers of global knowledge around jobs, improve understanding of the interplay between development and quantity and quality of work, and advance the discussion on the most effective policies to improve jobs outcomes 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 on: - Increasing wage labor demand. - Creating jobs in the formal sector of the economy, including mobilizing capital for private sector...

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...

Topics include (but are not limited to): - Earnings inequality and workers’ well-being - Precarious versus stable jobs - Informality and job quality - Innovative ways to measure the quality of the work environment - The impact of early entry into the labor market on job quality - Gender...

Themes of the EAAE seminar: - The Role of Technology in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security - New Technologies (biotechnology, green technologies, information and communication technologies, etc.) and Changes in Supply Chain Organization and Performance - New Technologies and their...

The goal of the conference is to bring together academics and policy makers to discuss labor markets dynamics and their relation with growth. Topics: - Labor market responses to macroeconomic and policy changes: structure of labor markets, downward wage rigidities, the institutional environment...

The organizers invite submissions from all areas of work related to the micro-foundations of structural transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa, including but not limited to: agricultural productivity and innovation, technology adoption, labor productivity, factor market performance, non-farm labor...

This conference will try to address following questions: - How technological progress is influencing structural change in different countries? - How can countries unleash the potential of new technologies to create better jobs for farmers, the self-employed, and workers in the informal sector? -...

The seminar aims at constituting an opportunity to highlight the adverse effects for the agro-food sector and rural economy due to the recent financial crisis and food markets speculation, to measure and evaluate the depth of the damage in the affected areas, to develop and discuss solutions and...

The seminar focuses on the need of a rethinking of intervention schemes for EU agricultural sector and rural areas. Specific attention will be paid to the answers that public policy should give in relation both to changes in the world economic and political scenario and to different roles...