Challenges and Chances in the Labor Market in Egypt and Beyond
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Overview and Description
The "Challenges and Chances in the Labor Market in Egypt and Beyond" conference is hosted by J-PAL Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and will be held at The American University in Cairo (AUC) on the 10th of November, 2024. It is organized in partnership with the Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries Program G²LM|LIC, which is led by the Institute of Labor Economics and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.
The conference will gather practitioners, academics, and development experts to discuss pressing labor market issues, with a particular focus on female labor force participation. It will also provide an opportunity to explore ideas around enhancing job quality, addressing informality, and ensuring inclusive access to employment opportunities.
The conference serves as a precursor to a three-day Advanced Course on Evaluating Social Programs (ESP), providing a platform for knowledge exchange and fostering connections between policy and research prior to the commencement of the advanced ESP course.
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Agenda
- 2:30 - 2:45 Welcome remarks
- 2:45 - 3:15 Keynote speech
- 3:25 - 4:20 Panel discussion
- 4:20 - 4:45 Coffee break
- 4:45 - 7:00 Research presentations
- 7:15 - 7:30 Concluding remarks
Speakers
Board Member of the Egyptian National Council for Women (NCW); CEO and Director of the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research "Baseera" and Former Minister of Communication and Information Technology in Egypt
Lead Evaluation Specialist, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation
Executive Director, J-PAL Middle East and North Africa
Deputy Programme Director G²LM|LIC, Scientific Manager and Senior Research Associate at IZA (Institute of Labor Economics) in Bonn, Germany
Associate Director of Research, J-PAL Middle East and North Africa
Associate Professor of Economics, University of Vermont
Senior Economist, World Bank’s Poverty and Equity Global Practice
Social Development Adviser at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Postdoctoral Fellow, J-PAL Middle East and North Africa
Deputy Executive Director, Sawiris Foundation for Social Development
Leader of the Gender Justice, Population and Inclusive Development Cluster, UNESCWA
Professor and Research Director, BRAC University, Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD)
Programme Director G²LM|LIC, J-PAL Affiliate, Sir Anthony Atkinson Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics