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IZA/World Bank/OECD Conference on Activation and Employment Support Policies

Organizers: Alpaslan Akay (IZA), Rita K. Almeida (World Bank), Herwig Immervoll (World Bank), Cristobal Ridao-Cano (World Bank), David A. Robalino (World Bank), Stefano Scarpetta (OECD)
Location:Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
Date:April 30, 2012 - May 01, 2012

Event Manager:
Stephan Kohzer (IZA)

Program
+++ Presentation: 20 minutes +++ Discussion: 15 minutes +++ Floor Discussion: 20 minutes +++

Monday, April 30:

08:30 - 09:00   Registration
 
09:00 - 09:15   Welcoming Remarks
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
Arup Banerji (World Bank and IZA)
 
 
        Keynote Address:
  Chair: Seyfettin Gürsel (Bahcesehir University)
 
09:15 - 09:55   Torben M. Andersen (University of Aarhus)
  "Active Labour Market Policies: Theory and Danish Experiences"
 
 
        Session A: Jobs and Activation in Turkey
  Chair: Ahmet Zahterogullari (Ministry of Family and Social Policies, Turkey)
 
09:55 - 10:15   Asim Goker Keskin (Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR))
  "Active Labor Market Programs in Turkey"
 
10:15 - 10:35   Aziz Yildirim (Ministry of Family and Social Policies, Turkey)
  "Activation Among the Most Vulnerable in Turkey"
 
10:35 - 10:55   Yusuf Yuksel (Ministry of Development, Turkey)
  "Action Plan to Link Social Assistance to Activation in Turkey"
 
10:55 - 11:30   Floor Discussion
 
 
11:30 - 11:45   Coffee Break
 
 
        Session B: Activation and Employment Support Policies Around the World
  Chair: Arup Banerji (World Bank)
 
11:45 - 12:05   Stefano Scarpetta (OECD)
  "Incentivizing and Supporting Employment: What are Countries Doing in the OECD?"
 
12:05 - 12:25   David A. Robalino (World Bank and IZA), Lucian Pop (World Bank)
"Activation and Graduation Policies in Developing Countries: A Policy Framework"
 
12:25 - 12:40   Discussant:
Margaret Grosh (World Bank)
 
12:40 - 13:00   Floor Discussion
 
 
13:00 - 14:30   Lunch
 
 
        Session C: Incentives and Incentive Compatibility
  Chair: Valentin Mocanu (Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Protection)
 
14:30 - 14:45   Michael Weber (World Bank), Johannes Koettl (World Bank and IZA)
  "Assessing and Measuring Incentives in Unemployment Benefits"
 
14:45 - 15:00   David A. Robalino (World Bank)
  "Design and Implementation of Incentive Compatible Unemployment Benefits"
 
15:00 - 15:15   Larry L. Orr (Johns Hopkins University), Rita K. Almeida (World Bank)
  "Design and Implementation of Wage Subsidies in the Developing World: Issues and Challenges"
 
15:15 - 15:30   Ulrich Hoerning (Head of Administrative Reforms, City of Mannheim)
  "Incentive Compatibility in Social Assistance: Reforms and Challenges in Germany"
 
15:30 - 15:45   Discussant:
Herwig Immervoll (World Bank and IZA)
 
15:45 - 16:05   Floor Discussion
 
 
16:05 - 16:20   Coffee Break
 
 
        Session D: Reaching the Client
  Chair: Stefano Scarpetta (OECD)
 
16:20 - 16:40   David Grubb (OECD)
  "Engaging Jobseekers Early in the Unemployment Spell - OECD Lessons"
 
16:40 - 17:00   Dan Finn (University of Portsmouth)
  "Linking Clients to Services: Challenges and Approaches, with an Illustration of Case Management in the UK"
 
17:00 - 17:20   Istvan Vanyolos (European Commission)
  "Active Inclusion in the European Union: Selected Initiatives to Reach the Hard-to-reach"
 
17:20 - 17:35   Discussant:
Umit Efendioglu (International Labour Organization)
 
17:35 - 17:55   Floor Discussion
 
 
19:00       Dinner
 

Tuesday, May 01:

08:30 - 09:00   Coffee and Tea
 
 
        Session E: Activating Safety-net Beneficiaries: What Works?
  Chair: Ahmet Zahterogullari (Ministry of Family and Social Policies, Turkey)
 
09:00 - 09:20   Lucian Pop (World Bank)
  "Activation and Graduation of Social Assistance Beneficiaries in Developing Countries: A Review of Experiences"
 
09:20 - 10:00   Theresa Jones (World Bank)
  "Best Practices in Service Delivery in OECD and Revisiting the Implementation Challenges in MICs"
 
10:00 - 10:15   Discussant:
Ulrich Hörning (Head of Administrative Reforms, City of Mannheim)
 
10:15 - 10:35   Floor Discussion
 
 
10:35 - 10:50   Coffee Break
 
 
        Session F: Program Design, Program Implementation and Outsourcing
  Chair: Erhan Batur (Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Turkey)
 
10:50 - 11:10   Jochen Kluve (Humboldt University Berlin, RWI and IZA)
"Employment Services in Developing Countries: Design and Implementation Challenges"
 
11:10 - 11:30   Dan Finn (University of Portsmouth)
"State or Market? International Experience with Outsourcing and Public-Private Partnership"
 
11:30 - 11:50   Tom McArdle (World Bank), Maddalena Honorati (World Bank)
  "The Nuts and Bolts of Designing and Implementing Training Programs"
 
11:50 - 12:05   Discussant:
David Grubb (OECD)
 
12:05 - 12:25   Floor Discussion
 
 
12:25 - 13:55   Lunch
 
        Luncheon Address: Impact of ALMPs: An Overview of Evidence and Knowledge Gaps
  Chair: Stefano Scarpetta (OECD)
 
    Jochen Kluve (Humboldt University Berlin and RWI)
  "Active Labor Market Policy Evaluation: A Meta-Analysis"
 
 
        Session G: Policy Outcomes: Lessons from Impact Evaluations I
  Chair: Ariel Fiszbein (World Bank)
 
13:55 - 14:35   Mattias Lundberg (World Bank), Rita Almeida (World Bank)
  "Youth Employment Programs: An Overview of the IE Work at the World Bank"
 
14:35 - 14:55   Sebastian Martinez (Inter-American Development Bank)
"Vocational and Life Skills in Youth Trainings: A Randomized Experiment in the Dominican Republic"
 
14:55 - 15:10   Discussant:
Gokce Uysal (Bahcesehir University)
 
15:10 - 15:30   Floor Discussion
 
 
15:30 - 15:45   Coffee Break
 
 
        Session H: Policy Outcomes: Lessons from Impact Evaluations II
  Chair: Roberta Gatti (World Bank)
 
15:45 - 16:05   Emanuela Galasso (World Bank), Pedro Carneiro (UCL, and Georgetown University), Rita Ginja (Uppsala University)
  "The Impact of Psycho-Social Support and Social Services on Poor Families: Evaluating Chile Solidario"
 
16:05 - 16:25   Sebastian Martinez (World Bank), Christopher Blattman (Yale University), Nathan Fiala (DIW Berlin)
  "Employment Generation in Rural Africa: Mid-term Results from an Experimental Evaluation of the Youth Opportunities Program in Northern Uganda"
 
 
16:45 - 17:00   Discussant:
Insan Tunali (Koc University)
 
17:00 - 17:20   Floor Discussion
 
 
17:20 - 18:20   Panel Discussion: Activation and Employment Support: Challenges and Agenda Ahead
  Chair: Arup Banerji (World Bank)
 
    Speakers:
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
Ana Revenga (World Bank)
Stefano Scarpetta (OECD and IZA)
Seyffetin Gürsel (Bahcesehir University)
Erhan Batur (Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Turkey)
Valentin Mocanu (Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Protection, Romania)
 
 
19:00       Dinner
 

List of Participants

Pablo A. Acosta (World Bank and IZA)
Ayca Akarcay Gurbuz (Galatasaray University)
Alpaslan Akay (IZA)
Medeni Can Akin (Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Turkey)
Torben Andersen (University of Aarhus and IZA)
Meltem Aran (Oxford University)
Omar Arias (World Bank)
Jorge E. Arrunategui Gadea (Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (MIDIS), Peru)
Ozgur Avcuoglu (World Bank)
Abdurrahman Aydemir (Sabanci University and IZA)
Arup Banerji (World Bank and IZA)
Yusuf Soner Baskaya (Central Bank of Turkey)
Erhan Batur (Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Turkey)
Keriman Bayraktar (Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Turkey)
Stefanie Brodmann (World Bank)
Ozan Cakmak (ILO International Labour Organization)
Canan Can Gökyay (Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR))
Deniz Cavusoglu (Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR))
Melvina Clarke (World Bank)
Amelie F. Constant (DIW DC, George Washington University and IZA)
Lacramioara Corches (Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Protection, Romania)
Amiran Dateshidze (Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, Georgia)
Serkan Degirmenci (Istanbul Technical University)
Alper Dincer (Sabanci University)
Ivan Drabek (World Bank)
Ljiljana Dzuver (Ministry of Economy and Regional Development, Republic of Serbia)
Umit Efendioglu (ILO International Labour Organization)
Hakan Ercan (Middle East Technical University)
Ali Ercan Su (Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Turkey)
Pinar Esen (Ministry of Family and Social Policies, Turkey)
Dan Finn (University of Portsmouth)
Ariel Fiszbein (World Bank)
Anna Fruttero (World Bank)
Emanuela Galasso (World Bank)
Roberta Gatti (World Bank)
Mohd Gazali Abas (Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister's Department, Malaysia)
Uwe Gehlen (World Bank)
Abdüllatif Gökdere (Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR))
Cagatay Gökyay (Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR))
Hande Gönül (Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Turkey)
Boryana Gotcheva (World Bank)
Margaret Grosh (World Bank)
David Grubb (OECD)
Melahat Güray (Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Turkey)
Seyfettin Gürsel (Bahcesehir University)
Maddalena Honorati (World Bank)
Ulrich Hörning (Head of Administrative Reforms, City of Mannheim)
Müserref Hüsamoglu (Ministry of Development, Turkey)
Huseyn Huseynov (Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population, Azerbaijan)
Simona Iancu (Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Protection, Romania)
Ipek Ilkkaracan Ajas (Istanbul Technical University)
Herwig Immervoll (World Bank and IZA)
Aylin Isik-Dikmelik (World Bank)
Nino Jinjolava (Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, Georgia)
Theresa Jones (World Bank)
Fatma Feyza Kale (Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Turkey)
Seref Kazanci (Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Turkey)
Asim Goker Keskin (Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR))
Shahbaz Khelefov (Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population, Azerbaijan)
Yalin Kilic (Ministry of Development, Turkey)
Sencer Kiremitci (Ministry of Family and Social Policies, Turkey)
Jochen Kluve (Humboldt University Berlin, RWI and IZA)
Johannes Koettl (World Bank and IZA)
Sebnem Kurnaz (Ministry of Family and Social Policies, Turkey)
Haluk Levent (Galatasaray University)
Hedhili Lotfi (Ministry of Social Affairs, Tunisia)
Mattias Lundberg (World Bank)
Alessandra Marini (World Bank)
Sebastian Martinez (World Bank)
Tom McArdle (World Bank)
Valentin Mocanu (Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Protection, Romania)
Meskerem Mulatu (World Bank)
Soren Nellemann (World Bank)
Davut Öksüz (Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR))
Amir Omar (Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysia)
Elif Özben Onar (Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR))
Larry L. Orr (Johns Hopkins University)
Numan Ozcan (European Commission)
Selin Pelek (Galatasaray University)
Sezgin Polat (Galatasaray University)
Lucian Pop (World Bank)
Nadine Poupart (World Bank)
Ana Revenga (World Bank)
Stephan Richter (The Globalist)
Cristobal Ridao-Cano (World Bank)
David A. Robalino (World Bank and IZA)
Núria Rodríguez-Planas (IZA)
Friederike Rother (World Bank)
Jan Rutkowski (World Bank and IZA)
Hrvoje Sadaric (Ministry of Social Policy and Youth, Croatia)
Goksin Sahin (Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Turkey)
Indhira Santos (World Bank)
Serdar Sayan (TOBB University of Economy and Technology)
Haneen Sayed (World Bank)
Stefano Scarpetta (OECD and IZA)
Rene Leon Solano (World Bank)
Gmir Sondes (Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment, Tunisia)
Mehmet Ali Soytas (Özyegin University)
Victoria Strokova (World Bank)
Z. Bilgen Susanli (Isik University)
Ben Youssef Tarek (Ministry of Social Affairs, Tunisia)
Meltem Dayioglu Tayfur (Middle East Technical University)
Erdal Tekin (Georgia State University and IZA)
Hülya Tekin (Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Turkey)
Meryem Elif Tekin (Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Turkey)
Insan Tunali (Koc University)
Mustafa Ulus (Galatasaray University)
Gökce Uysal (Bahcesehir University)
Istvan Vanyolos (European Commission)
Andrea Vermehren (World Bank)
May Wazzan (World Bank)
Michael Weber (World Bank)
Abdulkadir Yanici (Turkish Employment Agency (ISKUR))
Ruslan Yemtsov (World Bank and IZA)
Ahmet Levent Yener (World Bank)
Aziz Yildirim (Ministry of Family and Social Policies, Turkey)
Elif Yonca Yukseker (World Bank)
Yusuf Yuksel (Ministry of Development, Turkey)
Ahmet Zahterogullari (Ministry of Family and Social Policies, Turkey)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
Ilze Zvidrina (Ministry of Welfare, Republic of Latvia)