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IZA - Conference Program
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IZA/OECD Employment Seminar
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Thursday, July 04:
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Welcome by Hosts:
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn) and Stefano Scarpetta (OECD and IZA)
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15:30 |
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An Overview of the Current Labour Market Situation (OECD)
Chair/Moderator: Stefano Scarpetta (OECD and IZA)
• Recent Developments: How Unique Has this Recession and Recovery Been? Mark Keese (OECD)
• Recent Labour Market Reforms: Similar or Different? Discussant: Sandrine Cazes (ILO - International Labour Organization and IZA)
• General discussion
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| 15:30 |
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16:00 |
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Coffee Break |
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| 16:00 |
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18:00 |
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Recent Labour Market Reforms: Country Experiences
Chair/Moderator: Werner Eichhorst (IZA)
Recent Labour Market Reforms: What Is Their Scope? What about the Political Logic? What Are the Outcomes so far?
• Italy: Marco Leonardi (University of Milan and IZA)
• Portugal: Mario Centeno (Bank of Portugal and IZA)
• Spain: Juan F. Jimeno (Bank of Spain and IZA)
• Denmark: Niels Ploug (Statistics Denmark and IZA)
• General discussion
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| 19:00 |
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Dinner |
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Friday, July 05:
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10:45 |
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Youth Guarantees – A Useful Approach?
Chair and Introduction: Stefano Scarpetta (OECD and IZA)
• An Overview of the EU Youth Guarantee: Massimiliano Mascherini (Eurofound)
• Nordic Experience: Susanna Holzer (TCO – Swedish Confederation for Professional Employees)
• The UK Experience: Paul Gregg (University of Bath)
• How to Evaluate? The Experience of Evaluating ALMP Effectiveness for Youth: Niall O’Higgins (University of Salerno and IZA)
• General discussion
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11:15 |
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Coffee Break |
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13:00 |
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Apprenticeships Schemes: Lessons from Recent Initiatives
• Germany : Werner Eichhorst (IZA)
• France: Philippe Zamora (DARES, French Ministry of Labour)
• UK: Hilary Steedman (CEP, London School of Economics)
• Spain: Juan F. Jimeno (Bank of Spain and IZA)
• General discussion
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14:00 |
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Lunch |
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| 14:00 |
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15:45 |
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Policy Panel: Public Policies for the Future )
Chair/Moderator: Eric Thode (Bertelsmann Foundation and IZA)
Looking Forward: What Role for Labour Market Policy (or Public Policies) in the Face of Fiscal Constraints?
• Portugal: Pedro Roque (Ministry of Economy and Employment, Portugal)
• Italy: Paolo Sestito (Bank of Italy and IZA)
• France: Christophe Strassel (DARES, French Ministry of Labour)
• Robert Strauss (European Commission)
• Stefano Scarpetta (OECD and IZA)
• General discussion
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16:00 |
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Conclusions |
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Participants |
Jens Arnold (OECD)
Alfonso Arpaia (European Commission and IZA)
Andrea Bassanini (OECD and IZA)
Herve Boulhol (OECD)
Margherita Bussi (etui - European Trade Union Institute, Brussels)
Tim Butcher (Low Pay Commission, UK and IZA)
Oana Calavrezo (DARES - French Ministry of Labour and IZA)
Sandrine Cazes (ILO - International Labour Organization and IZA)
Mario Centeno (Bank of Portugal and IZA)
Raul Eamets (University of Tartu and IZA)
Werner Eichhorst (IZA)
Miguel Fernandez Diez (Ministry of Employment and Social Security, Spain)
Jose Antonio de Sousa Fialho (Ministry of Social Security and Employment, Portugal and IZA)
Jason Gagnon (OECD)
Stanislawa Golinowska (University of Krakow and IZA)
Paul Gregg (University of Bath)
Angela Greulich-Luci (University Paris 1 and IZA)
Elke Henn (IZA)
Susanna Holzer (TCO - Swedish Confederation for Professional Employees)
Rossella Iannizzotto (OECD)
Mario Izquierdo (Bank of Spain)
Joao Jalles (OECD)
Julia Jauer (OECD)
Juan Jimeno (Bank of Spain and IZA)
Mark Keese (OECD)
Michael Kendzia (IZA)
Sebastian Königs (OECD)
Marco Leonardi (University of Milan and IZA)
Francisco Madelino
(Lisbon University Institute - ISCTE and IZA)
Pascal Marianna (OECD)
Massimiliano Mascherini (Eurofound)
Josep Mestres (OECD)
Cyril Nouveau (DARES, French Ministry of Labour)
Alvaro Novo (Bank of Portugal)
Niall O'Higgins (University of Salerno and IZA)
Hilde Olsen (OECD)
Jon Pareliussen (OECD)
Niels Ploug (Statistics Denmark and IZA)
Nicole Primmer (BIAC - Business and Industry Advisory Committee, Paris)
Pedro Roque (Ministry of Economy and Employment, Portugal)
Martin Salomon (OECD)
Stefano Scarpetta (OECD and IZA)
Paolo Sestito (Bank of Italy and IZA)
Jan Sonntag (OECD)
Stephane Sorbe (OECD)
Alberta Spreafico (OECD)
Hilary Steedman (CEP, London School of Economics)
Gabriele Strassegger (The Austrian Federal Economic Chamber)
Christophe Strassel (DARES, French Ministry of Labour)
Robert Strauss (European Commission, DG Employment)
Paul Swaim (OECD)
Frederic Tallet (INSEE)
Eric Thode (Bertelsmann Foundation and IZA)
Alessandro Turrini (European Commission and IZA)
Maroesjka Versantvoort (Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP))
Bill Wells (Department for Business Innovation and Skills, UK)
Philippe Zamora (DARES, French Ministry of Labour)
Volker Ziemann (OECD)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
Recent Discussion Papers and Journal Articles
- This Time It‘s Different?
Youth Labour Markets during ‘The Great Recession’
Niall O’Higgins
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6434, March 2012.
- The German Labor Market after the Great Recession: Successful Reforms and Future Challenges
Marco Caliendo, Jens Hogenacker
IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2012, 1:3.
- The Role of Short-Time Work Schemes during the Global Financial Crisis and Early Recovery: A Cross-Country Analysis
Alexander Hijzen, Sebastien Martin
IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2013, 2:5.
- A Roadmap to Vocational Education and Training Systems Around the World
Werner Eichhorst, Núria Rodríguez-Planas, Ricarda Schmidl, Klaus F. Zimmermann
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7110, December 2012.
- Youth Unemployment and Vocational Training
Costanza Biavaschi, Werner Eichhorst, Corrado Giulietti, Michael J. Kendzia, Alexander Muravyev, Janneke Pieters, Nuría Rodríguez-Planas, Ricarda Schmidl, Klaus F. Zimmermannt
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6890, October 2012.
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