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9th IZA/World Bank Conference Policy Forum: Skills and Labor Policies

Location:Universidad del Pacífico, Av. Salaverry 2020, Jesus Maria, Lima, Peru
Date:June 27, 2014 - June 27, 2014

Event Manager:

Dominik Spitza (IZA)

About the Policy Forum

The Link between Skills and Labor Markets


Klaus F. Zimmermann (Director, IZA and University of Bonn), Jaime Saavedra (Minister of Education, Peru), Edgar Quispe (Vice-Minister of Labor, Peru),
Stefano Scarpetta (Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD), Moderated by: Gustavo Yamada (Dean of the Economics and Finance Faculty, Universidad del Pacífico)



Evidence-Based Labor Market Policies



Edgar Quispe (Vice-Minister of Labor, Peru), Leonardo Narvarte (Director of the Direction of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Peru), David Robalino (Lead Economist, World Bank),Nuria Rodriguez-Planas (Associate Professor, Queens College, CUNY), Moderated by: Stefano Scarpetta (Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD)

Program

Friday, June 27:

08:45 - 09:15   IZA World of Labor: Evidence-based Policy Making
 
    Klaus F. Zimmermann (Director, IZA and University of Bonn)
 
09:15 - 10:30   The Link between Skills and Labor Markets
 
    Jaime Saavedra (Minister of Education, Peru)
Edgar Quispe (Vice-Minister of Labor, Peru)
Stefano Scarpetta (Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD)
Klaus F. Zimmermann (Director, IZA and University of Bonn)

Moderated by: Gustavo Yamada (Dean of the Economics and Finance Faculty, Universidad del Pacífico)
 
    Providing skills to the workforce that are relevant for the labor market requires strong collaboration and coordination efforts between education and labor market policies. Based on the evidence of IZA WoL the panel will discuss the roles of the Education and Labor Ministries in providing skills that are suited for the labor market, reviewing areas where collaboration and harmonization may be required. The Peruvian case will serve as a reference throughout the discussion.
 
10:30 - 11:00   Coffee Break
 
11:00 - 12:15   Evidence-Based Labor Market Policies
 
    Edgar Quispe (Vice-Minister of Labor, Peru)
Leonardo Narvarte (Director of the Direction of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Peru)
David Robalino (Lead Economist, World Bank)
Nuria Rodriguez-Planas (Associate Professor, Queens College, CUNY)

Moderated by: Stefano Scarpetta (Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD)
 
    The panel will discuss the evidence of IZA WoL on the effectiveness of active and passive labor market programs programs that translate into better remuneration
and employment opportunities. Specifically it will look among others at unemployment benefit as well as mentoring programs. It will review critical factors that lead
programs to be effective, and discuss the extent to which Peruvian programs do incorporate such factors.
 
12:15 - 12:30   Concluding Remarks
 
    Gustavo Yamada (Dean of the Economics and Finance Faculty, Universidad del Pacífico)