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....

CANCELLED: 'Structural Constraints on the Economy, Growth and Political Economy'

The first annual Economic Research Southern Africa workshop on ‘Structural Constraints on the Economy, Growth and Political Economy’ brings together scholars and practitioners of growth and political economy of Africa. Sessions with keynote speakers and with contributed papers will reflect...

The Conference will include invited plenary debates and panel discussions on population and sustainable development issues as well as over 240 scientific sessions featuring the results of recent research from around the globe. Sessions will cover a wide range of topics including international...

Under the theme Fast-Tracking Market Integration in Africa through Industrial Corridors, the 27th World Economic Forum on Africa will convene regional and global leaders from business, government and civil society to explore instruments that can accelerate effective regional industrial...

This event will be led by a number of locally-based presenters and aims to cover the core material of labour economics as required by those researching in this area or teaching at the postgraduate level. There will be five focused sessions: - schooling and earnings; - discrimination; - labour...

The objective of the conference is to further our understanding, from an empirical and measurement perspective, of developments in the area of income levels, income growth, productivity, poverty, and inequality in Africa. The conference will feature sessions dealing with problems and issues in...

Forum Sessions: - Developments and trends in social security - Demographic challenges - Governance and management - Extension of social security coverage - Focus on Africa - Social Security Summit

This conference sets about finding policies that reduce vulnerabilities of the poor to shocks, sustain the socioeconomic balance and promote development that is equitable in times of growth and crisis alike. We are interested in high-quality papers as well as innovative projects, including...

Sub-themes are: - Learning in formal and informal work contexts - Learning and social development - Re-theorising knowledge - Working and learning in higher or further/vocational education institutions - Work, learning and policy [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters - according to site...