PROGRAM |
| FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 |
| 8:30–9:30 a.m. |
BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION |
| 9:30–10:00 a.m. |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION |
Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, The Levy Economics
Institute |
| 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. |
SESSION 1 – EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE POLICIES |
| CHAIR: Rebeca
Grynspan, United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) “Working
for a Better World: The Social and Economic Benefits of Employment
Guarantee Schemes”
Mathew
Forstater, University of Missouri-Kansas
City and The Levy Economics Institute
VIEW: PowerPoint
“Full
Employment in the Center of Economic and Social Policies”
Daniel
Kostzer, United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP)
VIEW: PowerPoint
“Employment-Intensive
Investment Strategies: Linking Sustainable Infrastructure
Development and Social Transfers”
Steven
Miller, International Labour Organization
VIEW: PowerPoint |
| 12:00–2:00 p.m. |
LUNCH |
SPEAKER: James
K. Galbraith, University of Texas-Austin
and The Levy Economics Institute
“Equality, Efficiency
and the Goal of Full Employment” |
| 2:00–4:00 p.m. |
SESSION 2 – EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE POLICIES:
BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS AND PRICE EFFECTS |
| CHAIR: Martha
Melesse, International Development Research
Centre (IDRC) “Funding
a Job Guarantee Program”
Philip
Harvey, Rutgers University School of Law
VIEW: PowerPoint
“On
the Feasibility of ELR”
L.
Randall Wray, University of Missouri-Kansas
City and The Levy Economics Institute
VIEW: PowerPoint
“The
Indian National Rural Employment Guarantee: Where Do We Go
From Here?”
Santosh
Mehrotra, Planning Commission of the Government
of India
COMMENTS: Ahmed
El Bouazzaoui, Tax Analyst, Ministry
of Finance, Morocco; GEM-IWG |
| 4:00–4:30 p.m. |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 4:30–6:30 p.m. |
SESSION 3 – MODELING EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE
POLICY |
| CHAIR:
Saul
Weisleder, Permanent Mission of Costa
Rica to the United Nations “Hidden
Vacancies: From Unpaid Work to Gender-Aware Public Job Creation”
Rania
Antonopoulos, The Levy Economics Institute
and Marzia
Fontana, The Levy Economics Institute and
IDS
VIEW: PowerPoint
“Simulating
an Employment Guarantee Policy in the U.S.”
Scott
T. Fullwiler, Wartburg College
VIEW: PowerPoint
“From
'Solidarity' to Full Employment: A Gradualist ELR Plan for
Tunisia”
Fadhel
Kaboub, Drew University
VIEW: PowerPoint
COMMENTS: Hamidou
Poufon, Cameroon School of Public Administration
(ENAM); GEM-IWG |
| 6:30–7:00 p.m. |
RECEPTION |
| 7:00 p.m. |
DINNER |
SPEAKER: Amit
Bhaduri, Jawaharlal Nehru University
and University of Pavia
“Institutional
and Legal Requirements for Effective Demand Management for
Employment” |
| SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 |
| 8:30–9:00 a.m. |
BREAKFAST |
| 9:00–10:30 a.m. |
SESSION 4 – INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS |
| CHAIR:
Rania
Antonopoulos, The Levy Economics Institute
“ELR
as an Alternative Development Strategy”
Jan
Kregel, University of Missouri-Kansas City
VIEW: PowerPoint, Presentation Transcript
“Employment
Guarantee for Promoting Pro-Poor Development Issues and Concerns
with Reference to NREGA in India”
Indira
Hirway, Center for Development Alternatives
and The Levy Economics Institute; GEM-IWG
VIEW: PowerPoint
COMMENTS: Rathin
Roy, United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) |
| 10:30–11:00 a.m. |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. |
SESSION 5 – COUNTRY EXPERIENCES: MOROCCO,
ARGENTINA |
| CHAIR:
Daniel
Kostzer, United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) “Promotion
Nationale: 45 Years of Experience of Public Works in Morocco”
Hind
Jalal, GEM-IWG; Ministry of Economy and Finance,
Rabat
VIEW: Paper, PowerPoint
“Public
Service Employment as an Institutional Vehicle for Transforming
Gender Inequalities: The Case of Argentina”
Pavlina
R. Tcherneva, Bard College
VIEW: PowerPoint
“Community
development and ELR, a gender-oriented perspective: The Jefes
y Jefas Program in Argentina”
Corinne Pastoret, University of Missouri-Kansas
City and Martha
Tepepa, University of Missouri-Kansas City
VIEW: Corinne Pastoret - PowerPoint
VIEW: Martha Tepepa - PowerPoint
COMMENTS: Valeria
Renata Esquivel, Universìdad Nacional
De General Sarmiento; GEM-IWG |
| 12:30–2:30 p.m. |
LUNCH |
SPEAKER: Lydia
Santova Shouleva, Member, 40th National Assembly
and Observer in European Parliament, Bulgaria
“The
Positive Experience of Bulgaria in Curbing Unemployment”
VIEW: PowerPoint
|
| 2:30–4:00 p.m. |
SESSION 6 – COUNTRY EXPERIENCES: SOUTH
AFRICA, SRI LANKA, BANGLADESH |
| CHAIR:
Ramaa
Vasuvedan, Barnard College; GEM-IWG
“Public
Works Program, Unpaid Care Work and HIV/AIDS”
Olagoke
Akintola, University of KwaZulu-Natal
VIEW: PowerPoint
“The
Impact of Sri Lanka's ‘Employer of Last Resort’
Policy on Educational Incentives: A Cautionary Tale”
Sanjaya
DeSilva, Bard College
VIEW: PowerPoint
“The
Bangladesh Rural Maintenance Programme: Can it Ensure Employment
for All”
Mehnaz
Rabbani, BRAC, Bangladesh; GEM-IWG
VIEW: PowerPoint
COMMENTS: Bola
Akanji, Nigerian Institute of Social
and Economic Research; GEM-IWG |
| 4:00–4:30 p.m. |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 4:30–6:00 p.m. |
SESSION 7 – ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION |
Moderator: Dimitri
B. Papadimitriou, The Levy Economics Institute
Amit
Bhaduri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
and University of Pavia
Rania
Antonopoulos, The Levy Economics Institute
Steven
Miller, International Labour Organization
Rathin
Roy, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Hind
Jalal, GEM-IWG; Ministry of Economy and Finance,
Rabat |
| 6:00–6:30 p.m. |
RECEPTION |
| 6:30 p.m. |
DINNER |
|
PARTICIPANTS |
| Bola
Akanji, Nigerian Institute of Social
and Economic Research; GEM-IWG
Email: [email protected],
bola.aet.com kanji@skann
Olagoke
Akintola, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Email: [email protected]
Rania
Antonopoulos, The Levy Economics Institute
Email: [email protected]
Amit
Bhaduri, Jawaharlal Nehru University
and University of Pavia
Email: [email protected]
Sanjaya
DeSilva, Bard College
Email: [email protected]
Ahmed
El Bouazzaoui, Tax Analyst, Ministry
of Finance, Morocco; GEM-IWG
Email: [email protected]
Valeria
Renata Esquivel, Universìdad
Nacional De General Sarmiento; GEM-IWG
Email: [email protected]
Marzia
Fontana, The Levy Economics Institute and
IDS
Email: [email protected]
Mathew
Forstater, University of Missouri-Kansas
City and The Levy Economics Institute
Email: [email protected]
Scott
T. Fullwiler, Wartburg College
Email: [email protected]
James
K. Galbraith, University of Texas-Austin
and The Levy Economics Institute
Email: [email protected]
Rebeca
Grynspan, United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP)
Email: [email protected]
Philip
Harvey, Rutgers University School of Law
Email: [email protected]
Indira
Hirway, Center for Development Alternatives
and The Levy Economics Institute; GEM-IWG
Email: [email protected],
[email protected]
Hind
Jalal, GEM-IWG; Ministry of Economy and Finance,
Rabat
Email: [email protected]
Fadhel
Kaboub, Drew University
Email: [email protected]
Daniel
Kostzer, United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP)
Email: [email protected]
Jan
Kregel, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Email: [email protected]
Santosh
Mehrotra, Planning Commission of the Government
of India
Email: [email protected]
Martha
Melesse, International Development
Research Centre (IDRC)
Email: [email protected]
Steven
Miller, International Labour Organization
Email: [email protected]
Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, The Levy Economics
Institute
Email: [email protected]
Corinne Pastoret, University of Missouri-Kansas
City
Email: [email protected]
Hamidou
Poufon, Cameroon School of Public
Administration (ENAM); GEM-IWG
Email: [email protected]
Mehnaz
Rabbani, BRAC, Bangladesh; GEM-IWG
Email: [email protected]
Rathin
Roy, United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP)
Email: [email protected]
Lydia
Santova Shouleva, Member, 40th National Assembly
and Observer in European Parliament, Bulgaria
Email: [email protected]
Pavlina
R. Tcherneva, Bard College
Email: [email protected]
Martha
Tepepa, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Email: [email protected]
Ramaa
Vasuvedan, Barnard College; GEM-IWG
Email: [email protected],
[email protected]
Saul
Weisleder, Permanent Mission of Costa
Rica to the United Nations
Email: [email protected]
L.
Randall Wray, University of Missouri-Kansas
City and The Levy Economics Institute
Email: [email protected]
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| Acknowledgment: the International
Working Group On Gender, Macroeconomics And International Economics
(GEM-IWG), a global knowledge sharing and capacity building
network, has generously provided support in securing participation
and contributions of several of its members (www.genderandmacro.org).
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