MODERATOR: Nilüfer Çağatay, Co-Director, GEM-IWG, Professor of Economics, The University of Utah and Senior Scholar, Gender Equality in the Economy Program (GEEP), The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, New York, U.S.A

Rocío García Gaytán, President, The National Institute of Women, Mexico (INMUJERES)
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Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, UNDESA
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Carolyn Hannan, Director, UNDAW
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Yassine Fall, Senior Economic Advisor, UNIFEM
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Selim Jahan, Director of the Poverty Practice, Bureau for Development Policy, UNDP
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Francisco Cos-Montiel, Senior Program Specialist, Women’s Rights and Citizenship Program, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada
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MODERATOR: Soraya Hassanali, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Government of Canada

The Macroeconomic Interaction between the Real and the Financial Crisis
Amit Bhaduri, Professor of Economics, University of Pavia, Italy and Professor Emeritus of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Visiting Professor, Indian Council of Social Development, New Delhi
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The Unnatural Coupling: Food and Global Finance
Jayati Ghosh, Executive Secretary, International Development Economics Associates, (IDEAs) and Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) India
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The Gendered Channels of Transmission of Economic Crisis
Rania Antonopoulos, Co-Director, GEM-IWG and Director, Gender Equality in the Economy Program (GEEP), The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, New York, U.S.A.
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COMMENTS:
Dimitri Papadimitriou, President, The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, New York, U.S.A.
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Manuel Montes, Chief, Policy Analysis, Financing for Development Office, UNDESA
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QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
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The Construction of the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI)
Boris Branisa, Stephan Klasenn, and Maria Ziegler, Department of Economics, University of Goettingen, Germany
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Intra-household Inequality and Child Gender Bias in Ethiopia and India: Implications for Assessing Impacts of Crises
Feridoon Koohi-Kamali, Research Scholar, The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, New York, U.S.A.
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Welfare of the Population of Georgia before and after the Economic Crisis
Eka Sepashvili, GEM- IWG and Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Tbilisi State University Deputy Head, European Co-ordination Department, State Chancellery, Georgia
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Distributional Impacts of the Obama Administration’s Stimulus Job Creation Program
Ajit Zacharias, Senior Scholar, Income and Wealth Distribution Program, Kijong Kim, Research Scholar, Gender Equality in the Economy Program (GEEP) and Tom Masterson, Income and Wealth Distribution Program, The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College New York, U.S.A.
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COMMENTS: Jayati Ghosh, Executive Secretary of International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs) and Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) India
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QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
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Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Crisis on Informal and Marginalized Workers in India
Indira Hirway, GEM-IWG and Center for Development Alternatives, India and The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, New York, U.S.A.
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Gendered Employment Patterns in Economies Vulnerable to Economic Isolation during Economic Crisis: Lessons from the Middle East
Jennifer Olmsted, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, Drew University, U.S.A.
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Implications of the Economic Crisis for Women Migrant Workers in Asia
Heather Gibb, GEM-IWG and Senior Researcher, The North- South Institute, Canada
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The Gendered Employment Impacts of Recessions in Turkey 1986- to the present Comments: Naoko Otobe, Senior Employment Specialist, Country Employment
Ozge Izdes, GEM-IWG and University of Utah, U.S.A.
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COMMENTS: Naoko Otobe, Senior Employment Specialist, Country Employment Policy Unit Employment Sector, ILO
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QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
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MODERATOR: Yassine Fall, Senior Economic Advisor, UNIFEM

The Impact of the Crisis on Women in Latin America
Alma Espino, GEM-IWG and Researcher, Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios Sobre el Desarrollo (CIEDUR), Uruguay
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Gender Differentials during Economic Turmoil: The Case of Mexican Rural and Urban Women
Rocío García Gaytán, President, The National Institute of Women, Mexico, (INMUJERES)
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Precarious Labor, Precarious Life: Interactions between Care and Paid Labor in Ecuador during Economic Crisis
Alison Vásconez Rodríguez, GEM- IWG and GEM-LAC Coordination Group, FLACSO, Ecuador
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COMMENTS: Alicia Girón, GEM-IWG and Researcher, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
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Women and the Right to Information with Special Reference to the Public Distribution System in India
Madhu Bhaduri, Ambassador of the Government of India (Retired)
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How Did the US Financial Crisis Affect China’s Rural Poor?
Sara Hsu, IC² Institute, University of Texas at Austin
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The Gender Dimension of the Food Crisis in Africa
Bola Akanji, GEM-IWG and Research Professor, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Nigeria
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COMMENTS: Manuel Montes, Chief, Policy Analysis, Financing for Development Office, UNDESA
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QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
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MODERATOR: Madhu Bhaduri, Ambassador of the Government of India (Retired)

Gender, Poverty and Policy Space: What Have We Learned From Previous Crises?
Nilüfer Çağatay, GEM-IWG, University of Utah and The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, New York, U.S.A.
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The Current Financial Crisis: A Blessing in Disguise for Developing Countries?
Jayati Ghosh, Executive Secretary, International Development Economics Associates IDEAs) and Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) India
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The Role of Gender and Equity in Addressing the Problem of Global Imbalances
Manuel Montes, Chief, Policy Analysis, Financing for Development Office, UNDESA
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Food Security and Gender in Times of Economic Crises: Some Policy Options
Yassine Fall, Senior Economic Advisor, UNIFEM

International Trade, Investment and Tax Cooperation: Their Roles in Economic Recovery 4:30–5:00 Coffee
Mariama Williams, GEM-IWG, Policy Research Analyst, Integrated Policy Research Institute (IPRI) and Research Adviser, International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN)
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QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
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MODERATOR: Manuel Montes, Chief, Policy Analysis, Financing for Development Office, UNDESA

Restoring Growth through Pro-poor and Gender Equitable Distribution
Indira Hirway, Director, Center for Development Alternatives, Ahmedabad, Indiaand Research Associate, The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, New York, U.S.A.
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Employment Guarantee and People's Right to Livelihood: the Perspective of Gender and Class
Amit Bhaduri, Professor of Economics, University of Pavia, Italy and Professor Emeritus of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Visiting Professor, Indian Council of Social Development, New Delhi
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Gender Informed Employment of Last Resort Policies: Reducing Unpaid Work, Promoting Pro-poor Growth
Rania Antonopoulos, GEM-IWG and The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, New York, U.S.A.
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QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
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MODERATORS:
Rania Antonopoulos, GEM-IWG and The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, New York, U.S.A.

Nilüfer Çağatay, GEM-IWG, University of Utah and The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, New York, U.S.A.
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All Conference Participants

FINAL DISCUSSION AND CLOSING REMARKS
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Manuel Montes, Chief, Policy Analysis, Financing for Development Office, UNDESA