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Registration |
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10:00 |
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Welcome Remarks
Maryam Naghsh Nejad (IZA)
David Lam (University of Michigan and IZA)
Oley Dibba-Wadda (Director, Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development Department at African Development Bank)
Kouadio Clément Kouakou (Director of CREMIDE)
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10:45 |
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Lecture A: |
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Chair:
Maryam Naghsh Nejad (IZA)
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David Lam (University of Michigan and IZA) |
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"The Demography of the Labor Force in Sub-Saharan Africa"
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| 10:45 |
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11:00 |
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Coffee Break |
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Session A: Youth Labor in West Africa |
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Chair:
Arthur Alik-Lagrange (World Bank)
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11:35 |
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Ginette Nzau-Muteta (Coordinator Jobs for Youth in Africa (JfYA), African Development Bank) |
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"The Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy (2016-2025): Key Achievements and Milestones"
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12:10 |
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Kouadio Clément Kouakou (Director of CREMIDE) |
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"Youth Employment in Côte d’Ivoire"
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12:45 |
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Andinet Woldemichael (African Development Bank) |
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"Labor Market Transitions in Selected African Countries"
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13:30 |
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Lunch |
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| 13:30 |
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14:15 |
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Lecture B: |
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Chair:
Marcel Benie Kouadio (Adviser to the Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, Ivory Coast)
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Divyanshi Wadhwa (Center for Global Development), Alan Gelb (Center for Global Development), Vijaya Ramachandran (Center for Global Development), Christian J. Meyer (European University Institute) |
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"Can Africa Be A Manufacturing Destination? Labor Costs In Comparative Perspective"
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Session B: Human Capital |
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Chair:
Rohen D'Aiglepierre (Agence Française de Développement)
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14:50 |
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Alban Ahoure (Director of CAPEC-CIRES) |
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"Human Capital and Social Capital Effects on Labor Market Outcomes in Côte d’Ivoire"
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15:25 |
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David E. Sahn (Cornell University and IZA) |
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"Early Life Determinants of Cognitive Ability: A Comparative Study of Madagascar and Senegal"
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16:00 |
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Monnet Benoit Patrick Gbakou (CREMIDE) |
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"Insertion Professionnelle des Diplômés de l’Enseignement Supérieur: Cas des Diplômés des Universités de Côte d’Ivoire"
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16:35 |
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Ruphin Tanoh Doua (CREMIDE) |
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"Effets d'un Projet d'Appui à la Réduction de la Vulnérabilité des Travailleurs du Secteur Informel: Cas du PIAAACI"
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16:50 |
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Coffee Break |
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| 16:50 |
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17:50 |
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Policy Panel |
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Chair:
Rohen D'Aiglepierre (Agence Française de Développement)
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Panelists:
Oley Dibba-Wadda (Director, Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development Department at African Development Bank)
Marcel Kouadio Benie (Adviser to the Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, Ivory Coast)
Jean Louis Kouadio (Director of Agence Emploi Jeunes, Ivory Coast)
Kouadio Clément Kouakou (Director of CREMIDE)
Flaubert Mbiekop (International Development Research Centre (IDRC))
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| 19:00 |
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Dinner at Hotel TIAMA, Room: Ebéne, Boulevard de la République, Abidjan |
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