G²LM|LIC COVID-19 Research Meeting
May 20, 2022
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G²LM|LIC COVID-19 Research Meeting

May 20, 2022
ONLINE
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Organizers: Oriana Bandiera (London School of Economics and IZA), Ahmed Elsayed (IZA)
Event Manager: Dominik Spitza

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Two years after the “G²LM|LIC - Call of Interest on COVID-19 in Low-Income Countries”, we are excited to learn about the results of the COVID-19 related research, the evidence found and the challenges the projects had to deal with.


On Twitter: @GLMLIC | #glmlicCOVID

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Program

All times stated in CEST (Central European Summer Time, GMT+2).
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+++ presentation + Q&A: 20 minutes +++

Friday, May 20

18:00 - 18:10

Welcome and Introduction
Benedetta Musillo (Social Development Adviser at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO))
Oriana Bandiera (Director of the G²LM |LIC Programme)
Ahmed Elsayed (Deputy Director of the G²LM |LIC Programme)

 

Session A: Migration

18:10 - 18:30

Simone G. Schaner (University of Southern California)
"Is Heading Home a Dead End? COVID-19-Induced Migration and Local Labor Market Opportunities in Rural India"

 

Session B: Firms and the Informal Sector

18:30 - 18:50

Atiya Rahman (BRAC University)
"The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Small Firms in Developing Countries"

 

Session C: Gender

18:50 - 19:10

Michelle Layvant (UC Berkeley), Michael Walker (UC Berkeley)
"Gender Effects of COVID-19: Evidence from the Kenya Life Panel Survey"

 

Session B continued: Firms and the Informal Sector

19:10 - 19:30

Nathan Fiala (University of Connecticut), Jörg Peters (RWI Essen)
"Resilience and Recovery: The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the Informal Sector in Uganda"

19:30

Wrap Up
Oriana Bandiera (Director of the G²LM |LIC Programme)
Ahmed Elsayed (Deputy Director of the G²LM |LIC Programme)

Contact

Forschungsinstitut zur
Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA)

Schaumburg-Lippe-Straße 5–9
53113 Bonn, Germany