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Labour Markets in South Asia: Evidence and Policy Lessons

December 17, 2015
December 18, 2015
Dhaka, Bangladesh

The conference on “Labour Markets in South Asia: Evidence and Policy Lessons” was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The goal of this conference was to bring together academic researchers, policy makers, and representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in labour market issues in South Asia.

Part of the programme were three sessions with presentations on research progress; especially on training programmes in Bangladesh and research projects focusing on the Bangladeshi labour market situation.

SessionA

Christopher Woodruff (University of Warwick and IZA)
“Managerial Capital and Productivity Evidence from a Training Program in the Bangladeshi Garment Sector”

Abu Shonchoy (Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO))
“Can On-The-Job Training for Apparel Sector Improve Employment for Rural Poor: Evidence from Bangladesh”

SessionB

Krishna B. Kumar (RAND and IZA), Shanthi Nataraj (RAND)
“The Impact of Sectoral Demand on Informality: Evidence from Bangladesh”

Kate Vyborny (Duke University)
“Women’s Access to Public Transport and Labor Force Participation: A Randomized Controlled Trial”

SessionC

Rachel Heath (University of Washington), Tyler McCormick (University of Washington)
“Who Works in Good Garment Factories in Bangladesh?”

Tania Barham (University of Colorado, Boulder)
“Thirty-Five Years Later: Long-Term Impacts of the Matlab Maternal and Child Health Program on Human Capital and Labor Market Outcomes”

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