Theodora Xenogiani

 

 

Economist

Poverty Reduction and Social Development

Research Topics

Labour Markets and Social Security

Gender Equality

Migration

Theodora.Xenogiani@oecd.org / Phone: +33 1 45 24 17 85

 

Biography

Theodora Xenogiani joined the Development Centre as an Economist in February 2005. She conducts economic analysis in the areas of labour markets (with a particular focus on informal employment), migration and gender equality within the Poverty Reduction and Social Development group.

Prior to joining the OECD in 2005, Theodora worked in the Overseas Development Institute in London, the Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics in Paris and the Centre for Economic Performance in London. Theodora holds a PhD in labour economics from the London School of Economics. She has conducted research in various areas of labour and applied economics, such as female labour force participation, returns to skills, demand for education and migration.

 

CV

in English

 

 

Books & Studies

Policies for Migration and Development: A European Perspective
By Louka T. Katseli, Robert E.B. Lucas and Theodora Xenogiani, OECD Development Centre, Policy Brief, No. 30, 2006.

 

 

Working Papers & Policy Insights

>The Two Faces of Informal Employment in Romania
By Denis Drechsler and Theodora Xenogiani, OECD Development Centre, Policy Insight, No. 70, 2008.

>Report on Informal Employment in Romania
By Jante Parlevliet and Theodora Xenogiani, OECD Development Centre, Working Paper No. 271, 2008.

>Informal Employment Re-loaded
By Johannes Jütting, Jante Parlevliet and Theodora Xenogiani, OECD Development Centre, Working Paper No. 266, 2008.

Effects of Migration on Sending Countries: What do we Know?
By Louka T. Katseli, Robert E.B. Lucas and Theodora Xenogiani, OECD Development Centre, Working Paper No. 250, 2006.

Migration Policy and its Interactions with Aid, Trade, and Foreign Direct Investment Policies: A Background Paper
By Theodora Xenogiani, OECD Development Centre, Working Paper No. 249, 2006.

Migration: A Negative or a Positive Driver for Development?
By Louka T. Katseli and Theodora Xenogiani, OECD Development Centre, Policy Insight, No.29, 2006.

 

 

Other

Demand for Education and Labour Market Outcomes: Lessons from the Abolition of Compulsory Conscription in France
 By Eric Maurin and Theodora Xenogiani, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4946, 2005.

Extending Participation of 16-18-Year Olds in Learning
By Arnaud Chevalier, Gavan Conlon and Theodora Xenogiani, Report prepared for the Learning and Skills Council, 2002.
Approaches to Evaluation of the Relationship between School Resources and Student Outcomes
By Rosalind Levacic, Leon Feinstein and Theodora Xenogiani, prepared for the UK Deparment for Children, Schools and Families, 2000.

 

Articles in Journals and in the Media

“Informal Employment Re-loaded”
By Johannes Jütting, Jante Parlevliet and Theodora Xenogiani, IDS Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 2, May 2008.

Demand for Education and Labour Market Outcomes: Lessons from the Abolition of Compulsory Conscription in France
By Eric Maurin and Theodora Xenogiani, Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 42, No. 4, Fall 2007.

Foreign Direct Investment and International Skill Inequality
By Dirk W. Te Velde and Theodora Xenogiani, Oxford Development Studies, Volume 35, Issue 1, 2007.

Immigration, Development, and Policy Trade-Offs
By Jeff Dayton-Johnson and Theodora Xenogiani, Révue d’Économie du Développement, Vol. 21, 2-3, 2007.

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