Labour markets, human capital and inequality

Meeting of National Economic Research Organisations, OECD Headquarters, 20 June 2011

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09:00-09:15	Introduction
09:15-12:15 Round 1: Labour markets in the crisis
1.1. Cross-country presentations
[09:15-10:45; each presentation lasts 15-20 minutes followed by 10-15 minutes discussion]
Alain de Serres, OECD	Labour market adjustments to the crisis
Karl Aiginger, WIFO	Differences in labour market performance in the crisis
	Full paper: Why labour market performance differed across countries: the impact of institutions and labour market policy
Paul Swaim	OECD income support policies during the crisis
1.2. Country-specific presentations
[10:45-12:15; each presentation lasts 10-15 minutes followed by 0-10 minutes discussion]
Alexandre Mas, NBER	The US labour market in the current crisis
Jonathan Portes, NIESR	Youth unemployment in the UK in the crisis
Bill Robson, CD Howe	The Canadian labour market in the recent crisis
Lubomir Lizal, CERGE-EI	Czech firm-level labour demand in the crisis
Rob Euwals, CPB	Dutch labour market adjustment in the recent crisis
Sandwich lunch (30 minutes)
12:45-14:45 Round 2: Policy reform going forward
[Each presentation lasts 15-20 minutes followed by 10-15 minutes discussion]
Alain de Serres, OECD	Policies to prevent unemployment persistence
Didier Blanchet, INSEE	Low-wage policies
Alexandre Mas, NBER	Effectiveness of active labour market policies
Philip O’Connell, ESRI	Activation and training programmes
14:45-16:15 Round 3: Specific labour market issues
[Each presentation lasts 15-20 minutes followed by 10-15 minutes discussion]
Fernando de Holanda Barbosa Filho, FGV	The labour market in Brazil
Rob Euwals, CPB	Labour market flexibility in the Netherlands
Ryo Kambayashi, TCER	Long-term employment and job security in the United States and Japan
Hélène Périvier, OFCE	Gender effects of the economic crisis on the labour market in six European countries
16:15-16:45 Round 4: Wrapping up