LSE and the Center for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI) will host an IZA World of Labor| panel discussion: Tackling Youth Unemployment. The event will take place at CEMFI in Madrid on the morning of 13 November 2014.
The panel discussion aims to provide a professional and independent platform for evidence-based discussion and debate among policy-makers, academics, specialist researchers and key sectoral stakeholders on issues surrounding youth unemployment. The event, which brings together a panel of speakers from the economics and labour market community, will put Spain in a comparative context by discussing:
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What does youth unemployment look like today?
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What evidence exists from other countries on successful policies in tackling youth unemployment?
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What policies can be proposed for the current situation?
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What is the role of apprenticeships and vocational qualifications in helping get young people into employment?
The event will feature Professor Alexander Kritikos (German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)), Professor Rafael Repullo (CEMFI), Professor Samuel Bentolila (CEMFI) and Dr Werner Eichhorst (IZA).
Please email enterprise.events@lse.ac.uk| to register your interest.