6th Jobs and Development Conference “The Challenge of Creating Better Jobs in Developing Countries”

Following the successes of the 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 Jobs and Development Conferences, the World Bank, IZA (Institute of Labor Economics), the Network on Jobs and Development*, and UNU-WIDER are organizing a follow-up conference focused on “The challenge of creating better jobs in developing countries”.

The conference will take place on December 14-15, 2022, in Cape Town, South Africa.
The two-day format will feature keynote speeches, a policy panel, special sessions and about 50 paper presentations in parallel sessions.
The event will focus on policy-relevant research, applicable to identifying solutions to job challenges in low- and middle-income countries.

Please visit our website for more details and content on previous conferences: http://jobsanddevelopmentconference.org/

Please submit full papers or extended abstracts by Friday, July 1, 2022, using the online application form.

Notifications on contributed papers will be sent by September 5, 2022. Any queries can be emailed to conference managers at j4d@jobsanddevelopmentconference.org

We strongly encourage the submission of full papers. For extended abstracts, full paper submission is due September 30, 2022.

All the detailed information is in the attached document below.