Jobs and Development Conference 2024Two researchers represented IBSJobs and Development Conference 2024

David Lam discussed major demographic trends expected this century, emphasizing the scenarios concerning developing countries. While many developed countries have already stopped growing population-wise, most developing countries still are to achieve their population peaks this century. Africa is expected to witness the most prolonged and rapid population growth, increasing its share of the global population. A rapidly growing population is one of the critical challenges in creating high-quality jobs in developing countries.

Piotr Lewandowski presented the findings from the UNU-WIDER project on the changing nature of work and inequality during the special session concerning tasks, skills and institutions. His insights focused on the global distribution of routine work across countries at different development spectrums. He highlighted the determinants of global work distribution and pointed to potential areas of implementation of his work in the context of labour market research.

Karol Madoń presented the findings on the distinct AI exposures in countries at different levels of development. He showed that accounting for differences in worker tasks between countries is crucial in assessing not only country but also occupational level AI exposures. Low-income countries tend to be significantly less exposed to AI than high-income countries.