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April 4 (afternoon)
13.30-14.00 Arrival & registration
14.00-14.15 Welcome
Harald Waiglein (Austrian Ministry of Finance)
Ellen Goldstein (World Bank)
Robert Stehrer (WIIW)
14.15-15.30 1st Western Balkan Labor Market Report presentation
Hermine Vidovic (WIIW)
Johannes Koettl (World Bank)
15.30-16.00 Coffee break
16.00-17.30 Challenges of Employment and Labor Market Data in the Western Balkan
Chair: Christiane Westphal (European Commission)
Presentation: SEE Jobs Gateway website and database (Fatbardha Ajeti, World Bank/Monika Schwarzhappel, WIIW)
Panelists:
Marius Wilk (Austrian Public Employment Service)
Mihail Arandarenko (University of Belgrade)
Edin Šabanović (Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
18.00 Dinner/Reception
April 5 (morning)
9.00-10.30 Challenges of Labor Market Institutions and Policies
Chair: Johannes Koettl (World Bank)
Presentation 1: Serbia National Employment Service efficiency analysis (Sara Johansson, World Bank)
Presentation 2: Performance management of public employment services in Austria (Marius Wilk, Austrian Public Employment Service)
Presentation 3: Rising to the Youth Employment Challenge: What works? (Niall O’Higgins, International Labor Organization)
Discussant: Vanja Ivosevic (Regional Cooperation Council)
10.30-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-12.30 Challenges of Inactivity
Chair: Hermine Vidovic (WIIW)
Presentation 1: Activation of social assistance beneficiaries: What works? (Mirey Ovadiya, World Bank)
Presentation 2: The role of labor income for poverty reduction and gender (Monica Robayo, World Bank)
Presentation 3: Migration, remittances and inactivity (Marjan Petreski, University American College Skopje)
Discussants: Vladimir Gligorov (WIIW)
12.30-13.30 Lunch
April 5 (afternoon)
13.30-15.00 Challenges of Better Employment
Chair: Mario Holzner (WIIW)
Presentation 1: The role of informal employment (Ardiana Gashi, University of Pristina)
Presentation 2: The role of public employment (Vojin Golubović, University of Donja Gorica)
Presentation 3: Low-wage and precarious employment (Mihail Arandarenko, University of Belgrade)
Discussants: Will Bartlett (London School of Economics)
15.00-15.30 Coffee break
15.30-17.00 Challenges of Productivity
Chair: Josefina Posadas (World Bank)
Presentation 1: Strengthening Work-Based Learning in VET: Challenges and Approaches (Margo Hoftijzer, World Bank)
Presentation 2: The role of labor demand (Nikica Mojsoska Blazevski, University American College Skopje)
Presentation 3: Competitiveness (Mario Holzner, WIIW)
Discussants: Xavier Matheu (ETF)
17.00-17.30 Closing session
Rapporteur: Alvaro Gonzalez (World Bank)
