Social Protection and Jobs Core Courses 2019

The two-week Pensions Core Course builds on the latest developments to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the conceptual and practical issues involved in the development of pension and social security programs and linkages to social protection and labor systems. A variety of learning methods will be used, including presentations, round table discussions, simulation games, hands-on computer assisted exercises and group work.

The Pensions Core Course was held concurrently with a similar Core Courses on Social Safety Nets and Delivery and Jobs, Labor and Migration.

Day 1 – Monday, Oct 28

1. Welcome and Framing Social Protection and Jobs Agenda | Michal Rutkowski, Margaret Grosh [Presentation]
2. Protecting All: Risk Sharing for a Diverse and Diversifying World of Work | Ugo Gentilini [Presentation], Gustavo Demarco [Presentation], Michael Weber [Presentation], Truman Packard [Presentation] Moderator: Michal Rutkowski
3. Political Economy Factors in Social Protection Reform and Implementation | Moderator: Margaret Grosh
4. Hot Topics in Social Protection Implementation 
   ID and Social Registries: Tina George [Presentation] | G2P Payments: Robert Palacios [Presentation] | Data Protections: David Satola [Presentation] | Human Centered Design: John Blomquist [Presentation] | Using Behavioral Economics to Boost Impacts: Laura Rawlings [Presentation] | Moderator: Margaret Grosh

Day 2 – Tuesday, Oct 29

1. Pensions systems: Old Challenges and the Changing Nature of Work | Gustavo Demarco [Presentation]
2. Contributory Pension and Social Security Systems Design | Edward Whitehouse and Robert Palacios [Presentation]
3. Paying for Pensions: Challenges and benefits of Payroll tax financing, pre-funding, and Funded Defined-Contribution Schemes | Edward Whitehouse and Anita Schwarz [Presentation]

Day 3 – Wednesday, Oct. 30

1. Pension Reversals in Central and Eastern Europe | Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak [Presentation]
2. Supplementary Occupational and Individual Pension Schemes | Richard Hinz and Mark Davis [Presentation]
3. Government Stewardship of Elder care – Home Care, Institutional Care and Community Care | Elena Glinskaya [Presentation]

Day 4 – Thursday, Oct. 31

1. Civil Service Pension Systems | Mark Dorfman [Presentation]
2. Civil Service Pension Reform: The Experience of the US Thrift Savings Plan | Renee Wilder Guerin [Presentation]
3. Political Economy of Pension Reforms | Kent Weaver [Presentation]
   Discussant: Agnieszka Chlon-Dominczak

Day 5 – Friday, Nov. 1

1. Pension regulation and Supervision | Richard Hinz and Fiona Stewart [Presentation]
2. Framework for Pension Investment Management | Gabriel Petre [Presentation]
3. Maximizing Returns & Diversifying risk in Countries with Small, Thin or Poorly Developed Capital Markets | Gabriel Petre and Ekaterina Gratcheva [Presentation]

Day 6 – Monday, Nov 4

1. PROST Intro, Objectives, Inputs, Outputs, Interpreting the Results | Miglena Abels, Mitchell Weiner, Montserrat Pallares, Sergiy Biletskyy and Marola Castillo Quinto [Presentation] [DOC]
2. PROST (Cont.) | Miglena Abels, Mitchell Weiner, Montserrat Pallares, Sergiy Biletskyy and Marola Castillo Quinto [Presentation]

Day 7 – Tuesday, Nov 5

1. Pension Savings and Micro-Pensions Innovations in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa | Melis Guven and Ernesto Brodersohn [PPT1] [PPT2]
2. Building and Strengthening Identification Systems for Social Insurance | Robert Palacios [Presentation]
3. Data and Payment Systems - Lessons from India, Uganda, Kenya and Mexico | Rodrigo Assumpcao [Presentation], Oleksiy Sluchynsky, Robert Palacios and Ernesto Brodersohn [Presentation]

Day 8 – Wednesday, Nov 6

1. Pensions in Sub-Saharan Africa | Anita Schwarz and Melis Guven [Presentation]
2. Payout Options for Multipillar Pension Schemes | Mitchell Weiner [Presentation], Gonzalo Reyes and Oleksiy Sluchynsky [Presentation]
3. Social Protection Policy and Program Analysis - Using Household Survey Data to assess Welfare, Poverty and Program efficiency and effectiveness |  Claudia Rodriguez, [Presentation] Oleksiy Ivaschenko [Presentation]

Day 9 – Thursday, Nov 7

1. Case Study of Pensions and Elderly Assistance: Mexico Using Micro Data to Assess Developmental Impact | Clemente Avila Para [Presentation]
2. Excellence in Social Security Administration | Oleksiy Sluchynsky [Presentation], Raul Ruggia-Frick [Presentation]
3. Excellence in Social Security Administration (cont'd) - Pension Data and Standards of Personal Data Protection | David Satola [Presentation], Rodrigo Assumpcao [Presentation]

Day 10 – Friday, Nov 8

1. Insights into Fiscal Challenges and Outcomes: Case Study of The Illinois State Pension System | Mark Dorfman [Presentation] [DOC]

The Jobs, Labor and Migration Core Course aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the tools and techniques needed to develop an integrated and multi-sectoral jobs strategy to contribute to the twin goals of reducing poverty and ensuring inclusive growth. Over two weeks the course covered policies and programs that addressed three main jobs challenges faced by developing countries: creating jobs in the private sector; improving the quality of jobs; and expanding access to jobs for disadvantaged population groups.

Experts from in and outside the World Bank brought a cross-sectoral approach, including perspectives on macro and regulatory policies (trade, taxation, business regulations, competitiveness); sector-specific policies (agriculture, urban development, small businesses and entrepreneurship) and labor policies (active and passive labor market programs, labor institutions).
The course is modular, allowing flexibility to attend the course in Week 1, Week 2 or both weeks. In week 2, the participants chose between two modules: (i) a deep dive into labor market policies and institutions; and (ii) a practical training on jobs diagnostics and solutions for developing jobs strategies.

The Jobs, Labor and Migration Core Course was held concurrently with a similar Core Courses on Jobs Diagnostics and Solutions, Social Safety Nets and Delivery and Pensions.

Day 1 – Monday, Oct 28

1. Welcome and Framing Social Protection and Jobs Agenda | Michal Rutkowski, Margaret Grosh [Presentation]
2. Protecting All: Risk Sharing for a Diverse and Diversifying World of Work | Ugo Gentilini [Presentation], Gustavo Demarco [Presentation], Michael Weber [Presentation], Truman Packard [Presentation], Moderator: Michal Rutkowski
3. Political Economy Factors in Social Protection Reform and Implementation | Moderator: Margaret Grosh
4. Hot Topics in Social Protection Implementation | ID and Social Registries: Tina George [Presentation] |G2P Payments: Robert Palacios [Presentation] | Data Protections: David Satola [Presentation] | Human Centered Design: John Blomquist [Presentation] | Using Behavioral Economics to Boost Impacts: Laura Rawlings [Presentation] | Moderator: Margaret Grosh

Day 2 – Tuesday, Oct 29

1. Introduction to the Course, Overview of Jobs, Labor and Migration Agenda and Ice Breaker | Vismay Parikh [Presentation], Thomas Farole [Presentation], Michael Weber [Presentation], Dilip Ratha [Presentation]
2. Introduction to Jobs Diagnostic and Pathways to Better Jobs | Dino Merotto, Michael Weber [Presentation]
3. Jobs Diagnostics & Engaging with Government | Elizabeth Ruppert Bulmer, Wendy Cunningham, Victoria Strokova [Presentation]
4. Fundamentals: Macro and the Regulatory Environment | Alvaro Gonzalez [Presentation]

Day 3 – Wednesday, Oct. 30

1. Leveraging Global Value Chains for Jobs Creation | Thomas Farole [Presentation]
2. Tackling Informality | Elizabeth Ruppert Bulmer [Presentation]
3. Job Creation and Productivity in FCV Contexts | Mattias Lundberg [Presentation], John Speakman [Presentation], Nausheen Khan [Presentation]
4. Youth Employment- Integrated Approach and Application in Bank Operations | Namita Datta [PPT1] [PPT2], Johanne Buba [Presentation], Emcet Oktay Tas [Presentation]

Day 4 – Thursday, Oct. 31

Morning Sessions: Field Trip to “Year Up”- Adult Education Center DC

1. Boosting Women's Access to More and Better Jobs | Apichoke Kotikula [Presentation], Tom Farole [Presentation], Wendy Cunningham [Presentation], Tara Sharafudheen [Presentation]
2. Delivery Systems for Labor Programs | John Blomquist [Presentation]

Day 5 – Friday, Nov. 1

1. Overview of Employment Services and Labor Programs Around the World | Matteo Morgandi [Presentation]
2. Labor Market Institutions & Social Dialog | Michael Weber [Presentation]
3. Results Measurement for Jobs and Labor Programs | Siv Tokle, Raphaela Karlen [Presentation]
4. WDR 2020: Promoting Better Jobs in Global Value Chain | Daria Taglioni [Presentation]

Day 6 – Monday, Nov 4

1. Foundational Skills for Jobs and Productivity | Omar Arias [Presentation]
2. Lessons Learned from Public Works Programs Around the World | Emanuela Galasso [Presentation]
3. Learning on the Job: Apprenticeship Programs | Laura Ripani (IADB) [Presentation], Abla Safir (Webex) [Presentation], Patrick Premand [Presentation]
4. New Sources of Labor Market Information for better Matching | Harry Moroz [Presentation], Achim Schmillen [Presentation], Ana-Maria [Presentation], Juni-Zhu [Presentation]

Day 7 – Tuesday, Nov 5

1. Fostering Employment Through Employment Subsidies? | Josefina Posadas, Maddalena Honorati (Webex) [Presentation]
2. Designing and Implementing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) | Alexandria Valerio [Presentation 1] [Presentation 2]
3. Entrepreneurship: Gazelle Programs and Self- Employment | Johanne Buba [Presentation]
4. The Economic Inclusion Approach | Aylin Isik-Dikmelik; Raphaela Karlen, Colin Andrews [Presentation]

Day 8 – Wednesday, Nov 6

1. Migration: Experience, Best Practices and Lessons Learned from Sending Countries | Aneeka- Rahman, Mauro-Testaverde, Jesse Doyle [Presentation]
2. Migration: Experience, Best Practices and Lessons Learned from Receiving Countries | Anastasiya Denisova [Presentation], Mirey Ovadiya [Presentation], Mattia Makovec [Presentation]
3. Migration Bilateral Agreements and Group Exercise | Maheshwor Shrestha [Presentation], Samik Adhikari, Rebekah Smith [Presentation]
4. Migration and Financing for Development | Dilip Ratha & Team [Presentation]

Day 9 – Thursday, Nov 7

1. The (Un)Changing Nature of Work: What to Expect and Implications | Federica Saliola [Presentation]
2. Cost Benefit Analysis for Jobs Projects: Principles and Applications | Ian Walker, Jose Romero, Federica Ricaldi [Presentation]

The Jobs Diagnostics and Solutions Core Course provides a comprehensive training on conducting a Jobs Diagnostics (JD) through theoretical and empirical techniques. The week-long training explores concepts such as country benchmarking, guided enquiry to identify symptoms in the data and inferring the likely cause of jobs problems. Hands on demo sessions on macro, demography, structural change and policy context tools aid in understanding the jobs problem and developing a jobs strategy. Participants also learn about key components of a Jobs strategy based on real country cases and analyze specific job problems including addressing labor market duality and informality, strengthening agriculture value chains, establishing export processing zones, developing effective entrepreneurship programs, providing technical and vocational training programs, and strengthening labor market institutions.

The Jobs Diagnostics and Solutions Core Course was held concurrently with a similar Core Courses on Jobs, Labor and Migration, Social Safety Nets and Delivery and Pensions.

Day 1 – Monday, Nov 4

1. Setting the Stage: So, You Want to Give Policy Advice to Improve Jobs Outcomes? | Ian Walker [Presentation]

2. Conceptual framework: Jobs and Economic Transformation, Pathways and Transitions, and the Jobs Diagnostic Approach. | Dino Merotto [Presentation]

3. Country Types – the Importance of Context for Strategies and Benchmarking. | Dino Merotto [Presentation]

4. Guided Enquiry – Identifying Symptoms in the Data (includes hands-on session). | Dino Merotto [Presentation]

5. DEMO and Hands-On Exercises: Macro Tools; Demography Tool, Structural Change Tool, and Policy Context Tool. | Hild Rygnestad [Presentation]

Day 2 – Tuesday, Nov 5

1. Supply Side Analysis, Labor and Human Capital / Skills. | Michael Weber, Jorg Langbein [Presentation]

2. Labor Demand: Conceptual Framework and Guided Enquiry, Including Firm Level Analysis of Productivity and Employment. | Dino Merotto, Reyes Aterido [Presentation]

3. Inferring Causes – Triangulating to Identify the Likely Cause of a Key Jobs Problem. | Dino Merotto [Presentation]

4. Labor Market Models and Simulation, SimPLE. | Michael Weber [Presentation]

Day 3 – Wednesday, Nov 6

1. Assessing Market and Policy Failures – Introducing Public Choice theories. | Dino Merotto [Presentation]

2. Addressing Jobs Externalities in Dualistic Economies. | Ian Walker [Presentation]

3. The future of Work. | Federica Saliola [Presentation]

4. From Jobs Problems to Jobs Strategies - Uganda, Kazakhstan, Cambodia. | Dino Merotto [Presentation] | Thomas Farole [Presentation] | Wendy Cunningham [Presentation]

Day 4 – Thursday, Nov 7

1. Special Economic Zones and Industrial Parks. | Thomas Farole [Presentation]

2. Agriculture Value Chains (based on productive alliances models). | Alexandra Christina Horst [Presentation]

3. Tax and Benefit Reforms to Make Formal Work Pay. | Michael Weber [Presentation]

4. Upgrading Apprenticeship Systems. | Patrick Premand [Presentation]

5. Reforming Skills & Vocational Training Programs. | Alexandria Valerio [Presentation]

Day 5- Friday, Nov 8

1. Capacity Building Programs in Entrepreneurship. | Johanne Buba [Presentation]

2. Solutions for Women - Childcare and Flexible Work Arrangements. | Apichoke Kotikula [Presentation]

3. Urban Development and Jobs. | Ayah Mahgoub, Somik Lall [Presentation]