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Session on the “What Firms Want, What Workers Need,” held on Day 1 of the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) 2026, hosted by the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C., on June 16–17, 2026. The session featured Achyuta Adhvaryu, Kate Orkin, Supreet Kaur, and Todd Schoellman, with Somik Lall serving as moderator.
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A video recording of Session 2: What Firms Want, What Workers Need on Day 1 of The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics 2026 "Jobs for the Next Generation".

SPEAKERS:

  • Achyuta Adhvaryu, Tata Chancellor’s Professor of Economics at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, The University of California, San Diego
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  • Kate Orkin, Associate Professor in Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government
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  • Supreet Kaur, Associate Professor, Department of Economics at UC Berkeley
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  • Todd Schoellman, Principal Research Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
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MODERATOR: Somik V. Lall, Director of Strategy in the Office of the World Bank Group Chief Economist

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