JOBS FOR DEVELOPMENT: CREATING MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SOLUTIONS

Project Leader: Dr. Radhicka Kapoor and Dr. Deb K. Das
Research Team:  Professor Anwarul Hoda, Dr. Meenu Tewari, Dr. Deb K. Das, Dr. Ali Mehdi , Dr. Radhicka Kapoor, Dr. Jaivir Singh, Dr. Pankaj Vashisht, P. P. Krishnapriya, Sanjay Pulipaka and Durgesh K. Rai; Homagni Choudhury and Andrew Guinn (External Consultant)
Commencement: January 2014
Completion: 
Funded by: The World Bank, Washington D.C.

This project is part of the Network of Jobs and Development (NJD) initiative of the World Bank. ICRIER is one of five global institutions participating in this initiative which aims to develop a vibrant and an engaging community of experts on Jobs and seeks to build consensus among policymakers, academics, private sector, labour unions, development practitioners and others on the need to tackle the challenge of job creation from a multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary perspective. The other international partners are Institute for Emerging Market Studies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST IEMS); Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (DPRU); Institute for Structural Research (IBS), Poland and Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA). Further details can be found at www.icrier-jobs.org.