Public Panel for Launch of “The Future of Work in Developing Countries

About this event

19 March 2026 from 17:00 until 18:30

Simone Veil Amphitheatre

28 rue des Saints-Pères, 75007, Paris

This event is not accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Organized by

Policy Dialogue (IPD) at Columbia University

The latest book in IPD’s series will be published in March 2026. To mark its launch, IPD will host a public panel at Sciences Po in Paris, open to the Sciences Po community in person and accessible to the public virtually.

One of the most pressing challenges in development today is employment creation in low- and middle-income countries. Combining rigorous theoretical analysis with grounded empirical research, The Future of Work in Developing Countries shows that job creation is not an automatic byproduct of growth but a political and institutional project. The book offers fresh insights for scholars of development, political economy, and economic history, as well as for policymakers seeking strategies for inclusive transformation in Africa and beyond.

Opening Remarks by Ms. Haruko Kamei (JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development)

Panelists:

Tetsuya Harada (Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA))
Cameron Hepburn (University of Oxford)
Vera Songwe (Brookings)
Joseph Stiglitz (Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD), Columbia University, )

Moderated by Arjun Jayadev (Azim Premji University)