At this critical time between two crises, the School of Transnational Governnace welcomes Mr Stefano Scarpetta, Director of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the OECD, to present the 2022 OECD Employment Outlook launched on 9 September 2022.
In an engaging discussion, Scarpetta will outline the challenges of employment, wage decline and inequality dynamics examined in the report, and the required action and policy recommendations for governments. The conversation will centre around questions such as:
• What is the current job situation, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine?
• What is happening to real wages and purchasing power?
• What actions can governments take to tackle the cost-of-living crisis?
• Has the post-Covid recovery been sufficient in helping the young and the vulnerable?
• How can we build back more inclusive labour markets?
This a hybrid event open to both EUI community members and the general public. Please register to attend, indicating your attendance either online or in person (on a first come, first serve basis).
Speaker:
Stefano Scarpetta has been the Director of the Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS) Directorate of the OECD since 2013. He leads the work of the Organisation in a number of broad areas including Employment, Labour, Migration, Health, Skills, Gender and Tackling Inequalities and contributes to the implementation of the Secretary-General’s strategic orientations in these areas. Stefano represents the OECD in the G20 and G7 and many other high-level international fora on labour market, social, migration and health issues. Under his leadership, ELS provides continuous assistance and support to countries in the design, implementation and evaluation of polices drawing from evidence-based analyses of how policy affects different economic, labour and social outcomes. His advice has contributed to numerous policy reforms in OECD countries and beyond, and new policy thinking in areas ranging from inequalities, labour market inclusion and the future of work, social protection for all, the integration of migrants, the economics of public health and patient-centred health care.
Discussants:
George Papaconstantinou | Professor, Chair and Director of the School of Transnational Governance’s Executive Education Programme, EUI
Daniela Iorio | Adjunct Professor, EUI School of Transnational Governance