Události

Policies to Support Entering and Leaving Workforce

13. 10 2020 | On-line event jointly organized by IDEA think tank and the Swiss Embassy in Prague

See video recording from this on-line event here

Moderator:

Daniel Münich | IDEA at CERGE-EI

Welcome note:

Jan Švejnar | IDEA at CERGE-EI and Philippe Guex | Ambassador, Embassy of Switzerland in the Czech Republic

Keynote speaker:

Rafael Lalive | Professor of Economics and Vice Dean of Research at the Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Lausanne (Power Point presentation in PDF format)

Czech Reflection:

Martina Štěpánková Štýbrová | Director, Department of Family Policy, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Power Point presentation  in PDF format)

Klára Kalíšková | IDEA at CERGE-EI (Power Point presentation  in PDF format) 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Rafael Lalive | Professor of Economics and Vice Dean of Research at the Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Lausanne

This public lecture addresses employment from a life-cycle perspective. It starts by reviewing whether child care helps or hinders child development. Turning to family policies, it next reviews recent evidence on the effects of birth-related leave policies on employment patterns. Finally, it considers ways pension policies shape employment patterns towards the end of the work cycle in unexpected ways.

The lecture reviews the results of studies that have documented causal effects which are essential ingredients in policy making. The lecture also discusses how these policies are seen by Swiss voters, who regularly address reforms to the welfare state.

Invitation in a PDF format can be downloaded here.