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Workshop on “Labour Markets, Inequality, and Development: Lessons from India”
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The event will feature academic presentations of ongoing research alongside policy dialogue sessions with senior civil servants from the Government of Bihar and representatives from the Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI). The idea is to foster engagement between researchers and policymakers and bridge empirical research and real-world policy design in the context of economic development.
Programme:
9:30 am Coffee and welcome of the participants
10:00 am Morning Session: Sustainability, Technology and Aspirations
Academic Session (10:00am-12:00am):
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- Stefania Lovo (University of Reading): Sustainable Development and Bureaucratic Turnover
- Henny Osbahr (University of Reading): Community Based Natural Farming for Sustainable Agrifood Systems in India
- Upasak Das (University of Manchester): AI Literacy and Human Capital Formation: Evidence from Middle Schools in Rural India
- Uma Kambhampati (University of Reading): Contracts, Contacts and the Capacity to Aspire
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Round Table Discussion (12:00am-12:45pm): Youth, Aspirations and Technology in Bihar
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- Chair: Uma Kambhampati
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Discussants:
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- Tripurari Sharan (State Information Commissioner, Government of Bihar)- online
- Bandana Preyashi (Secretary, Social Welfare Department & Managing Director, Women and Child Development Corporation Government of Bihar)
- Ashmita Gupta (Asian Development Research Institute)- online
- Deepak Kumar (Asian Development Research Institute)- online
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12:45 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Afternoon Session: Gender Norms and Women’s Agency
Academic Session (2:00pm-3:00pm):
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- Subhashis M Chowdhury (University of Sheffield): Eliciting Preference about the Idea of ‘Love Marriage’ in Rural India
- Sam Rawlings (University of Reading): Sexual Violence, Reproductive Coercion, and Policy in India
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Networking over Coffee (3:00-3:30pm):
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- 1-1 Meetings with Bandana Preyashi (3:30pm-5:00pm)
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