Keynote by Esther Duflo | @J-PAL @goodbusinesslab9876@goodbusinesslab9876 @UCSanDiego 21 CIC

Keynote by Esther Duflo on the role of the Private Sector in reducing poverty and achieving Sustainable Development. The keynote address is for "Future of Work and Skills for Emerging Markets", a conference on evidence-based approaches and partnerships for worker wellbeing and inclusive Private Sector Growth.

This session was structured as a fireside conversation with Professor Esther Duflo, Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and
Development Economics, MIT and co-founder, J-PAL.
● Julie Cobill (moderator), ESG and Corporate Partnerships Lead, J-PAL

Hosted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and supported by leading research groups, this conference offered a platform for participants to engage with cutting-edge social science research from a variety of country and sector contexts and to discover the importance of using evidence-based approaches at the intersection of human capital development and economic opportunity in today’s changing world. Moreover, in a setting designed to encourage crossing silos, knowledge and practitioner leaders, such as policymakers and business decision-makers, will speak alongside one another.

About the Organizers:
● The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence.
● Good Business Lab (GBL) exists to transform labor markets to positively change the lives of low-income workers. GBL is a not-for-profit labor innovation organization.
● The 21st Century India Center at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy seeks to serve as a world-class hub for public engagement, current challenges, and opportunities on the most important issues facing India today.