At the Graduate Institute, more than ten professors, researchers and students work on SDG 8. Their work ranges from academic courses on work, labour and practice, to research projects, such as a project examining skills development policies and Information Communication Technologies, as well as academic and policy-oriented publications and events. We also offer an Executive Master in Development Policies and Practices.
Jobs that Work for Women. How Does The Rural Labour Market Shape Gender Relations?
A new economic model for Cuba?
Advanced Development Macroeconomics: Empirical Research
Introducing the Trade and Labour Programme
Digital Work in the Global South: Challenges and Opportunities
Lagging Behind: Understanding the Slow Progress of Implementing Trans, Non-binary, and Gender Non-conforming Workers’ Rights at the UN in Geneva
How Can Energy-Pricing Reforms Be Socially Sustainable?
Economics in the Time of COVID-19
Rethinking the Agency of “Governed” Subjects
Towards Work in 2030: Virtual Expert Work on Platforms
Global Economic Prospects: Pandemic and Crisis
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Goal 8 aims to sustain economic growth, while at the same time making it inclusive and sustainable. The UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform places the focus in its progress report on “increasing labour productivity, reducing the unemployment rate, especially for young people, and improving access to financial services and benefits are essential components of sustained and inclusive economic growth”. Read more about Goal 8