
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.


Geneva Trade Week

Green and Digital Futures: Enabling Youth For ‘Just Transitions’

United Nations Reform and Effectiveness

A Keynote Address and Conversation with Ambassador Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative

Governing Capital, Labor, and Nature in a Changing World

Work in transition: which implications for democracy?

How Can Energy-Pricing Reforms Be Socially Sustainable?

How to Achieve Inclusive Growth

From Ashes to Diamonds: Making Lab-Grown Afterlife

Women in Political Leadership and the Glass Labyrinth

Economics in the Time of COVID-19
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View moreGoal 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