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Gregory Randolph

Founding Partner, JustJobs Network

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Dr. Gregory F. Randolph is Founding Partner at the JustJobs Network, serving in key leadership roles at the organization since its founding in 2013. He has spent over a decade conducting applied research in emerging economies through his work with JJN. His work focuses on issues of local economic development, urbanization, and spatial inequality.

In addition to his role at JJN, Gregory is an Assistant Professor in the School of City and Regional Planning at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He has also consulted for multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank and served as an economic policy advisor to prominent Los Angeles City Councilmember, Nithya Raman. Gregory has been awarded the Fulbright-Hays and Fulbright-Nehru research fellowships as well as the Clinton Fellowship of the American India Foundation. He received his PhD from the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California.

Gregory’s policy work and academic research has been supported by a range of institutions: the International Development Research Centre (Canada), London School of Economics, U.S. Departments of Education and State, USC Lusk Center, Solidarity Center, and German Marshall Fund. His opinion writing has appeared in media outlets such as The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Hindustan Times, Indian Express, and The Jakarta Post. He speaks Hindi and Bahasa Indonesia.

Find out more about Gregory’s work on his personal website.

Featured Work

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Urbanization 29 April 2016

The Role of Small Cities in Shaping Youth Employment Outcomes in India and Indonesia

This research project explores the role of small cities in shaping the employment outcomes of migrant youth – specifically women and those from non-metropolitan backgrounds.

Report
Urbanization 17 February 2020

Transforming Secondary Urban Areas for Job Creation: A Study of Uganda

Rapid population growth and a growing youth workforce, coupled with rapid urbanization, have created a policy imperative to generate jobs on a large scale across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Perspective
Urbanization 28 July 2018

Promise and Peril of Rapid Rural-Urban Migration

The Jakarta Post published an article written by Gregory Randolph, Executive Vice President of JustJobs Network based on research on India and Indonesia.

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      Income and Wages 21 May 2015

      For Higher Wages, Move Beyond Garments

      All the world's successful industrial policies "those that have delivered the best wages, working conditions and opportunities for economic mobility" have made diversification a central aim. Countries like Bangladesh must do the same.

      by Gregory Randolph
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      Trade and Supply Chains 7 October 2014

      The African Growth and Opportunity Act: Growth Without Opportunity?

      Promoting just jobs and economic mobility in Africa helps President Obama fulfill the promise he made last year. It also creates new opportunities for investment and new markets for American products and services in a region of almost a billion people.

      by Sabina Dewan, Gregory Randolph
      Perspective
      Others 19 May 2014

      Making Good on the Modi Mandate

      India's new prime minister needs to focus on policies that create inclusive economic growth.

      by Gregory Randolph, Sabina Dewan
      Perspective
      Welfare and Rights 29 January 2014

      Mr. President: To Reduce Inequality, Good Job Creation Is a Must

      The United States must put policymaking and legislative muscle behind good job creation. As the president himself noted in the State of the Union address, "The cold, hard fact is that even in the midst of recovery, too many Americans are working more than ever just to get by; let alone to get ahead. And too many still aren't working at all."

      by Sabina Dewan, Gregory Randolph
      Perspective
      Trade and Supply Chains 11 December 2013

      Gap Can Build on Its Sikh Ad by Protecting Bangladeshi Workers

      A fashion industry committed to diversity and inclusion stands on hollow ground if the products it markets are founded in economic exclusion.

      by Gregory Randolph
      Perspective
      Trade and Supply Chains, Welfare and Rights 20 September 2013

      American Labor’s New Agenda: A Movement for Global Shared Prosperity

      The destiny of the American labor movement depends on awakening within its ranks a belief in shared prosperity beyond U.S. borders.

      by Gregory Randolph, Sabina Dewan

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