Labour Markets

Building a good jobs economy

Creating well-paying and secure jobs for the future must require a holistic, collaborative strategy that addresses the structural deficiencies in the labour market

Labour Markets

Dani Rodrik Charles F. Sabel

Published

26.05.21

Unintended consequences: How workfare programmes may fuel school dropouts in India

Despite evidence of increasing household wages, anti-poverty schemes in India can have an adverse effect by lowering human capital investment

Labour Markets

Manisha Shah Bryce Steinberg

Published

13.01.21

Does a fear of violence reduce female labour supply? Evidence from India

Higher media reporting of sexual assaults reduces women’s likelihood of working outside their homes in urban India

Labour Markets

Zahra Siddique

Published

07.12.20

Paying outsourced labour: Evidence from linked data in Argentina

Novel administrative data reveal that firms share a significant amount of rents with temporary workers, but less than with their permanent employees

Labour Markets

Andres Drenik Simon Jäger Pascuel Plotkin Benjamin Schoefer

Published

23.11.20

Do asset transfer programmes lead to child labour? Evidence from Philippines

Asset transfers can expand household-based economic activity, but can also draw more children into the labour force when other labour is unavailable

Labour Markets

Eric Edmonds Caroline Theoharides

Published

20.11.20

Do minimum wages reduce employment in developing countries?

Employment is more likely to be reduced when the minimum wage is binding, in the formal sector, when enforcement is strong, and for vulnerable workers

Labour Markets

David Neumark Luis Felipe Munguía Corella

Published

26.10.20

The selection of talent: Experimental and structural evidence from Ethiopia

Financial incentives for job applicants can help firms attract high-quality candidates and also encourage those from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply

Labour Markets

Girum Abebe Stefano Caria Esteban Ortiz-Ospina

Published

21.10.20