Michael Koelle

Economist, OECD

Michael Koelle is an economist in the OECD Economics Department. His research interests lie at the intersection of firms and labour markets in both advanced and emerging economies. He obtained a DPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, and was a Junior Research Fellow at Pembroke College, Oxford, before joining the OECD.

Recent work by Michael Koelle

Learning how business is done: Management styles and labour market inclusion

Existing efforts to promote upward mobility in low-income countries focus on broadening access to education. However, evidence from Ethiopia shows that professional socialisation (learning professional norms) may be a key constraint to this mobility,...

Labour Markets

Girum Abebe Marcel Fafchamps Michael Koelle Simon Quinn Tom Schwantje

Published 15.01.26

Learning management through matching: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia

Evidence from Ethiopia shows that interning in a management role for a month leads to higher wage earnings and can help some people run profitable businesses

Firms

Girum Abebe Marcel Fafchamps Michael Koelle Simon Quinn

Published 18.09.20

Michael Koelle

Recent work by Michael Koelle

Learning how business is done: Management styles and labour market inclusion

Learning management through matching: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia