Increased demand was seen to induce technology diffusion among garment workers, but willingness of both learner and the teacher is necessary

Domestic policies should do more to address inequality in the gains from international trade

Reforms after the tragedy improved working conditions but women’s wages fell in the long run, as did the likelihood of having a formal work contract

In Brazil, shifts into non-tradables, non-employment and informal employment are important margins of labour adjustment to import competition

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By leveraging peer-learning effects, group-based consulting can be cheaper and more effective than individual interventions in improving SME...

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Policies to reduce information frictions as well as the number of firms on e-commerce platforms can raise allocative efficiency and consumer welfare

This VoxDevLit reviews innovative research out there on training entrepreneurs