Labour Markets & Migration
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Do changing gender norms counteract the effects of information on the aspirations of Saudi women?
The provision of information about peers’ aspirations increases the labour market expectations of Saudi women, and is not counteracted by local...
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Migration and risk sharing: Evidence from Bangladesh
Whilst rural to urban migration can improve the allocation of labour, can it have unintended consequences on risk sharing in rural communities?
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When goals get in the way: Imperfect information in job search in South Africa
Reducing transport costs and increasing exposure to the labour market leads to job seekers improving targeting in the job search
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Women, work, and social norms in Saudi Arabia
Most Saudi men think that women should be allowed to work but are unaware that others share this view, so often don’t support their wife taking a job
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How a rising minimum wage reduced earnings inequality in Brazil
Over a 16-year period, the Brazilian government more than doubled the real minimum wage. During the same time frame, earnings inequality decreased...
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Solving sub-Saharan Africa’s demographic challenge: Matching firms and workers
Evidence from Uganda shows both vocational training and within-firm training help workers find better-paid jobs, but with crucial differences
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Empowering women through direct digital wage payments
Providing poor Indian women with more control of their potential wages increased labour force participation and led to more progressive gender norms
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Scabs: The social suppression of labour supply
Social norms help sustain wage floors with workers taking jobs at wage cuts in private, but rejecting them in public due to fear of sanctions
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Job security or flexibility?
A study in urban India reveals that workers would be willing to reduce their wages for greater job security while also incorporating flexibility