Evidence from Uganda suggests that vocational training is more effective in tackling youth unemployment than apprenticeships

References from former employers help women to find jobs and assist hiring firms in selecting high-ability candidates

Can firms attract better candidates by paying people to apply for jobs?

Soft skills certificates improve the allocation of workers to jobs, and raise earnings conditional on employment

Manufacturing job loss, induced by competition with China, increased cocaine trafficking, thereby increasing violent crime in urban areas in Mexico

What are the impacts of job advertisements that are targeted at specific genders?

What are the barriers that hinder young people from getting jobs in Ethiopia and how can they be overcome?

Exposure to illegal labour markets in childhood leads to the formation of industry-specific human capital, putting children on a criminal life path

Removing barriers to internal migration can boost a country’s productivity, albeit modestly and with heterogonous effects on original populations