Large-scale regularisation of Venezuelan migrants had little effect on Colombian workers but dramatically improved migrants’ socioeconomic conditions

Migration and fertility decisions are highly integrated, and policies ignoring that relationship can threaten economic growth

While vocational training helps young job seekers find work, overconfidence in finding a job has important long-term effects on job-seeking behaviour

Many rural workers turn to self-employment for lack of available jobs, not visions of entrepreneurship

Rising violence in Mexico City led workers, especially women, to reduce hours and leave the labour force

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

As half a million Venezuelan refugees seek amnesty in Colombia, locals exercise their voice through voting

Income support for laid-off formal workers can be beneficial even in countries with high informality, but how the benefits are disbursed matters

Policymakers might seek to address the frictions that prevent potentially beneficial migration to urban areas from taking place