Cities don't make workers (much) more productive, but productive workers move to cities

India’s system of ‘fragmented entitlements’, whereby state residents get preferential treatment by the state government, hinders internal migration

Technological and institutional environments, rather than differences in human capital, are behind variations in skill premia across countries

A new data set based on household surveys shows that unemployment is largely a feature of advanced economies, particularly for low-skill workers

Migration acts as an escape valve for conflict in areas suffering from climate change, but does not increase conflict in destination countries

Vocational training programmes, rather than apprenticeships, make it easier for youth in Uganda to move between firms and out of unemployment.

India’s NREGA programme increased rural and urban wages and reduced rural to urban migration

Career counselling helps close the immigrant-native gap in high-school track choice, grade repetition, and cognitive skills

Pollution is driving the young and well-educated out of China's cities