Do meritocratic promotions increase worker productivity?

In Mexico, where formal jobs have low starting salaries which increase rapidly over time, temporary wage subsidies to young high school graduates...

When SOEs are privatised their employees’ wages, particularly for the less educated, fall dramatically, which also has negative spillover effects on...

When SOEs are privatised their employees’ wages, particularly for the less educated, fall dramatically, which also has negative spillover effects on...

Better information about intermediaries in international migration improves migrant worker outcomes

Highly educated workers are relatively more productive in rich countries, largely due to a more skill-biased technological environment

Cities with export slowdowns had larger increases in crime rates, driven by weakened labour markets

The large negative effects of corporate debarment on workers should be an important consideration for governments

After mass layoffs criminal prosecutions increase for displaced workers, but eligibility for unemployment benefits offsets this effect