Labour Markets & Migration
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Promotion, pay and productivity: Evidence from Sierra Leone
Do meritocratic promotions increase worker productivity?
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Can temporary wage incentives increase formal employment? Experimental evidence from Mexico
In Mexico, where formal jobs have low starting salaries which increase rapidly over time, temporary wage subsidies to young high school graduates...
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How does privatisation impact workers? Evidence from Brazil
When SOEs are privatised their employees’ wages, particularly for the less educated, fall dramatically, which also has negative spillover effects on...
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How does privatisation impact workers? Evidence from Brazil
When SOEs are privatised their employees’ wages, particularly for the less educated, fall dramatically, which also has negative spillover effects on...
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Improving migrant workers' welfare
Better information about intermediaries in international migration improves migrant worker outcomes
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Skill-biased production makes high-skill workers more efficient in rich countries
Highly educated workers are relatively more productive in rich countries, largely due to a more skill-biased technological environment
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The socioeconomic effects of export slowdowns: Evidence from China
Cities with export slowdowns had larger increases in crime rates, driven by weakened labour markets
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How corporate debarment affects workers in Brazil
The large negative effects of corporate debarment on workers should be an important consideration for governments
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Job loss and crime in Brazil
After mass layoffs criminal prosecutions increase for displaced workers, but eligibility for unemployment benefits offsets this effect