Labour Markets & Migration
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Paying outsourced labour: Evidence from linked data in Argentina
Novel administrative data reveal that firms share a significant amount of rents with temporary workers, but less than with their permanent employees
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Do asset transfer programmes lead to child labour? Evidence from Philippines
Asset transfers can expand household-based economic activity, but can also draw more children into the labour force when other labour is unavailable
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How organised crime can affect economic development: Evidence from El Salvador
For individuals living in El Salvador’s gang territories, restrictions on freedom of movement significantly limit one’s labour market options
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Do minimum wages reduce employment in developing countries?
Employment is more likely to be reduced when the minimum wage is binding, in the formal sector, when enforcement is strong, and for vulnerable workers
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The selection of talent: Experimental and structural evidence from Ethiopia
Financial incentives for job applicants can help firms attract high-quality candidates and also encourage those from disadvantaged backgrounds to...
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Paying outsourced labour: Evidence from Argentina
Temp agency workers in Argentina receive 49% of the workplace-specific pay premia earned by regular workers in user firms
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Reducing labour market information frictions with skill certificates: Evidence from South Africa
Youth skill assessment increased employment and earnings for treated workseekers by providing information to both them and prospective employers
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Does caste identity affect labour supply? Evidence from India
Caste identity concerns constrain labour supply decisions, causing Indian workers to avoid certain jobs even at large economic costs
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How economic development shapes emigration
Aid agencies have invested in the idea that economic development reduces emigration from poor countries, but the experience has been very different