Labour Markets & Migration
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The long-run effect of public works employment: Evidence from Tunisia
Public works employment in Tunisia has large, positive effects for both directly targeted individuals and their neighbours in the short-term, which...
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Job losses, unemployment benefits and domestic violence: Evidence from Brazil
Job losses, through reduced income and increased exposure, lead to substantial increases in domestic violence against women which are not mitigated...
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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