Labour Markets & Migration

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

Published 17.10.22

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

Published 07.10.22

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

Published 28.09.22

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

Published 15.09.22

Deportation policies can inadvertently disseminate ideas and criminal networks between countries, unintentionally increasing migration back to the US

Published 05.09.22

Providing information about the quality of placement agencies improves migration outcomes for job-seeking migrant women

Published 22.08.22

Loans allowed low-income households to reallocate labour away from the market and back onto their own farms, and thereby improve their own harvests

Published 12.07.22

In response to migration from rural areas, manufacturing production becomes more labour intensive due to a change in technology and product varieties

Published 11.07.22

Liquidity restraints, conflict and demand for labour all play a role in pushing or pulling people to migrate to particular destinations

Published 27.06.22