Labour Markets & Migration
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The value of reference letters: Experimental evidence from South Africa
References from former employers help women to find jobs and assist hiring firms in selecting high-ability candidates
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Should we pay job applicants?
Can firms attract better candidates by paying people to apply for jobs?
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The labour market impacts of soft skills certificates
Soft skills certificates improve the allocation of workers to jobs, and raise earnings conditional on employment
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Globalisation and the rise of Narcos: Understanding violent crime in urban Mexico
Manufacturing job loss, induced by competition with China, increased cocaine trafficking, thereby increasing violent crime in urban areas in Mexico
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Gender-targeted job adverts: Patterns, impacts, and mechanisms
What are the impacts of job advertisements that are targeted at specific genders?
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Helping young Ethiopians find jobs
What are the barriers that hinder young people from getting jobs in Ethiopia and how can they be overcome?
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Making a Narco: Childhood exposure to illegal labour markets and criminal life paths
Exposure to illegal labour markets in childhood leads to the formation of industry-specific human capital, putting children on a criminal life path
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Migration to end poverty
Removing barriers to internal migration can boost a country’s productivity, albeit modestly and with heterogonous effects on original populations
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How do domestic migrants impact local labour markets in developing countries?
Low-skilled natives tend to be most affected by low-skilled migrants, but are high-skilled natives most affected by high-skilled migrants?