Labour Markets & Migration
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Helping young people access better employment opportunities
Low-cost interventions that help young people search for employment can improve access to formal and stable jobs, raising equity in the labour market
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How refugee camps benefit host communities
Refugee camps can have a positive effect on the local economy through increased demand for employment opportunities and agricultural goods
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Measuring living standards in African cities and rural areas
It’s no wonder that people are moving to cities. Urban areas offer better amenities and, on average, pay higher wages than rural areas.
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Myth-Busting Evidence on the Economic Benefits of Immigration
Mushfiq Mobarak explains how, contrary to popular opinion, immigration creates economic benefits.
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Strengthening women’s professional aspirations through job training: Evidence from Nigeria
Beyond employment and earnings, job training can increase aspirations among women who lack the confidence to see themselves as successful
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Designing more effective resettlement programs: Lessons from transmigration in Indonesia
Better matching between transmigrants’ origin and destination agroclimate and languages can substantially improve productivity and integration
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Caste and economic mobility in India
Caste networks play a crucial role in shaping economic mobility in India and can either support or hinder mobility, depending on the circumstances
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Assessing the effectiveness of active labour market programmes in developing countries
Studies suggest that vocational training, employment subsidies, and matching programmes have limited effect in increasing employment or wages
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Labour markets and poverty in village economies
Programme to provide ultra-poor women in Bangladesh with livestock assets suggests one-off interventions can be effective in fighting extreme poverty