Labour Markets & Migration
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Push and pull factors: Evidence from international migration from Nepal
Liquidity restraints, conflict and demand for labour all play a role in pushing or pulling people to migrate to particular destinations
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How climate change reallocates capital and labour within countries: Evidence from Brazil
Long periods of excess dryness lead to the reallocation of capital and labour away from affected regions and have changed the structure of the economy
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Hiring from suppliers and customers in the Dominican Republic
Workers who move to a customer or supplier are less likely to leave that firm down the line and also tend to get paid a higher salary
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The effect of plan-making prompts on job search and employment in South Africa
Action plans are a cost-effective way to improve job search outcomes for unemployed youth
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Does workfare work? Evidence from Cote D’Ivoire
Programmes need to be better targeted and designed to maximise the social externalities they create for them to be cost-effective
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Forced displacement and human capital: Evidence from Mozambique
Conflict-driven displacement can trigger structural transformation, but can also cause long-lasting social and psychological trauma
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Human capital growth: An engine for structural transformation
Growth in human capital reduces agricultural labour supply, while in turn the expansion of non-agricultural sectors drives human capital growth
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Building social cohesion in ethnically mixed schools: An intervention in Turkey
An intervention to develop perspective-taking reduced peer violence, boosted reciprocity, altruism and trust, and encouraged inter-ethnic friendships
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The impact of displacement on marriage outcomes of women: Evidence from the partition of India
Forced migration can create conditions that lead to early marriage for adolescent women