Scabs: The social suppression of labour supply Social norms help sustain wage floors with workers taking jobs at wage cuts in private, but rejecting them in public due to fear of sanctions Labour Markets Emily Breza Supreet Kaur Nandita Krishnaswamy Published 07.10.19
Job security or flexibility? A study in urban India reveals that workers would be willing to reduce their wages for greater job security while also incorporating flexibility Labour Markets Swati Dhingra Published 18.09.19
Do apprenticeships work? Evidence from Uganda suggests that vocational training is more effective in tackling youth unemployment than apprenticeships Labour Markets Imran Rasul Published 16.07.19
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 Labour Markets Martin Abel Rulof Burger Patrizio Piraino Published 13.06.19
Should we pay job applicants? Can firms attract better candidates by paying people to apply for jobs? Labour Markets Stefano Caria Published 12.06.19
The labour market impacts of soft skills certificates Soft skills certificates improve the allocation of workers to jobs, and raise earnings conditional on employment Labour Markets Vittorio Bassi Aisha Nansamba Published 10.06.19
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 Labour Markets Melissa Dell Ben Feigenberg Kensuke Teshima Published 27.05.19
Gender-targeted job adverts: Patterns, impacts, and mechanisms What are the impacts of job advertisements that are targeted at specific genders? Labour Markets Peter Kuhn Kailing Shen Published 27.03.19
Helping young Ethiopians find jobs What are the barriers that hinder young people from getting jobs in Ethiopia and how can they be overcome? Labour Markets Girum Abebe Published 20.03.19
