Reducing labour market information frictions with skill certificates: Evidence from South Africa

Youth skill assessment increased employment and earnings for treated workseekers by providing information to both them and prospective employers...

Does caste identity affect labour supply? Evidence from India

Caste identity concerns constrain labour supply decisions, causing Indian workers to avoid certain jobs even at large economic costs...

Hard and soft skills in vocational training: Experimental evidence from Colombia

While technical skills training increases overall employment in the short term, soft skills training increases employment and earnings in the long term...

Female employment and intimate partner violence in Turkey

Refugee inflows from Syria to Turkey led to the displacement of women in the labour force, but also reduced the risk of intimate partner violence...

Intra-household and intra-personal constraints to women’s employment in India

Low self-confidence may keep women from persuading family members that they should enter the workplace, despite wanting to work themselves...

Do changing gender norms counteract the effects of information on the aspirations of Saudi women?

The provision of information about peers’ aspirations increases the labour market expectations of Saudi women, and is not counteracted by local gender norms...