hiring

Many businesses in developing countries hire workers from family networks. How does redistributive pressure from family influence hiring decisions? And how do these hiring decisions affect business profits?

Low-income students are more likely to attend schools with less-qualified teachers widening achievement gaps. The Peruvian government’s novel and low-cost nationwide strategy was successful at encouraging highly qualified teachers to apply for jobs i...

Providing firms with advertising and identity verification tools increases their hiring through a job portal, improving their ability to fill vacancies

Subsidising entrepreneurs to hire a marketing or accounting specialist can be more effective than trying to train the entrepreneur in these skills

Government jobs are often allocated based on bribes and patronage. How does this process work, and can this lead to good outcomes?