Job-search networks can be weakened by labour market interventions, such as job-search assistance, which can have adverse consequences for individuals who do not receive assistance
Public works employment in Tunisia has large, positive effects for both directly targeted individuals and their neighbours in the short-term, which mostly disappear five years post-programme
Job losses, through reduced income and increased exposure, lead to substantial increases in domestic violence against women which are not mitigated by unemployment benefits
In Mexico, where formal jobs have low starting salaries which increase rapidly over time, temporary wage subsidies to young high school graduates lead to sustained formal employment gains
When SOEs are privatised their employees’ wages, particularly for the less educated, fall dramatically, which also has negative spillover effects on workers at other private sector firms.
When SOEs are privatised their employees’ wages, particularly for the less educated, fall dramatically, which also has negative spillover effects on workers at other private sector firms.
