Labour Markets

Paying outsourced labour: Evidence from Argentina

Temp agency workers in Argentina receive 49% of the workplace-specific pay premia earned by regular workers in user firms

Labour Markets

Simon Jäger

Published

14.10.20

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

Labour Markets

Eliana Carranza Robert Garlick Kate Orkin Neil Rankin

Published

12.10.20

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

Labour Markets

Suanna Oh

Published

05.10.20

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

Labour Markets

Felipe Barrera-Osorio Adriana Kugler Mikko Silliman

Published

24.08.20

Breaking down access constraints faced by women: Experimental evidence from Pakistan

How can policymakers ensure high take-up rates for programmes designed to increase women’s economic empowerment?

Labour Markets

Asim Ijaz Khwaja Ali Cheema Farooq Naseer Jacob Shapiro

Published

12.08.20

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

Labour Markets

Bilge Erten Pinar Keskin

Published

31.07.20

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

Labour Markets

Madeline McKelway

Published

20.07.20

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

Labour Markets

Monira Essa Aloud Sara Al-Rashood Ina Ganguli Basit Zafar

Published

27.04.20

When goals get in the way: Imperfect information in job search in South Africa

Reducing transport costs and increasing exposure to the labour market leads to job seekers improving targeting in the job search

Labour Markets

Abhijit Banerjee Sandra Sequeira

Published

10.04.20