Women, work, and social norms in Saudi Arabia Most Saudi men think that women should be allowed to work but are unaware that others share this view, so often don’t support their wife taking a job Labour Markets David Yanagizawa-Drott Published 21.02.20
How a rising minimum wage reduced earnings inequality in Brazil Over a 16-year period, the Brazilian government more than doubled the real minimum wage. During the same time frame, earnings inequality decreased substantially Labour Markets Christian Moser Niklas Engbom Published 03.02.20
Solving sub-Saharan Africa’s demographic challenge: Matching firms and workers Evidence from Uganda shows both vocational training and within-firm training help workers find better-paid jobs, but with crucial differences Labour Markets Oriana Bandiera Published 27.11.19
Empowering women through direct digital wage payments Providing poor Indian women with more control of their potential wages increased labour force participation and led to more progressive gender norms Labour Markets Erica Field Rohini Pande Natalia Rigol Simone Schaner Charity Troyer Moore Published 04.11.19
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
