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How do domestic migrants impact local labour markets in developing countries? Low-skilled natives tend to be most affected by low-skilled migrants, but are high-skilled natives most affected by high-skilled migrants? Migration & Urbanisation Marieke Kleemans Jeremy Magruder Published 31.01.19
Agricultural productivity and rural-urban wage gaps revisited: Lessons from panel data Cities don't make workers (much) more productive, but productive workers move to cities Migration & Urbanisation Joan Hicks Marieke Kleemans Nicholas Li Edward Miguel Published 30.07.18
Managing ethnic divisions in diverse societies: Evidence from redrawing political boundaries Redrawing subnational political boundaries potentially reduces interethnic tensions yet also can create new ethnic divisions that exacerbate conflict Institutions & Political Economy Samuel Bazzi Matthew Gudgeon Published 16.04.18
Summary: How to Effectively Target Development Transfers Summary video of Ben Olken discussing the effectiveness of and trade-offs between different methods of targeting development assistance. Public Economics Benjamin Olken Published 07.01.18
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