

Jamie McCasland
Assistant Professor, Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia
Jamie McCasland is an Assistant Professor in the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia. She is an applied microeconomist whose research focuses primarily on labour markets and firms in low-income countries. Recent work includes studies on hiring imperfections in Ghanaian labour markets, using labour to cope with infrastructure shocks, measures of implicit wage insurance in the informal sector, and the rising share of US school children with Latinx heritage. She holds a B.A. in Economics from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Economics from UC Berkeley.
Recent work by Jamie McCasland
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Improving the quality of informal apprenticeships in Ghana
Providing monetary incentives for trainers enhanced the quality of apprenticeship training and had lasting benefits for apprentices’ skills and labour market outcomes
Published 12.06.24
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Do small firms need more workers? Evidence from Ghana
Allowing workers to signal their ability more easily increases access for the poor and alleviates labour constraints faced by small firms in Ghana
Published 04.04.23
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How demand can inspire peer-to-peer technological learning: Evidence from small firms in Ghana
Increased demand was seen to induce technology diffusion among garment workers, but willingness of both learner and the teacher is necessary
Published 03.05.21