

Rachel Heath
Associate Professor, University of Washington
Rachel Heath is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Washington. Her research interests are in development and labor economics.
Recent work by Rachel Heath
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Empowering women through digital financial services
Increasing women’s use of a digital financial service in Tanzania, mobile money, empowered women and led to improvements in women’s control over their finances.
Published 13.08.24
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Providing plausible deniability empowers workers to report harassment
A novel survey method provides plausible deniability to workers reporting harassment in organisations and increased reported levels of threatening behaviour, physical harassment, and sexual harassment at a large Bangladeshi apparel producer
Published 28.11.23
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The effect of international scrutiny on manufacturing workers: Evidence from the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh
Reforms after the tragedy improved working conditions but women’s wages fell in the long run, as did the likelihood of having a formal work contract
Published 12.04.21
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Should we try to do away with job referrals?
Evidence from the garment industry in Bangladesh shows that it is not obvious that policymakers should try to limit the role of referrals in job hiring
Published 28.09.18
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Manufacturing growth and the lives of Bangladeshi women
The rise of the Bangladeshi garment industry can help explain declining fertility, increasing age at marriage, and increasing educational attainment
Published 04.08.15