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Looking for work: Evidence from the Ugandan labour market While vocational training helps young job seekers find work, overconfidence in finding a job has important long-term effects on job-seeking behaviour Labour Markets Oriana Bandiera Vittorio Bassi Robin Burgess Imran Rasul Munshi Sulaiman Anna Vitali Published 24.11.21
Labour rationing: Evidence from Indian labour markets Many rural workers turn to self-employment for lack of available jobs, not visions of entrepreneurship Labour Markets Emily Breza Supreet Kaur Yogita Shamdasani Published 15.09.21
The effects of crime on the labour market: Evidence from Mexico Rising violence in Mexico City led workers, especially women, to reduce hours and leave the labour force Labour Markets Andrea Velásquez Published 14.07.21
Building a good jobs economy Creating well-paying and secure jobs for the future must require a holistic, collaborative strategy that addresses the structural deficiencies in the labour market Labour Markets Dani Rodrik Charles F. Sabel Published 26.05.21
Unintended consequences: How workfare programmes may fuel school dropouts in India Despite evidence of increasing household wages, anti-poverty schemes in India can have an adverse effect by lowering human capital investment Labour Markets Manisha Shah Bryce Steinberg Published 13.01.21
Does a fear of violence reduce female labour supply? Evidence from India Higher media reporting of sexual assaults reduces women’s likelihood of working outside their homes in urban India Labour Markets Zahra Siddique Published 07.12.20
Paying outsourced labour: Evidence from linked data in Argentina Novel administrative data reveal that firms share a significant amount of rents with temporary workers, but less than with their permanent employees Labour Markets Andres Drenik Simon Jäger Pascuel Plotkin Benjamin Schoefer Published 23.11.20
