unemployment

Minimum wage increases in China are spent rather than saved, and are not associated with increased unemployment. In households with children, a significant portion of the additional income is allocated to healthcare and education.

Electricity outages have a significant negative effect on employment in Africa

Evidence from Mauritius shows the consequences of losing a formal job in a labour market characterised by high rates of informal employment are significant. Unemployment benefits help mitigate these effects, while generating only small disincentive e...

Job-search networks can be weakened by labour market interventions, such as job-search assistance, which can have adverse consequences for individuals who do not receive assistance

Parental job loss has significant negative effects on children, which can be partly mitigated by access to unemployment insurance

Job losses, through reduced income and increased exposure, lead to substantial increases in domestic violence against women which are not mitigated by unemployment benefits

What are the effects of trade amidst a large informal sector? New research studies a model tightly connected to data on firms and workers in Brazil

Can firms attract better candidates by paying people to apply for jobs?

What are the barriers that hinder young people from getting jobs in Ethiopia and how can they be overcome?