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This paper develops and implements a test that provides insight into the state of rural labor markets
This paper examines the impact of male migration on the labor force participation of the women left behind in Tajikistan
This study uses a choice experiment among 2,000 workers in Bangladesh to elicit willingness to pay (WTP) for job attributes
This study shows that some noncognitive skills and preferences are malleable in adults, and that investments in them reduce crime and violence
Explores how the migration cycle, including returnees’ displacement experiences and return conditions, are associated with reintegration outcomes
A government-operated programme, village randomization is used to estimate effects on food security and use of fertilizer
This study estimates the impacts of India’s 40 billion USD national rural road construction programme
The results suggest that women whose first birth occurs during adolescence are mostly employed into low-quality informal jobs
This paper studies the effect of coresidence on female labor supply in Kyrgyzstan, a strongly patrilocal setting
This paper studies transitions between different types of formal and informal employment using retrospective job histories from a new survey
This paper reviews a growing literature on migration and globalization, focusing on its relevance for developing and emerging economies
The extent of bias in smallholder labor data is examined by conducting a randomized survey experiment among farming households
This paper investigates the impact of exogenous shocks to household income, assets and labour supply on children’s school attendance
This research is part of the Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries programme
This study marketed a training program for lower level managers to large factories in the Bangladeshi ready-made garment industry
This paper summarizes the micro-level survey evidence from Central Asia generated and analyzed in the period 1991–2012
This paper analyzes the demography of the African labor force in the coming decades using the latest United Nations population projections.
This research is part of the Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries programme
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