We provide new evidence on how labor market dynamics vary with development. We build a
new data set consisting of harmonized microdata from rotating panel labor force surveys …

We study how employers and job seekers respond to credible information on skills that are
difficult to observe, and how this affects matching in the labour market. We experimentally …

This paper shows that self-employment shapes labor market power in low-income countries,
affecting industrial development. Using Peruvian data, we show that wage-setting power …

This paper investigates gender inequality in vulnerable employment: forms of employment
typically featuring high precariousness, inadequate earnings, and lack of decent working …

With climate change, globalization, and the nutrition transition, agricultural productivity
growth is proving insufficient to bring about resilient and inclusive rural transformation in sub …

Poor countries have low wage employment and high self-employment. This paper shows
that they also have high unemployment relative to wage employment, and that self …

We draw on household survey data from countries of all income levels and document that
average unemployment rates increase with gross domestic product per capita. This is …

How much can employers in low and middle-income countries suppress wages below
marginal productivity? Using plant and customs data from Colombia, we exploit pre …

How much can employers in low-and middle-income countries suppress wages below
marginal productivity? Using plant and customs data from Colombia, we exploit …

Many develo** countries exhibit a puzzling pattern given their scarce human capital:
unemployment rates increase with education. We develop and estimate a model where …