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Mar 18, 2025 - G²LM|LIC - Gender Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries
Boudreau, Laura; González-Torres, Ada; Chassang, Sylvain, 2025, "G²LM|LIC - Whistleblowing and Worker Wellbeing: Evidence from Bangladesh’s Garments Sector", https://doi.org/10.15185/glmlic.510.1, Research Data Center of IZA (IDSC), V1
In many developing countries, the private sector lacks monitoring systems to provide firms with incentives for good behavior. In part, this problem is due to weak, sometimes corrupt state institutions (Dal Bó and Finan, 2016). In part, it may also be due to principal-agent proble... |
Dec 6, 2024 - G²LM|LIC - Gender Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries
Heath, Rachel M.; Boudreau, Laura; Das, Narayan, 2024, "G²LM|LIC - The Roles of Information and Search Frictions in Determining Working Conditions in Bangladesh’s Apparel Sector", https://doi.org/10.15185/glmlic.529.1, Research Data Center of IZA (IDSC), V1
The emergence of low-skill manufacturing sectors in developing countries can increase labor market opportunities and provide other economics benefits for women (Heath and Mobarak, 2015; Tanaka, 2017). But in light of the poor conditions that characterize many low-skill manufactur... |
Nov 21, 2024 - G²LM|LIC - Gender Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries
Moore, Charity Troyer; Barboni, Giorgia; Field, Erica; Pande, Rohini; Rigol, Natalia; Schaner, Simone; Jorgensen, Erik; Balarama, Hemawathy, 2024, "G²LM|LIC - A Tough Call: Understanding the Impact of Mobile Technology on Women’s Work, Gender Gaps, and Social Norms", https://doi.org/10.15185/glmlic.556.1, Research Data Center of IZA (IDSC), V1
Mobile phones can help individuals access information, networks, and resources, allowing them to benefit both socially and economically. Yet in many lower-income countries, women lag men in phone ownership and usage for a variety of economic and normative reasons. To boost women’... |
Sep 30, 2024 - G²LM|LIC - Gender Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries
Fiala, Nathan; Ankel-Peters, Jörg, 2023, "G²LM|LIC - Uganda Youth Opportunity Program - COVID-19 Survey", https://doi.org/10.15185/glmlic.5-698.1, Research Data Center of IZA (IDSC), V3
This study does examine the resilience of young micro-entrepreneurs in the informal sector and their families in rural Uganda against the COVID-19 shock. More specifically, the study investigates how firms have built up considerable amounts of physical and human capital over the... |
Sep 30, 2024 - G²LM|LIC - Gender Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries
Bjorvatn, Kjetil; Ferris, Denise; Gulesci, Selim; Nasgowitz, Arne; Somville, Vincent; Vandewalle, Lore, 2024, "G²LM|LIC - Returns to Childcare and Capital: Experimental Evidence from Uganda", https://doi.org/10.15185/glmlic.544.1, Research Data Center of IZA (IDSC), V1
The study "Returns to Childcare and Capital: Experimental Evidence from Uganda" is designed to investigate how access to childcare and capital impacts the labor supply and business outcomes of women in Uganda, particularly those managing microenterprises. The central aim is to un... |
Aug 29, 2024 - G²LM|LIC - Gender Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries
Dercon, Stefan; Girum, Abebe; Hensel, Lukas; Caria, Stefano, 2024, "G²LM|LIC - Can Temporary Financial Incentives for Female Industrial Workers Lead to Long-Term Retention and a Better Allocation of Talent?", https://doi.org/10.15185/glmlic.538.1, Research Data Center of IZA (IDSC), V1
A G²LM|LIC Research Project conducted by the University of Oxford. In this project, the research team studies whether worker turnover contributes to the misallocation of talent in low-income countries. To this end, they will experimentally evaluate the impacts of offering financi... |
Jun 13, 2024 - IZA - Institute of Labor Economics
Patrinos, Harry A., 2024, "Replication Data for: Mincerian Returns to Education", https://doi.org/10.15185/iza.wol.278, Research Data Center of IZA (IDSC), V1
This database combines two large datasets. Psacharopoulos and Patrinos (2018) includes 1,120 estimates from 139 countries. Montenegro and Patrinos (2023) presents a comparable set of returns to education, with estimates for 142 economies from 1970 to 2014, based on 853 harmonized... |
Jun 12, 2024 - Research and Replication Data for Labor Economics
CALIK TOPUZ, Zuhal, 2024, "Examining Relationships Among Turkey, Israel, and the United States in Terms of Interest Similarity", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/TTS9Z9, Research Data Center of IZA (IDSC), V1
Interest similarity is defined as the affinity of national interests in global affairs. This research aims to examine the interest similarity among Turkey, Israel, and the US. Interest similarity of countries has been examined by taking into account the factors of (a) alliance po... |
Apr 30, 2024 - IZA - Institute of Labor Economics
Andre, Peter; Boneva, Teodora; Chopra, Felix; Falk, Armin, 2023, "Replication Data for: Global Climate Change Survey", https://doi.org/10.15185/gccs.1, Research Data Center of IZA (IDSC), V5
The global climate, a shared resource, needs collaborative efforts worldwide. A behavioral science perspective can help to better understand the human factor, which is crucial in addressing climate change. To improve our knowledge about the global willingness to cooperate and act... |
Mar 19, 2024 - G²LM|LIC - Gender Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries
Buchmann, Nina C.; Sullivan, Colin D.; Meyer, Carl, 2024, "G²LM|LIC - Paternalistic Discrimination", https://doi.org/10.15185/glmlic.807.1, Research Data Center of IZA (IDSC), V1
The study combines field experiments in Bangladesh with a structural labormodel to introduce paternalistic discrimination. This discrimination involves the differential treatment of two groups to protect one, even against its will, from harmful or unpleasant situations. The main... |
