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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... |
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... |
Nov 12, 2023 - G²LM|LIC - Gender Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries
Heath, Rachel M.; Boudreau, Laura; Matin, Imran; Ahmed, Shakil, 2023, "G²LM|LIC - The Effects of Employer Responses to COVID-19 on Female Garment Workers in Bangladesh", https://doi.org/10.15185/glmlic.710.1, Research Data Center of IZA (IDSC), V2
This study developed and implemented a mobile-phone-based survey of garment workers in Bangladesh, providing insights about COVID-19 responses in their workplace and the effects on workers. The study asked about factory shutdowns, the rate of safety measures like masks and increa... |
Nov 12, 2023 - G²LM|LIC - Gender Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries
Shonchoy, Abu; Khondker, Bazlul Haque; Raihan, Selim, 2023, "G²LM|LIC - Reducing Extreme Poverty through Skill Training for Industry Job Placement", https://doi.org/10.15185/glmlic.238.1, Research Data Center of IZA (IDSC), V2
The experimental intervention of this study was inspired by the Department for International Development (DFID)-funded training program conducted in the Northern Bangladesh by Gana Unnayan Kendra (GUK). By employing randomized controlled trial (RCT) technique, this study addresse... |
Nov 12, 2023 - G²LM|LIC - Gender Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries
Islam, Asadul; Triyana, Margaret; Xia, Xing, 2023, "G²LM|LIC - Occupational Health and Safety: The Role of Information and Financial Linkage", https://doi.org/10.15185/glmlic.399.1, Research Data Center of IZA (IDSC), V2
The intervention was carried out in October 2017. A baseline survey was conducted prior to the intervention in 2017 and two follow-up surveys were carried out in December 2018 and end of 2019. In addition, a special follow-up survey of the workers was carried out in January 2021... |