A new synthesis paper by Gharad Bryan, Sreevidya Ayyar and Felix Iglhaut titled “Climate Migration and International Aid” explores how climate change drives migration, especially in vulnerable regions. The paper reviews the role of international aid in shaping migration decisions and policies. As climate migration rises, understanding how aid can support affected communities is more…
New Policy Briefs Published!
Rolly Kapoor and Smit Gade’s new policy brief titled “Together in Search: Impact of Coordinated Travel on Women‘s Job Search in Urban India“. Read here. An initiative by Ananya Kotia and Utkarsh Saxena focusing on “Digitizing Historical Plant Level Panel Data on Labour Outcomes” for India. Find the policy brief for download here. Another Policy…
New Working Paper Published!
A new working paper titled “Why Don’t Jobseekers Search More? Barriers and Returns to Search on a Job Matching Platform” by Kate Vyborny, Nivedhitha Subramanian, Robert Garlick and Erica Field show how reducing search costs on a job platform in Pakistan boosted applications by 600%, with constant returns on marginal applications. Find the paper for…
New dataset published!
A new dataset as part of G²LM|LIC research project “Overcoming Constraints to Female Labour Force Entry” conducted a randomized experiment with an expected sample of 2,500 female students in the final year of their undergraduate degree in Lahore, Pakistan. The baseline data was collected through face-to-face interviews, carried out by a team of experienced enumerators,…
New Working Paper from G²LM|LIC Mentoring Programme!
A new working paper from the G²LM|LIC Mentoring Programme, titled “Informality and Poverty Dynamics: Evidence with Panel Data from Nigeria” by Nneka Esther Osadolor, explores the link between rising informality and poverty in Nigeria. Find the paper for download here.