In the midst of a turbulent period in Sudan since 2018, this study meticulously examines Sudan’s labour market dynamics in 2022. With its last household survey conducted in 2011, Sudan has faced a series of significant economic and political shocks. This includes the secession of South Sudan in 2011, leading to declining per capita GDP,…
Introducing the Sudan Labor Market Panel Survey 2022
This paper introduces the Sudan Labor Market Panel Survey (SLMPS) 2022, the first nationally representative survey in Sudan in nearly a decade. It delves into the survey’s design, covering its diverse subject matter and the intricate sampling strategy. The study specifically focused on oversampling refugees and internally displaced populations. It also describes the training, fieldwork,…
Can Informed Buyers Improve Goods Quality? Experimental Evidence from Crop Seeds
This study delves into the outcomes of introducing informed buyers into a market, with a specific emphasis on improving the quality of goods offered by sellers, particularly within contexts where verifying product quality is challenging. The investigation is centered on rural markets in Kenya, with a primary focus on addressing concerns related to counterfeit or…
Child Care Subsidies, Employment Services, and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes in Egypt
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has the lowest rates of female labour force participation globally. Despite improvements in women’s education, their participation in the workforce has stagnated or even declined in some countries. This is attributed to three main factors: the high opportunity cost of women’s time, limited job opportunities, and restrictive…
Improving Health and Safety in the Informal Sector: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Bangladesh
Workplace accidents and hazards carry significant economic costs and harm to workers’ health and productivity. However, improving occupational health and safety (OHS) measures can enhance operational efficiency, benefiting worker well-being, firm productivity, and profitability. This is particularly important for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the informal sector in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). To…
Girls’ Night In? Effects of the Kenyan COVID-19 Lockdown on Web Browsing
This study examines gender-based differences in the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on digital time use and activity in Kenya. The authors collected novel data online during the lockdown, combining survey responses from 316 Kenyans with their individual internet browser histories spanning the prior 90 days. This data set includes over 3.9 million unique…
Economic Development and the Organisation of Labour: Evidence from the Jobs of the World Project
Labour is the sole endowment of the poor and the main factor of production in all economies. Therefore, understanding whether labour is employed efficiently is key to understanding poverty at the micro level and differences in national income at the macro level. In this working paper, the authors use the Jobs of the World database…
G²LM|LIC COVID-19 Research Meeting: Experts Call for Targeted Local Policies and Long-Term Global Commitment
The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled the world economy, and low-income countries were hit the hardest. To explore emerging policy solutions based on the newest findings on the impact of the pandemic in LICs, G²LM|LIC convened a research meeting on its COVID-19 research projects. Simone G. Schaner of the University of Southern California, Atiya Rahman of…