The puzzling and counter-intuitive findings of the project “Are Labor Costs in Africa too High?” gained widespread media coverage worldwide, including news agencies from Kenya, South Africa, Germany, the United Kingdom as well as the United States. The Economist, for example, discusses the diminishing role of African countries in global production and cites that one of…
Uncategorised
Introducing a New GLM|LIC Project
We are happy to introduce a new GLM|LIC project “Are Labor Costs in Africa too High?” led by Principal Investigator Dr. Vijaya Ramachandran (Center for Global Development). This project aims to anaylse one of the most important issues that many African countries face today: the higher wages relative to productivity and the future of manufacturing…
3rd GLM|LIC Research Network Conference in D.C.
October 2017 has been an important month to the GLM|LIC Programme as we organized the 3rd GLM|LIC Research Network Conference at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. The annual conference serves as a platform to promote and motivate interesting and inspiring talks and discussions among researchers as well as relevant stakeholders. Several videos of researchers…
3rd GLM|LIC Research Network Conference
The 3rd GLM|LIC Research Network Conference will take place at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. today. Previous conferences have raised interesting and inspiring discussions among academic community and have received positive responses from numerous stakeholders. Thus far, 2017 has been a successful year for the GLM|LIC Progamme. We proudly look back on a long…
GLM|LIC Conference and Short Course
The GLM|LIC programme is sponsoring a conference on “Labour Markets in West Africa” on November 16 – 17, 2017. This will be followed by a two-day “Short Course on Programme Evaluation” on Saturday, November 18 and Sunday, November 19, 2017. The course is designed for postgraduate students, faculty members, and researchers in government and non-governmental…
Call for Proposals 2017
The IZA/DFID Programme on Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries (GLM|LIC) is pleased to announce that the electronic application portal for Phase IV research proposals is now open. Proposals will be due on October 16, 2017. Research projects can be proposed for the following research areas: Growth and Labour Market Outcomes Active Labour Market…
On Her Account: Can Strengthening Women’s Financial Control Boost Female Labor Supply?
Recent economic progress in India leads to better paying jobs; yet, Indian women’s participation in labour markets has not improved significantly. An experiment in India conducted by GLM|LIC researchers from the project “Empowering Women through Public Policy”, suggests that social norm is a main factor keeping Indian women from labor markets. The authors of the…
3rd GLM|LIC Research Network Conference
The 3rd GLM|LIC Research Network Conference will take place at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on October 19–21, 2017. The GLM|LIC programme organises Research Network Conference annually. Previous conferences have raised interesting and inspiring discussion among academic community and have received positive responses from numerous stakeholders. Information of previous conferences is available and can…
Dave Donaldson receives 2017 John Bates Clark Medal
It is with great pleasure that we offer Dr. Dave Donaldson (Stanford University) our warmest congratulations for being awarded the 2017 John Bates Clark Medal, one of the most prestigious American Economic Association awards. The Clark Medalist has been a GLM|LIC researcher since 2013. Dr. Donaldson is a Co-Investigator of the project “Estimate the Effect…