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New Synthesis Paper!

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…

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Call for Papers: G²LM|LIC/path2dev/BREAD Conference on Development Economics

The IZA/FCDO Gender, Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries Programme (G²LM|LIC), the Pathways to Development (path2dev) and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) are pleased to announce a joint academic conference on Development Economics which will take place September 11-12, 2025 followed by a one-day policy conference on September 13,…

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New Working Papers Published!

Foreign and Domestic Firms: Long Run Employment Effects of Export Opportunities by Brian McCaig, Nina Pavcnik, and Woan Foong Wong explores how a low-income country responds to new export opportunities over time. The study examines the impact of the U.S.–Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement, which reduced U.S. import tariffs on Vietnamese exports. Find the paper for…

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Call for Applications: Online Development Economics Course

We are happy to announce that the IZA/FCDO Programme on Gender, Growth and Labor Markets in Low-Income Countries (G²LM|LIC) is sponsoring the ONLINE EVENT: “Development Economics Course” for students/researchers/employees from Africa and South Asia, May 12 – July 14, 2025, taught by Oriana Bandiera and Robin Burgess (both LSE) as well as fantastic teaching assistants…

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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…

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Mentoring Workshop at IZA

We would like to thank all participants, especially the mentees and the mentors of the G²LM|LIC Mentoring Programme, for their engagement during the mentoring workshop at IZA in Bonn on March 11 and 12, 2025. We hope that everyone went home benefiting in one way or the other from the fruitful discussions and encounters. Please…

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G²LM|LIC/STEG Call for Expressions of Interest

The G²LM|LIC and STEG programmes are excited to announce a joint call for research proposals, inviting Expressions of Interest (EOIs). This initiative seeks to deepen our understanding of the evolving nature of work and women’s roles in these transformations, with a special focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. Projects with a focus on Ethiopia, Kenya, or Nigeria…

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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…

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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,…

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Policy Conference and Impact Evaluation Course in Cairo

The G²LM|LIC Programme organised a policy conference and an Advanced Evaluation Social Programmes course jointly with J-PAL MENA at The American University in Cairo (AUC) and UNICEF Egypt. The events took place from November 10 to 13, 2024 and were hosted at AUC in Cairo. The policy conference featured an insightful keynote on women in…

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