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Characterizing Urban Labor Market Effects of COVID and Speeding Recovery Through a Job Search Platform

The COVID-19 crisis has triggered unemployment worldwide.  In developing countries, the effects are expected to be large (Mubarak and Howell 2020; Saleh and Cash 2020; Dingel and Neiman 2020); however, better data is needed to understand (1) who is most affected; (2) which job losses are expected to be temporary versus permanent, and (3) how…

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Urban Density and Labour Markets

Many of the world‘s poorest people live and work in dense informal settlements in Africa’s growing megacities.  These communities have both positives and negatives.  On one side, settlements, often located in central areas, provide workers with access to geographically proximate jobs, dense informational and social networks, and a large demand base for entrepreneurial ventures.  Density…

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