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  • Understanding Labor Market Demand in Real Time in Argentina and Uruguay (English)

    This paper explores how job vacancy data can enhance labor market information systems (LMISs) in Argentina and Uruguay where, as in many countries, data on in-demand skills is lacking. By analyzing job...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11086 Document Date: March 17, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Evelyn Vezza,Zunino,Gonzalo,Laguinge,Luis,Harry Edmund Moroz,Ignacio Raul Apella,Marla Hillary Spivack

  • Gender Barriers, Structural Transformation, and Economic Development (English)

    The representation and significance of women in the labor force have grown significantly over the past five decades around the globe. Using nationally representative data from more than 90 countries, this...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11083 Document Date: March 10, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chiplunkar,Gaurav,Tatjana Kleineberg

  • Collecting Accurate Data on Intimate Partner Violence : Learnings from Pakistan (English)

    Accurate measurement of intimate partner violence is challenging in face-to-face interviews due to concerns about anonymity and privacy, which can deter disclosure. In settings with high illiteracy, self-administered...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11077 Document Date: March 3, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Iqbal,Nasir,Jalal,Amen,Mahmud,Mahreen,Kate Vyborny

  • Deciding Not to Decide : When Is There Power in Not Deciding ? (English)

    Agency—the ability to define one’s own goals and make choices to achieve them—is often measured through questions that capture an individual’s direct involvement in decision-making. Yet not participating...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11065 Document Date: February 18, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Hillesland,Marya,Doss,Cheryl R.,Masino,Serena,Querejeta,Martina,Aletheia Amalia Donald,Seymour,Greg,Clingain,Clare

  • Does Free Sound Too Cheap ? The Adverse Effect of a Randomized Text Message Campaign on Program Take-up (English)

    This study conducted a randomized experiment to improve participation in a youth employment program in Côte d'Ivoire by testing text message outreach methods. Sending text messages highlighting that the...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11063 Document Date: February 11, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Annan,Jeannie,Mousson Estelle Jamel Koussoube,Josephine Tassy,Lea Marie Rouanet,Clara Delavallade,Evans,David

  • The Exposure of Workers to Artificial Intelligence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (English)

    Research on the labor market implications of artificial intelligence has focused principally on high-income countries. This paper analyzes this issue using microdata from a large set of low- and middle-income...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11057 Document Date: February 5, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Gabriel Demombynes,Jorg Gero Langbein,Michael Weber

  • Displaced Learners : Early Integration of Ukrainian Refugee Students into Italy’s Schools (English)

    The paper examines the early integration of Ukrainian refugee students into Italy's education system following the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Using administrative and survey data, the study...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11055 Document Date: February 4, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Carlana,Michela,Pauline Castaing,Mauro Testaverde,Marco Tiberti

  • How Do Migrants Fare in Africa’s Urban Labor Markets ? (English)

    Africa’s urban population is on the rise, and it is often feared that migrants are a direct source of urban underdevelopment under the premise that they are poorly integrated into urban labor markets...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11052 Document Date: January 30, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Luc Christiaensen,Keenan,Michael

  • Migrants as Social Protection ? Simulations of a Market for Work Permits (English)

    Workers have the right to take up any job offer in their country of citizenship but not to rent out that right. This paper shows that relaxing this restriction using a two-sided competitive market in work...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11017 Document Date: January 7, 2025 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Quy-Toan Do,Michael M. Lokshin,Ravallion,Martin

  • Do Bilateral Labor Agreements Increase Migration ? Global Evidence from 1960 to 2020 (English)

    This paper estimates the impact of bilateral labor arrangements on migration between two countries. It uses comprehensive data on bilateral migration and bilateral labor agreements across all country pairs...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS11000 Document Date: December 13, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Samik Adhikari,Narcisse Changom,Heidi Kristiina Kaila,Maheshwor Shrestha