Social assistance programs targeted at low-income groups cover nearly two billion people in developing countries. Identifying and reaching the intended beneficiaries of these programs can be challenging, especially where a large part of the population works in the informal sector and there are no official income registries. Traditionally, each program has its own method to […]
Occupational segregation, defined as the tendency of men and women to work in different professions, continues to be a strong feature in labor markets around the world and has been widely found to contribute to gender wage differences. This trend highlights the importance of understanding the causes and consequences of differences in employment distributions by […]
Throughout history, soil and climate conditions have shaped migration patterns and influenced the spread of human capital and technology. Previous studies suggest that similarity in agroclimatic conditions is important for the transferability of skills. However, there is limited evidence on these relationships because skill transferability is difficult to measure, migrants sort into places where their […]