Jobs are the primary policy concern of policymakers in many countries. The 2007–2008
global financial crisis, rising demographic pressures, high unemployment rates, and …

This paper provides a meta‐analysis of microeconometric evaluation studies on the
effectiveness of active labor market policies. The analysis is built upon a systematically …

This paper assesses the current state of evidence on how international trade shapes
inequality and poverty through its influence on earnings and employment opportunities …

This paper reports the results of two randomized field experiments, each offering different
populations of Chicago youth a supported summer job. The program consistently reduces …

This paper reviews, applies, and extends recently proposed methods based on double
machine learning (DML) with a focus on programme evaluation under unconfoundedness …

Abstract The Jobs of the World Project is a public resource designed to enable research on
jobs and poverty across and within countries over the entire development spectrum. At its …

We show that reference letters from former employers alleviate information frictions in a low-
skill labor market, improving applicant screening and gender equity. A resume audit study …

We systematically investigate the effect heterogeneity of job search programs for
unemployed workers. To investigate possibly heterogeneous employment effects, we …

This article introduces the Special Issue on “Technology and the Labor Market”. We
summarize the included articles and offer some lessons for policy and future research. The …

We study how search frictions in the labor market affect firms' ability to recruit talented
workers. In a field experiment in Ethiopia, we show that an employer can attract more …