Using a unique survey data set this paper documents a positive effect of self-employment in
farming on subjective well-being. This direct effect is only partly offset by negative, indirect …

We investigate the unexplored link between the risk of poverty and happiness in the context
of a developing country. Using unique longitudinal data, we estimate workers' vulnerability …

Bicultural second-generation immigrants face unique challenges including identity
confusion and difficulties managing cultural values from heritage and mainstream cultures …

The creation of job opportunities for the increasingly educated youth population is a major
current policy challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, even though very little is known about the …

Summarizes some lessons emerging from new approaches to productivity and offers
guidance for policy by flagging existing diagnostics and analytical approaches needing …

Studies the “selection” margin of productive and unproductive firms, discussing recent
advances in thinking around the generation of high-quality entrants by (1) presenting some …

Question: Self-employment involves advantages and disadvantages and it is worth knowing
what the balance of the effects is and how that balance varies across persons and situations …

Does money without conditions have lasting effects on employment outcomes in a
segmented labor market? I study the impact of an unconditional cash transfer in South Africa …

Youth employment is a serious concern almost everywhere in the world. It is a very important
priority in the Sustainable Development Goals and a major focus of the International Labour …

Question: Self-employment involves advantages and disadvantages and it is worth knowing
what the balance of the effects is and how that balance varies across persons and situations …