There is a consensus that global value chains have aided developing countries' growth. This
essay highlights the governance complexities arising from participating in such chains …

This paper shows that self-employment shapes labor market power in low-income countries,
affecting industrial development. Using Peruvian data, we show that wage-setting power …

The primary goal of our paper is to quantify the importance of imperfect competition in the
US construction industry by estimating the size of rents earned by American firms and …

Using linked employer-employee data from Brazil, we document a large gender pay gap
due to women working at lower-paying employers with better nonpay attributes. To interpret …

This chapter traces the evolution of the study of gender in the labor market, focusing on how
academic thinking on this topic has evolved alongside real world developments in gender …

This report summarises the findings of a research project that has been carried out by the
Bank of Italy over the past three years. The report provides an overview of the gender …

Throughout the world, women's labour force participation is lower than men's. But the gap
between men's and women's labour force participation varies strikingly across regions …

This paper evidences collusion among employers in the textile and clothing manufacturing
industry in India. First, I develop a simple comparative static test to distinguish standard …

We use Brazilian administrative employer-employee matched data of worker demographics,
industry of affiliation, occupation, and wages to examine whether females in managerial and …

We study the effects of immigration on wages using matched employer-employee data from
Germany throughout the opening of the German labor market to Central and Eastern Europe …