Abstract Information provision experiments allow researchers to test economic theories and
answer policy-relevant questions by varying the information set available to respondents …

The winners of the Nobel Prize show how economics, when done right, can help us solve
the thorniest social and political problems of our day. Figuring out how to deal with today's …

International humanitarian organizations have expressed substantial concern about the
potential for increases in food insecurity resulting from the COVID‐19 pandemic. We use a …

The public health response to COVID-19 in many countries has involved strict restrictions on
movement and economic activity which threaten the livelihoods of economically vulnerable …

We discuss the value of experiments in illuminating constraints on the growth of firms in
developing countries. Experiments have provided insight into both the value and the …

Standard labor market models assume that workers hold accurate beliefs about the external
wage distribution, and hence their outside options with other employers. We test this …

Youth bulges in developing countries may carry both a potential for growth via demographic
dividends, and ticking political time bombs, depending on the success of authorities in …

We design a labor market experiment to compare demand‐and supply‐side policies to
tackle youth unemployment, a key issue in low‐income countries. The experiment tracks …

Abstract We assess South African workseekers' skills and disseminate the assessment
results to explore how limited information affects firm and workseeker behavior. Giving …

The basic economic model of labor supply has a very clear prediction of what we should
expect when an adult receives an unexpected cash windfall: they should work less and earn …