– Transforming informal work and livelihoods in developing countries
Gary S. Fields, T.H. Gindling, Kunal Sen, Michael Danquah, Simone Schotte - Oxford University Press, 2023
BOOK IN PRODUCTION, SCHEDULED FOR PUBLICATION IN 2023 | Using a range of countries from the Global South, this book examines heterogeneity within informal work by applying a common conceptual framework and empirical methodology. The country studies use panel data to study the...
Rachel M. Gisselquist, Miguel Niño-Zarazúa, Kunal Sen - World Development, 2023
FORTHCOMING SPECIAL ISSUE/COLLECTION IN WORLD DEVELOPMENT (journal), INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES ON OPEN ACCESS | Political clientelism — which reflects strategic, discretionary, and targeted exchange of private goods and services for political support to the incumbent — has...
Carlos Gradín, Piotr Lewandowski, Simone Schotte, Kunal Sen - Oxford University Press, 2023 - Oxford
BOOK IN PRODUCTION – ESTIMATED FOR PUBLICATION IN SUMMER 2023
Developed countries have experienced a polarization in earnings and in employment, namely stronger growth in the earnings and jobs for the most and least skilled workers at the expense of those in the middle. This pattern...
Ali Moghaddasi Kelishomi, Roberto Nisticò - UNU-WIDER, 2023 - Helsinki, Finland
This paper examines how trade sanctions affect the allocation of workers across formal and informal employment. We analyse the case of the unexpected and unprecedented trade sanctions imposed on Iran in 2012.
We use a difference-in-differences approach and compare the probability of...
Kristin M. Bakke, Kit Rickard - UNU-WIDER, 2023 - Helsinki, Finland
This paper explores the legacies of wartime rebel governance and counterinsurgency tactics. Insurgents rely on civilian support for resources, information, and cover. To defeat insurgents, the state attempts to extract information from communities where support for insurgents is highest. We argue...
– Insights from the Ethiopian and Somali civil wars
Marine Gassier - UNU-WIDER, 2023 - Helsinki, Finland
What distinguishes post-war governments that succeed in establishing a stable political order and prevent recurring conflict from those that do not? This comparative study considers the specific threats that typically lead to the collapse of the post-conflict political order to offer new...
Maimuna Ibraimo, Eva-Maria Egger - UNU-WIDER, 2023 - Helsinki, Finland
Internal migration plays an important role in the economic development of individuals, their families, and their country. This study describes Mozambique’s most common migration patterns from 1992 until 2017 using data from three population censuses.
We focus on the most important moves...
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