Several field experiments find positive returns to grants for male and not female microentrepreneurs. But, these analyses largely overlook…
Albanian migrants in Greece were particularly affected by the Greek crisis, which spurred a wave of return migration that increased Albania…
Using the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data on the ability of women at various levels of schooling attainment on the ability of…
A housing lottery in an Indian city provided winning slum dwellers the opportunity to move into improved housing on the city’s periphery.…
The majority of women workers in developing countries – and a significant share of women workers in developed countries – are informally…
This paper, which also serves as an introduction to this special issue of Environment and Urbanization on urban livelihoods, draws on the…
Technology is a key driver of change, not least in the world of work. Yet little is known about what technologies are used by – or impact…
This is a technical brief on the legal barriers to economic empowerment that women in the informal economy typically face. It is a policy…
Empowering women in the economy and closing gender gaps at work are central to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Yet too many…
Abstract: Informal employment represents more than half of nonagricultural employment in most developing regions, contributes to the…