This paper analyses the relationship between inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and the structural transformation of local labour markets in Africa.
In many markets, consumers believe things about products that are not true. We study how incorrect beliefs about product quality can persist even after a consumer has used a product many times. We explore the example of fertiliser in East Africa.
We study an environmental place-based policy that randomly moved over 20,000 small firms in New Delhi to industrial areas outside the city over several years.
Social norms that shape expectations of women’s roles within groups can cause gender inequality in employment to persist, even in high information environments. We test this hypothesis using new data from the largest online job platform in Nigeria.
