Gender

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.

Digital Payment Technologies (DPTs) offer significant benefits for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries, including lower transaction costs, improved security, and enhanced access to credit through verifiable transaction r

Commerce requires trust, but trust is difficult when one group can expropriate another using violence or social power.

Poor entrepreneurs must frequently choose between business investment and children’s education.

Among the millions of entrepreneurs in developing economies, few are able to earn a decent livelihood. To help these entrepreneurs succeed, governmental and nongovernmental organizations invest billions of dollars every year in providing training programs.

Using data from the largest online job portal in Nigeria, we document: (a) gender differences in salary offers for jobs, and (b) the response of (a) to recessions.

In developing countries, access to opportunities within the private sector are often unequally distributed. Advantages accrue to those with connections to the state or to those with privileged social status.