Globally, women are less likely than men to participate in the labor market (47 percent vs. 72 percent, respectively, as of 2022). In some Latin American countries, such as Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Mexico, participation rates are less than 45 percent. This translates to countless missed...

Do the effects of pre-existing social assistance programmes persist during health and economic shocks?

As part of our ongoing series showcasing the work and journey of economists from the African continent who are leading randomized evaluations, we spoke with Dr. Khadijat Busola Amolegbe, a lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria.

E-commerce merupakan salah satu sektor digital yang sedang mengalami pertumbuhan pesat di Indonesia. Selain memberikan kesempatan bagi usaha mikro, kecil, dan menengah (UMKM) untuk menjadi lebih produktif, e-commerce juga berpotensi mengurangi berbagai hambatan yang dihadapi oleh pengusaha perempuan...

In this post, researchers from the Baby's First Years study describe what we can gain from triangulating with qualitative and quantitative data on household rosters and how it should encourage us to be cautious in interpreting our results.