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Economic development and barriers to (decent) work for women in SSA and MENA

Alexander Stöcker, Tina Zintl - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

The International and the Local Worker: Understanding Multi-layered Processes of Racialisation in International Development Organisations

European Journal of Development Research
Maya Goodfellow - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)

Transitioning to a Circular Economy: Implications for bottleneck jobs and job quality

Matthias Multani, Lize Borms, Emma Pals, Allison Dunne - Higher Institute for Labour Studies (HIVA)

Informality and Households’ Vulnerabilities in Latin America

OECD Development Centre OECD/DC

Are Teachers Valued in Education in Emergencies Settings? What We Know and How We Address the Challenges

Christopher Henderson - Network for international policies and cooperation in education and training NORRAG

To Stay or to Go? Comparison of Migration of Nurses from Ghana and India

Jayanti Saha, Sampurna Kundu, Christa Wichterich - Global Partnership Network (GPN)

Being a Teacher With Disabilities: Experiences from Across Five Countries

Nidhi Singal - Network for international policies and cooperation in education and training NORRAG

Unravelling the subcontracting chain in constructions works. Declaration of works in immovable property in Belgium

Frederic De Wispelaere, Lynn De Smedt - Higher Institute for Labour Studies (HIVA)

Mapping European social economy: Employment, social dialogue and the European pillar of social rights. Final mapping report

Anne Guisset, Melinda Kelemen - Higher Institute for Labour Studies (HIVA)

Social Mobility, Care Policies, and Social Protection

Mónica E. Orozoco, Rocío Espinoza, Claudia Fonseca, Melanie Marchant, Roberto Velez-Grajales - The Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

The Digitalisation of Social Protection in Africa: The Perspective of Marginalised Workers

Becky Faith, Tony Roberts, Laura Alfers et al. - Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

The Devaluation of Essential Work: An Assessment of the 2023 ILO Report

Development and Change
Sara Stevano - The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London SOAS

Do public works programs foster climate resilience? Conceptual framework and review of empirical evidence

Elisabetta Aurino, Francesco Burchi, Tekalign Sakketa, Anastasia Terskaya - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

Precarity on two wheels: Keep in motion to maintain the balance

Kafi Prasetya - The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London SOAS

Will AI help us out of the productivity slump?

Thabo Huntgeburth - The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London SOAS

The Impact of Long-Term Finance on Job Quality, Investments and Firm Performance: Cross-Country Evidence

The European Journal of Development Research
Christoph Sommer - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)

Labor Displacement in Agriculture: Evidence from Oil Palm Expansion in Indonesia

Land Economics
Christoph Kubitza, Vijesh V. Krishna, Stephan Klasen, Thomas Kopp, Nunung Nuryartono, Matin Qaim - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Home Beyond the Home Office: Addressing Refugee Move-On Challenges in the Oxford Area

Anna Lindley, Agegnehu Mamo, Hari Reed - The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London SOAS

From G20 to COP30, a pathway to climate ambition and just transition?

Maiara Folly, Céline Kauffmann - Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI)

Assessing employment and labour market effects of rural infrastructure investments in the Sahel region: Cases of Niger and Côte d‘Ivoire

Alkassoum Saadatou Sangare, Tite Ehuitché Beke, Mahamadou Tankari - Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung ZEF

Gender gaps in wages and non-monetary benefits: Evidence from Ethiopia’s manufacturing sector

Tigabu D. Getahun, Gebeyehu M. Fetene, Heike Baumüller, Zaneta Kubik - Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung ZEF

Exploring the relationship between job quality and firm productivity in the manufacturing sector: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia

Tigabu D. Getahun, Gebeyehu M. Fetene, Heike Baumüller, Zaneta Kubik - Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung ZEF

Can the Agroprocessing Sector Create Jobs in Africa?

Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung ZEF

How to approach the job hunt in the Indian development sector

Global Development Institute (GDI)

Implementing and sustaining organisational democracy: insights from mutual social enterprises

Ian Vickers - Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP)

Technologies and Infrastructure to reduce the Work Burden of Women

Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung ZEF

Invisible livelihoods in the Global South: public space vendors’ plight of making a living

Rosina Marquez-Reiter. - The Centre for the Study of Global Development, Open University (CSGD & OU)

Take-up and labor supply responses to disability insurance earnings limits

Journal: Labour Economics
Judit Krekó, Dániel Prinz, Andrea Weber - Centre for Economic and Regional Studies CERS

Jobs and violence: evidence from a policy experiment in DR Congo

Marijke Verpoorten, Nik Stoop - Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp (IOB)

The evolving role of farm and off-farm jobs in rural Africa

Chrispinus Mutsami, Martin C. Parlasca, and Matin Qaim - Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung ZEF

How to navigate your career journey as an international student returning home

Vinka Maharani - Global Development Institute (GDI)

Work in the Global Economy

Katharine Jones, Nicola Piper, Matt Withers (edt.) - Centre for Trust Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR)

Mexican government failing to provide decent jobs for vulnerable youth – leaving the door open to cartel recruitment

Raul Zepeda Gil - Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID)

Are pro-productivity policies fit for purpose?

The Manchester School
Bart van Ark, Klaas de Vries, Dirk Pilat - Global Development Institute (GDI)

Creating an Oral History Archive of Government Work: The Women in Public Service in Pakistan Project

The Oral History Review
Sana Haroon, Sameen A. Mohsin Ali - International Development Department, University of Birmingham (IDD)

Understanding the world through the lens of ‘work’

Maxim Bolt - Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID)

Refugees find employment in very different settlement contexts

Tiit Tammaru, Kadi Kalm, Anneli Kährik, Alis Tammur -

How to create decent work for women: Policy lessons for low- and middle-income countries

Ashwini Deshpande Janneke Pieters Kunal Sen Maria C. Lo Bue - United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Enhancing Industrialization and Job Creation in the Context of Just Energy Transition / Scoping Paper on Kenya

Faith Wandera, Jacob Olonde - Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI)

Mosques and Meeting Rooms: Professional Lives of Muslim Women

International Quarterly for Asian Studies
Claudia Derichs, Faiza Muhammad Din, Manja Stephan-Emmrich (edts.) - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

The lingering legacy of slavery: historical injustices and credit scores in the United States

Conor Farrell - International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)

Skills mobility partnerships: Recommendations and guidance for policymakers and practitioners

Anna Knoll, Jamie Slater - European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)

Waiting and the gendered boundaries of work among India's poor

Economy and Society
Lucy Dubochet - The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)

A Relational Work Perspective on the Gig Economy: Doing Creative Work on Digital Labour Platforms

Work, Employment and Society
Alacovska, Ana; Bucher, Eliane; Fieseler, Christian - Copenhagen Business School, Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC)

Jobs and Political Participation: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ethiopia

The Journal of Politics
Lovise Aalen, Andreas Kotsadam, Janneke Pieters, Espen Villanger - Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI)

Impact Assessment: Evaluation of Jobs-Based Programming for Stability

Report
Neil Ferguson, Tatiana Orozco Garcia, Philipp Schröder - International Security and Development Center gGmbH (ISDC)

Market making and the production of nurses for export: A case study of India-UK health worker migration

BMJ Global Health
Sibille Merz, Ben Hunter, Ramila Bisht, Susan F Murray - Department of International Development King’s College London (DID)

The Effect of COVID-19 on the Gender Employment Gap in Egyptian Manufacturing

World Bank paper
Amirah El-Haddad, Phoebe Ishak, Wasfy Saad - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

Dispositions Towards the Living Wage Proposition: Baseline Report of the Rainforest Alliance Living Wage Strategy Evaluation

Giel Ton, Jodie Thorpe, Jacqueline Hicks et al. - Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

Measurement and Mirage: The Informal Sector Revisited

Max Gallien - Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

Supporting adult unpaid carers via an online dancing intervention: A feasibility/acceptability study

PLOS Global Public Health
Joanna Horne, Louisa Donald, Rosaria Gracia et al. - The Centre for the Study of Global Development, Open University (CSGD & OU)

Stimulus effects of a large public employment programme

Ihsaan Bassier Joshua Budlender - The Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

Migrants, Markets, and Mayors. Rising above the Employment Challenge in Africa’s Secondary Cities

Luc Christiaensen, Nancy Lozano-Gracia - The Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

"Our Backs Are against the Wall": The Story of a Bangladeshi Woman Garment Worker in the COVID-19 'New Normal'

Work, Employment and Society
Aysha Siddika, Anita Hammer, Peter Lund-Thomsen, Marie Vahl - Copenhagen Business School, Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC)

Maternal employment in high-value agriculture and child nutrition: Evidence from the Ethiopian cut-flower industry

Melaku, A.B.; Qaim, M; B.L. Debela - Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung ZEF

After the Gang: Desistance, Violence and Occupational Options in Nicaragua

Journal of Latin American Studies
Dennis Rodgers - The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)

The lifeways of small-scale gold miners: Addressing sustainability transformations

Global Environmental Change
Eleanor Fisher, Marjo de Theije, Carlos H.X. Araujo et al. - Nordic Africa Institute (NAI)

The effect of wage subsidies on job retention in a developing country. Evidence from South Africa

Timothy Köhler, Haroon Bhorat, Robert Hill - United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

The impact of agricultural minimum wages on worker flows in South Africa

South African Journal of Economics
Marlies Piek, Dieter von Fintel, Johann Kirsten - United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

‘By sharing work we are moving forward’: Changing social norms around men’s participation in unpaid care work in Northern Uganda

Lucia Rost - Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID)

Social dialogue with and for youth: challenges and opportunities in the evolving world of work

Maria Mexi - The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)

Agro-food Jobs for Youth in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia

OECD - OECD Development Centre OECD/DC

Informal employment: what is missing from national economic recovery plans?

Siviwe Mhlana, Rachel Moussié, Sally Roever, Michael Rogan - United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Employment Mismatches Drive Expectational Earnings Errors among Mozambican Graduates

The World Bank Economic Review
Sam Jones, Ricardo Santos, Gimelgo Xirinda - United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

A job trial subsidy for youth: Cheap labour or a screening device?

Social Policy & Administration
Judit Krekó et al. - Centre for Economic and Regional Studies CERS

Poorly designed youth employment programmes will boost the insurgency in Mozambique

Aslak Orre, Salvador Forquilha - Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI)

Jobs for youth in fragile transitions: Ethiopia’s Youth Revolving Fund

Asnake Kefale, Lovise Aalen, Mohammed Dejen - Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI)

(In)decent work for youth in agro-industrial value chains in Uganda

Caspar Swinkels, Obadia Miroro & Marleen Dekker - African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL)

Green jobs and the city: towards a just transition in developing countries

Policy Brief
Alexander .Kleinbrink, Anna Pegels, Michael Fink, Wolfgang Scholz - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

The fourth Industrial Revolution and the reskilling challenge: a view from the Global South

Ramiro Albrieu & Megan Ballesty - OECD Development Centre OECD/DC

A macro analysis of gender segregation and job quality in Latin America

in: World Development
Diksha Arora Elissa Braunstein Stephanie Seguino - United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Labour mobility as a key element of the AfCFTA: What role for the AU’s free movement protocol?

Amanda Bisong - European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)

Getting Work: The Role of Labour Intermediaries for Workers in Nepal and the International ‘Adult Entertainment Sector’

Pauline Osterhoff, Karen Snyder, Neelam Sharma - Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

Work-Related and Personal Predictors of COVID-19 Transmission: Evidence from the UK and US

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
Paul Anand et al. - Development Policy and Practice, the Open University (DPP)

How does fertility affect female employment? Evidence from Albania

Cecilia POGGI, Andrea CINQUE, Juna MILUKA, Claire GUIRAUD - The Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

Gender and vulnerable employment in the developing world: Evidence from global microdata

World Development
Maria C.Lo Bue et al. - United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Rethinking work for a just and sustainable future

Ecological Economics
Erik Gomez-Baggethun - Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric)

Rebuilding the economy one home-office at a time: the pros and cons of working from the office

Niyati Pingali - International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)

Green jobs in cities: challenges and opportunities in African and Asian intermediary cities

Wolfgang Scholz, Michael Fink - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

The Gendered Price of Precarity: Voicing and Challenging Workplace Sexual Harassment

Marjoke Oosterom, Lopita Huq, Victoria Namuggala, Sohela Nazneen, Sohela - Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

Virtual Worlds: Crisis of Work and Other Discontents

Francisco Cos-Montiel - United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)

Digital platform work and occupational safety and health: overview of regulation, policies, practices and research

Karolien Lenaerts et al. - Higher Institute for Labour Studies (HIVA)

Securitization and Coping Strategies of Women Sex Workers in Tajikistan

Problems of Post-Communism
Karolina Kluczewska - Ghent Centre for Global Studies (GCGS - UGent)

Youth Active Citizenship for Decent Jobs: A Handbook for Policy & Practice

David Mpofu, MIchael Ndiweni, Kwanele Moyo, Samuel Wadzai, Marjoke Oosterom, - Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

Regulating Platform Delivery Work in Argentina. Tensions Between Regulations and the Priorities of Workers

Francisca Pereyra & Lorena Poblete - The Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
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