“...We develop a search-theoretic model of contractual dualism in formal and informal labour markets. The model (i) provides the micro-underpinnings for endogenous...”

“...In many countries, non-compliance with minimum wage legislation is widespread and authorities may be seen as having turned a blind eye to legislation they have...”

“...Using a model that admits variable returns and imperfect competition, we investigate the impact on total factor productivity of trade liberalization in six...”

“...The recent enactment of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India has been widely hailed as a policy that provides a safety net for the rural poor...”

“...Using data from the Rural Ethiopian Household Survey, which contains a behavioral module, we explore the link between adult risk and time preferences and the...”

“...This article examines contractual labor arrangements in agrarian economies that persist as a consequence of market power on the part of landlords faced with...”

“...We present a model of offshoring of tasks to a developing nation, which is characterized by a minimum wage formal sector and a flexible wage informal sector...”

“...Labor market subcontracting is a global phenomenon. This paper presents a theory of wage fairness in a subcontracted labor market, where workers confront...”

“...Fixed-term contract employment has increasingly replaced regular open-ended employment as the predominant form of employment notably in developing countries...”

“...Despite recent multilateral efforts to single out child labor in debt bondage as one of the worst forms of child labor, several important questions have yet to...”