EGC Affiliate Diana Van Patten, Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Management, is set to receive one of this year's four "Excellence Awards in Global Economic Affairs" from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany.   The Kiel Institute …

… in countries with widespread informal employment (i.e. jobs where workers do not pay taxes and do not accrue social … at the University of Chicago; and a range of policy jobs. We highlight just a few of their exciting pathways … Economics PhD program My time at Yale has been full of opportunities to explore and widen my academic interests  -- …

… University in 2023. “EGC has provided me with fantastic opportunities to make progress with my research, connect with … gender disparities,” said Kogelnik. “There are wonderful opportunities for collaboration.”  Megan Wright Maria … in developing countries have aimed to create “good jobs” by reducing the obstacles that job seekers face in …

… Yet, programs struggle to recruit women, place them in jobs, and keep them in jobs once they are placed. Instead, a … policies right So, the goal should be to provide economic opportunities for women who want work, and allow the benefits … initiatives to increase financial access and economic opportunities are affecting the region's women. Related …

… rural women, opting instead for home production or formal jobs The authors’ analysis of time use data reveals striking … (i.e. rising productivity and better access to formal jobs) and economic development (i.e. economic growth, falling … that over time, rising wages and improved access to formal jobs will reverse this trend as the income effect of rising …

… time that the demand for economists was very strong, and opportunities for women were growing very rapidly,” Goldfarb …

… recent trends with better data – the World Bank’s Global Jobs Indicator (JOIN) database – and using many different … women. But as you get richer, men start moving to better opportunities in manufacturing and services, while many women … if men are seen as the breadwinners, they will get those jobs first. But norms or beliefs play out quite differently …

… and its path forward will be further shaped by modern opportunities like the green transition and digital … generation opportunity, but also an effective gateway to jobs outside the household.  The dialogue then hosted a …

… country contexts. These grants, combined with the opportunities to connect with world-class faculty during … Fellowship  in 2018-19. I am deeply appreciative of the opportunities afforded to me by the Economic Growth Center … men and women emigrate in pursuit of better livelihood opportunities, but this often comes at the cost of family …

… cities could produce 70% of Indian GDP and 70% of net new jobs created up to 2030, and stimulate a near four-fold … further afield, where greater economic and other opportunities may lie. Women’s education levels are rising, … if India’s women are to have access to the same economic opportunities as their brothers. Related projects Skill …

… infrastructure, and individual access to markets and opportunities. However, many communities face social, … gave villages crucial access to markets for better paid jobs, but also had spillover benefits from connecting people … for selling your crops and getting access to higher paying jobs – but you're also connecting people to schools and …

… an economy grow from improvements in women’s labor market opportunities? Around the world, there are many settings … or could grow, from improvements in women’s labor market opportunities. In previous work (Agte et al. (2024)), … at recent trends with better data—the World Bank’s Global Jobs Indicator (JOIN) database—and using many different …

… and train a large rural labor force for mostly urban jobs. Skill India promises to do just that. Vocational … Youth are then placed in formal-sector, above minimum wage jobs, often in urban centers, across the country. The … job offers than men . That said, when women are placed in jobs, they  remain in them as long, or longer than, men …