immigration has little if any negative impact on wages among natives, whereas others suggest that immigration has large, negative … the entry of women into the labor force. We both find a much lower wage elasticity than Borjas to immigration (-0.2) and …The debate over the wage effects of immigration for native workers is an old one. One side of the debate claims that …

productivity growth in SSA continues to lag behind every other region of the world, growing at rates that are roughly half of the … support services for raising agricultural productivity. This study introduces a new dimension to the puzzle of agricultural … productivity growth in SSA: the role of the input mix and the need to increase capital and inputs per worker not only to boost …

livelihood. This report provides an overview of current knowledge of the impact of health issues on farm-level productivity and … flourish. Lack of diet diversity can lead to malnutrition. Certain animal diseases also can infect humans. Labor migration … (including agricultural labor migration) can contribute to high incidence of HIV infection. The effects of ill health on farm …

This paper studies the effect of local off-farm employment and migration on rural households’ technical efficiency of … not much debate about the positive contribution of migration and local off-farm employment to China’s economy, there is … an increasing concern about the potential negative effects of moving labor away from agriculture on China’s future food …

the accumulation of capital. The resilience of labor markets is crucial especially for the poor who rely only on labor to … climate change increases the frequency of natural disasters. We use the Bangladesh Flood Impact panel household survey to … evaluate how the 1998 “flood of the century” affected wages in Bangladesh. We find long-term declines in wages where …

This paper examines the impact over the life course of early childhood growth failure as measured by achieved height at … skill in adulthood, have better outcomes in the marriage market, earn higher wages and are more likely to be employed in … higher-paying skilled labor and white-collar jobs, are less likely to live in poor households, and, for women, fewer …

series of casual wages from 119 locations in both Ethiopian cities and rural towns. We use this data for two types of … changes in nominal wages respond to changes in food and non-food prices. We find alarming results. The disposable income of … evidence that wages substantially adjust to higher food prices, except in the long run. …

Using data from multiple sources, we show that in Bangladesh, the increase in real wages, particularly female wages …, has accelerated since the late 2000s, suggesting that the Lewis turning point (the point at which the labor market starts … to shift in favor of workers) has arrived in Bangladesh. Rising wages are likely a result of a combination of more ample …