The issue of employer power is underemphasized in the development literature. The default model is usually one of competitive labor markets. This assumption matters for analysis and policy prescription. There is growing evidence that the competitive labor markets assumption is not valid for...

We study the self-selection of migrants at crossing locations along the Mexican-U.S.border distinguished by stark differences in physiography and border enforcement intensities. Wemodel the triggers of hazardous crossings, and reveal self-selection patterns that are alternative specific:...

Technological advance and improvements in communication technologies have facilitated the offshoring of jobs worldwide, where a typical scene following the supply chain involves developing countries importing finished products from developed countries that contain developing country labor...