Using a quasi-experimental design with pooled cross section over time model, this paper explore the effect of the financial crisis known as the Great Recession on the labor supply in Ecuador. The remittances perceived declined due to the economic contraction in the United States and Spain, so...

Using firm-level data, this study explores the microeconomic factors affecting global value chain (GVC) participation in Zimbabwe. GVCs are important as a result of the fragmentation of global production across countries. As expected, firm size and credit financing are important determinants in...