This note is one of two designed to serve as a resource for policy makers and practitioners aiming to introduce or scale up economic inclusion programs in urban and peri-urban areas. The first note explores the potential of economic inclusion programs to promote the social and economic inclusion...

In recognition of the growing inequality of opportunity for ethnic minorities, the Government of Vietnam has expanded the social assistance system to explicitly cover ethnic minorities. However, ethnic minorities, particularly women, often face barriers of access to these programs. This paper...

Using a unique database of individual data and industry-level tariff rates and other industry characteristics, this paper examines the link between trade protection and inter-industry wage premia in India during a period of rapid trade liberalisation. These premia represent differentials solely...