News Room

This report reviews Zambia’s current relationship with its diaspora: existing initiatives to strengthen ties, as well as barriers to progress.

This case study of South Africa explores the mismatch between residential location and economic opportunities as an important factor in determining workers’ economic participation and unemployment rates.

This report delves into the challenges faced by women migrant workers in the ASEAN region, particularly in domestic work. It analyses migratory trends, the challenges at different stages, and makes recommendations to strengthen the migration-development nexus.

This report delves into the significance of secondary towns, which enable social and economic mobility in rural populations by bridging the gap between semi-subsistence agriculture and urban capitalism.

This study locates the gap between education and employability in Bangladesh, and offers recommendations to improve outcomes and foster inclusive economic growth.

While South Asia’s large and rapidly growing youth population offers the promise of a more productive economy, concerns about the ability of education and skills training to adequately prepare youth for the job market are dampening the optimism.

Does gender diversity in the workplace affect firm performance? Examining evidence from India

Following the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the challenges of reconstruction and high out-migration must be leveraged as opportunities to create just jobs.

The report proposes a strategy for skill development that would more effectively allocate funds across states.

This report analyses and contextualizes the wage developments in the garment industry in five Asian countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Vietnam.