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      Podcast
      Gender 27 August 2020

      The Heterogeneity of the Indian Labour Market

      This podcast offers offers insight on female labour force participation, the relation between technology and gender, and the state of Indian education and skill development programs.

      Report
      Trade and Supply Chains 20 June 2020

      Economic and Social Upgrading in Global Value Chains: A Case Study of Myanmar’s Garment Sector

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      by Min Zar Ni Lin et al.
      Perspective
      Migration 21 May 2020

      Dear intellectuals, migrant workers will come back. Here are the five reasons

      The human tragedy of migrants continues but the rising crescendo of intellectual outrage surprises us. Five mitigating factors to challenge the notion that migrant's won't come back.

      by Manish Sabharwal, Sabina Dewan
      Report
      Trade and Supply Chains 13 May 2020

      Economic and Social Upgrading in Global Value Chains: A Case Study of Thailand’s Electronics Sector

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      by Jidapa Meepien, Chongdee Chandam
      Report
      Trade and Supply Chains 13 May 2020

      Economic and Social Upgrading in Global Value Chains: A Case Study of Vietnam’s Apparel and Electronics Sectors

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      by Nguyen Thang et al.
      Perspective
      Migration 18 April 2020

      7 ways to revive India’s labour market and livelihoods in post-Covid world

      It is important to plan how to deal with the economic fallout and rebuild a more inclusive economy in a post-Covid-19 world, and much of that hinges on how we revive labour markets and livelihoods

      by Sabina Dewan
      Perspective
      Urbanization 17 March 2020

      Planning the Small City: Striking the Balance Between Big Projects and Local Agency

      Across the world, the nature of urban planning and city governance depends a lot on how power is distributed among tiers of government. India and Indonesia have both pursued strategies to "decentralize" their governments and invest local authorities with more power. Those policies and their effects, however, look different across the two countries.

      by Gregory Randolph
      Perspective
      Gender 25 February 2020

      We invest in tech, then expect people to catch up. And women get left out of Digital India

      One in 2 Indians in working population is a woman. But less than 1 in 4 own a smartphone. This gap must be closed if India has to leverage tech in economy.

      by Sabina Dewan
      Report
      Urbanization 17 February 2020

      Transforming Secondary Urban Areas for Job Creation: A Study of Uganda

      Rapid population growth and a growing youth workforce, coupled with rapid urbanization, have created a policy imperative to generate jobs on a large scale across Sub-Saharan Africa.

      by Miljan Sladoje et al.
      Report
      Migration 7 January 2020

      Mangalore: The Front Lines of India’s Employment, Migration and Urban Challenges

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      by Gregory Randolph