Productive jobs
In developing countries, unemployment and underemployment are high and jobs are often poorly paid and unstable, trapping people in poverty and hindering economic growth. IGC research aims to understand how to create productive jobs and foster effective labour markets to ensure inclusive growth.
Female labour force participation: A summary of IGC research
Organisation document
Generating productive jobs in India
Video
Growth brief: Transforming the economic lives of the ultra-poor
Growth brief
Video: Helping young Ethiopians find jobs
Video
Filling the gap: How information can help jobseekers
Growth brief
Clicking towards Mozambique’s new jobs
Blog
Rural-to-urban migration: Improving labour market prospects
Blog
DFID's approach to economic development
Blog
Progress on poverty eradication
Tackling extreme poverty: In conversation with Robin Burgess
Blog
Expanding opportunities in India’s labour market: Gender, skills, migration
Audio
How social networks shape local labour markets: Evidence from Ethiopia
Policy brief
Creating Entrepreneurs: A Big New Idea in Development
Blog
Subjective expectations and occupational choices among university students in Mozambique
Policy brief