Development and Labor

Development and Labor. Section Editor: M. Niaz Asadullah

  • Afridi, F., Dhillon, A. (2022). Social Networks and the Labor Market. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_224-1
  • Basu, A.K., Chau, N.H., Soundararajan, V. (2021). Contract Labor in Developing Economies. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_82-1
  • Chau, N.H. (2021). Sweatshop Labor. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_151-1
  • Cruz, M., Nayyar, G., Toews, G., Vézina, PL. (2023). FDI and Wage Inequality. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_344-1
  • Edmonds, E.V., Theoharides, C. (2021). Child Labor and Economic Development. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_74-1
  • Genicot, G., Ray, D., Concha-Arriagada, C. (2025). Upward Mobility in Developing Countries. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_59-1
  • Jayachandran, S. (2021). Microentrepreneurship in Developing Countries. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_174-1
  • Marina, D.G., Neha, H. (2021). Labor Market for Sex Workers: Stigma and Occupational Choice. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_63-1
  • Majid, M.F., Behrman, J.R. (2021). Early-Life Health Shocks and Labor Markets. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_166-1
  • Moramarco, D., Palmisano, F., Peragine, V. (2023). Inequality of Opportunity, Economic Development, and Poverty. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_230-1
  • Rohner, D. (2024). Conflict, Civil Wars, and Human Development. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_351-1
  • Schuettler, K., Do, QT. (2025). Outcomes for Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_371-1
  • Wahhaj, Z. (2022). The Economics of Early Marriage: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Solutions. In: Zimmermann, K.F. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_67-1

In preparation:

  • Microfinance and Employment
  • Poverty Mobility in Developing Countries
  • Remittances

Open:

  • 4 chapters open

Development chapters in other sections of the Handbook:

  • Mitra, A., Sharma, C. (2020). Employment Impact of Technologies in the Developing World. In: Zimmermann, K. (eds) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_14-1