Browsing ILR School by Author "Edmonds, Eric V."

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    • International Trade and Household Businesses: Evidence from Vietnam 

      Pavcnik, Nina; McCaig, Brian; Edmonds, Eric V. (2013-08-07)
      Most workers in low-income countries work for a household business or a farm. We examine how export opportunities induced by the 2001 U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement affect performance of non-farm household businesses ...

    • Labor Demand Study: Final Report 

      Edmonds, Eric V. (2012-05-01)
      [Excerpt] This report contains the findings from the Labor Demand (LD) Study of the carpet industry in India, Nepal, and Pakistan. The Labor Demand Study focused on employment decisions in the production stage of the carpet ...

    • The Schooling Incentives Project Evaluation 

      Edmonds, Eric V.; Shrestha, Maheshwor (2012-01-01)
      This report describes the first randomized evaluation of an education initiative aimed at children vulnerable to child labor. The promotion of education had been at the core of anti-child labor efforts for over a decade. ...

    • Working Conditions and Product Quality: Evidence from Carpet Industry in Pakistan, India, and Nepal 

      Edmonds, Eric V.; Pavcnik, Nina (2012-09-12)
      [Excerpt] This study considers the relationship between product quality and working conditions in the handmade, export-oriented carpet industry in India, Nepal, and Pakistan. By focusing on a specific sector, we directly ...