We study the impact of child work on cognitive development in four Low- and Middle-Income Countries. We advance the literature by using cognitive test scores collected regardless of school attendance. We also address a key gap in the literature by controlling for children’s complete time...

We use leximetric data coding techniques and panel data econometrics to test for the economic effects of laws governing worker representation and industrial action in the large middle-income countries of Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa. We find that more worker-protective laws on...

Dass unsere billigen Konsumangebote eine weniger glitzernde Kehrseite haben, dringt kurz in unser Bewusstsein, wenn wieder mal eine Fabrik z.B. in Bangladesch einstürzt, wo Textilarbeiterinnen zu Hungerlöhnen für den Export produzieren (vgl. H. Holdinghausen: "Dreimal anziehen, weg damit",...

UNDP first drew attention to the utility of competition law in health care as a tool to facilitate and promote access to health technologies in 2014. It published ‘Using Competition Law to Promote Access to Health Technologies: A guidebook for low- and middle-income countries’ (the...

There are some important reasons why low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) may choose to make greater use of competition law and policy to reduce the cost of treatment. First, multilateral trade rules allow substantial flexibility in the development and application of competition law and...

Labour law and development : characteristics and challenges / Shelley Marshall and Colin Fenwick -- Labour law and development in the long run / Simon Deakin -- Labour regulation, capabilities, and democracy / Kevin Kolben -- Labour law and trade policy : what implications for economic and human...