This policy note focuses on the role of secondary cities as engines of job creation in Uganda and on the key actions and investments that the Government of Uganda (GoU) could take to strengthen this role. The note will examine why secondary cities are important for creation of more and better...

We propose to measure the effects of urban riots on the labour market prospects of workers residing in affected areas through the channel of labour market discrimination based on locality. We investigate the case of the French riots of 2007, which were very geographically concentrated. The town...