Work, Entrepreneurship, and Finance
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Making work work for women
The inaugural Future of Work for Women Summit offered solutions to increase women's participation in the workforce.
May 28, 2025
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Improving practices at Bangladesh’s brick kilns: A win-win for business and the environment
In VoxDev, new evidence from Bangladesh reveals aligning business owners' profit motives with environmental and health goals can effectively reduce the pollution from brick kilns.
May 12, 2025
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The China shock revisited: Job reallocation and industry switching in US labor markets
Faculty Affiliate Nicholas Bloom co-authored a study showing that Chinese import competition during the 2000s reduced US manufacturing jobs but created even more service jobs.
April 30, 2025
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Remote work endures more in English-speaking countries, global survey finds
Stanford economists say that culture is playing a key role in the remote work divide, with higher rates in English-speaking countries than in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
April 21, 2025
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How does seasonal migration impact agricultural workers, families, and employers?
The Guestworker Migration Initiative is studying the H-2A visa program to understand how temporary agricultural migration influences economic outcomes, family structures, and more.
March 25, 2025
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Study explores seasonal migration’s impact on workers and those they leave behind
The King Center's Guestworker Migration Initiative aims to understand how temporary agricultural migration influences economic outcomes, family structures, and more.
March 25, 2025
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Pricing health insurance in India
Faculty Affiliate Alessandra Voena co-authored an article in VoxDev on how governments should set premiums for health insurance, given the high costs of raising revenue.
September 12, 2024
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Do short-term contracts limit investments in training workers?
In rural Burundi, Postdoctoral Fellow Nicholas Swanson investigates why employers under-invest in training their employees in general skills.
June 28, 2024
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A blueprint for India’s potential for growth through improved management practices
Supported by King Center funding, Stanford Professor Nicholas Bloom and Megha Patnaik, PhD ’17, are pioneering a survey on management practices in India’s manufacturing sector.
June 25, 2024
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Women’s microcredit groups empower women politically
In VoxDev, a King Center initiative shows that women’s microcredit groups stimulate women’s political participation by building their networks.
May 16, 2024
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Undergraduate research assistants help expand entrepreneurial opportunities for refugees
Natalie Milan and Faith Zehfuss received King Center funding to research and help facilitate a 10-week entrepreneurship program for refugees in Uganda.
October 25, 2023
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Q&A with King Center Postdoctoral Fellow Karmini Sharma
Sharma describes her research, which primarily focuses on the economics of gender, and talks about why she would recommend the King Center's Postdoctoral Fellows Program.
October 13, 2023
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Examining barriers to communication in Pakistan
Mark Walsh received support from the King Center for his experiment studying why people are reluctant to share information about new technologies.
September 20, 2023
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Another payoff from trading stocks: Reducing political polarization
The Conflict and Polarization initiative examined whether engaging in trade can deepen trust by encouraging Israelis to invest in a range of Israeli and Palestinian companies.
August 28, 2023
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Getting to know Huggy Rao
Learn how this organizational sociologist is constantly cooking up new ideas to inspire curiosity and generosity — for himself and others — in the kitchen and the classroom.
June 05, 2023
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Empowering patients with information to improve hospital accountability
In a new study in Rajasthan, Faculty Director Pascaline Dupas investigates whether informing patients of their benefits helps hold hospitals accountable.
April 24, 2023
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Getting to Know Jesper Sørensen
Meet the organizational sociologist, avid indoor rower, New England Patriots fan, mystery lover, and K-drama fan (at least while he’s rowing his 10,000 daily meters).
April 05, 2023
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Rural underemployment threatens China’s growth
Only a handful of economies have risen from middle- to high-income status, Faculty Affiliate Scott Rozelle examines how China compares to other middle-income countries.
March 30, 2023
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Can psychosocial interventions make anti-poverty programs more cost-effective? Evidence from Niger
Stanford postdoctoral scholar Catherine Thomas writes in VoxDev how special "graduated" interventions were found to be effective.
February 16, 2023
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Highlighting the experience of migrant domestic workers in the Arab Gulf region
Professor Lisa Blaydes examines the treatment of migrant domestic workers in Arab Gulf states as part of the King Center’s initiative on gender-based violence.
January 23, 2023