Gregory Lane

University of Chicago
Gregory Lane

Gregory Lane is an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. He is a development economist with a current research focus on innovations in finance, technology, and labor markets in developing countries. He has current research projects on promoting public bus safety in Kenya, social protection for refugees, and on-line job portals in India.

Prior to joining Harris Greg was an Assistant Professor at American University. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a PhD in Agriculture and Resource Economics in 2019.

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Which jobs were ‘lost’ during India’s Covid-19 lockdowns? Evidence from online vacancy postings

Covid-19 and associated lockdowns across countries have had a devastating impact on the global economy and labour markets. In India, recent data show a historic economic contraction by 23.9% over the last quarter. Using real-time data from a large online job portal, this article finds that hiring activity (in mostly urban, formal-sector jobs) declined dramatically due to the national lockdown and these job losses affected less-educated, young, and female job seekers more than others.

08 September 2020
Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics

प्रतिस्पर्धी नौकरियों की खोज : कम शेयरिंग से कंपनियों का नुकसान

श्रम बाज़ार में नौकरियों और कर्मचारियों के सही तालमेल के लिए यह ज़रूरी है कि नौकरी पोस्टिंग की जानकारी उपयुक्त नौकरी खोजने वालों तक पहुँचे। हालांकि इस सम्बन्ध में सोशल नेटवर्क महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाते हैं, लेकिन नौकरियों के लिए होने वाली प्रतिस्पर्धा सूचना के साझाकरण को हतोत्साहित कर सकती है। मुंबई में कॉलेज छात्रों के साथ किए गए एक प्रयोग के आधार पर, इस लेख में पाया गया है कि इस हतोत्साहन के कारण आवेदकों और नियुक्तियों की समग्र गुणवत्ता कम हो जाती है।

16 January 2025
Human Development
Human Development

Competitive jobseekers: When sharing less leaves firms at a loss

For efficient matching of jobs and workers in the labour market, it is essential that information on job postings reaches suitable jobseekers. While social networks play a key role in this regard, competition for jobs may disincentivise information-sharing. Based on an experiment with college students in Mumbai, this article finds that these disincentives reduce the overall quality of applicants and hires.

02 December 2024
Human Development
Human Development

रोजगार का मनोसामाजिक मूल्य: एक शरणार्थी शिविर से साक्ष्य

रोजगार में आय सृजन के स्पष्ट लाभ-सहित सार्थक मनोसामाजिक लाभ होने की क्षमता के बावजूद, दुनिया के कई सबसे कमजोर समूहों- जिनमें शरणार्थी शामिल हैं, की रोजगार तक पहुंच कम है। यह लेख बांग्लादेश में रोहिंग्या शरणार्थियों के साथ किये गए एक क्षेत्रीय प्रयोग के आधार पर, शरणार्थियों को रोजगार प्रदान करने के प्रभाव का निरीक्षण करता है और यह पाता है कि केवल वेतन-बराबर नकद सहायता राशि प्राप्त करने वालों की तुलना में रोजगार से बेहतर कल्याण होता है तथा स्वाभिमान में वृद्धि होती है।

12 July 2022
Social Identity
Social Identity

The psychosocial value of employment: Evidence from a refugee camp

Many of the world’s most vulnerable groups – including refugees –lack access to employment opportunities, which along with the obvious benefit of income generation also produces psychosocial benefits for individuals. Based on a field experiment in Bangladesh with Rohingya refugees, this article inspects the effect of providing refugees with employment, and finds that it leads to improved well-being and self-worth, compared to those who receive only a wage-equal amount of cash assistance.

20 June 2022
Social Identity
Social Identity
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