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Vittorio Bassi
Vittorio Bassi is an Assistant Professor of economics at the University of Southern California. He is also the Lead Academic of the Uganda Country Team for the International Growth Center (IGC), as well as a CEPR (Center for Economic and Policy Research) and CEGA (Center for Effective Global Action) Affiliate. His main research interests are in labour markets and productivity in developing countries. Vittorio completed his Ph.D. in economics from University College London in 2017.
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Aiding the search for good jobs: Evidence from Uganda
To design policies that lead young labour-market entrants to good jobs, it is important to understand job search processes and what affects the ability to find gainful employment. Based on an experiment in Uganda involving two interventions – vocational training and matching workers with firms – this article shows that while training enhances optimism about employment prospects, matching causes discouragement and poorer labour market outcomes in the long run.
No line left behind: How firms match workers and managers
Various studies consistently affirm the importance of strong worker-manager dynamics in driving productivity. Based on analysis of worker-level productivity data, information on orders, and interviews with managers of a large garment manufacturing firm in India, this article suggests that when it comes to labour-allocation decisions, productivity sometimes takes a back seat to managing complex relationships with buyers, who can take their business to the factory down the road.