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Tackling Women’s Unemployment: Evidence from an Online Jobs Experiment in Bangladesh

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  • Mohammad Raied Arman
  • Anindita Bhattacharjee
  • Narayan Das
  • Mohima Gomes
  • Sakib Mahmood

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In developing countries, cultural barriers often limit women’s movement outside the household. With the advantage of remote work and flexible hours, the online gig economy offers a promising avenue. In this randomized controlled trial, we train women on work-from-home digital jobs and estimate its effect on their labor market outcomes. Intention-to-treat results show that women in the treatment group are 10 percentage points (18%) more likely to be employed, with a corresponding increase in hours worked by 27% and income by 38%. The benefit/cost ratio for the program is estimated at 3.01, indicating considerable benefits from the program compared with costs.

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  • Mohammad Raied Arman & Anindita Bhattacharjee & Narayan Das & Mohima Gomes & Sakib Mahmood, 2026. "Tackling Women’s Unemployment: Evidence from an Online Jobs Experiment in Bangladesh," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 75(1), pages 367-399.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:ecdecc:doi:10.1086/741450
    DOI: 10.1086/741450
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