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Rita K. Almeida
Rita K. Almeida
Research Fellow
World Bank
ralmeida@worldbank.org

Rita Almeida received her Ph.D. in Economics at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain) in 2003 and joined the Research Department of the World Bank in September 2003. Her research interests include empirical labor economics and development. She has done research on the internationalization of labor markets and economic geography. She is currently working on the effect of training programs on wages and productivity.

She joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in May 2003 and became a Research Fellow in May 2008.

IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15029
Women in Paid Employment: A Role for Public Policies and Social Norms in Guatemala
Rita K. Almeida, Mariana Viollaz
published in: Oxford Development Studies, 2023, 51 (3), 252-279
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11151
The Impact of Digital Technologies on Worker Tasks: Do Labor Policies Matter?
Rita K. Almeida, Carlos Henrique Corseuil, Jennifer P. Poole
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11016
Does the Adoption of Complex Software Impact Employment Composition and the Skill Content of Occupations? Evidence from Chilean Firms
Rita K. Almeida, Ana Margarida Fernandes, Mariana Viollaz
published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56 (1), 169-185
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8314
The Wage Returns to On-the-Job Training: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data
Rita K. Almeida, Marta Lince de Faria
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8059
The Impact of Vocational Training for the Unemployed: Experimental Evidence from Turkey
Sarojini Hirshleifer, David McKenzie, Rita K. Almeida, Cristobal Ridao-Cano
published in: Economic Journal, 2016, 126 (579), 2115 - 1246
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7358
Trade and Labor Reallocation with Heterogeneous Enforcement of Labor Regulations
Rita K. Almeida, Jennifer P. Poole
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 126, 154-166
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7079
Entrepreneurship Training and Self-Employment among University Graduates: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Tunisia
Patrick Premand, Stefanie Brodmann, Rita K. Almeida, Rebekka Grun, Mahdi Barouni
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6006
Firing Regulations and Firm Size in the Developing World: Evidence from Differential Enforcement
Rita K. Almeida, Z. Bilgen Susanli
published in: Review of Development Economics, 2012, 16 (4), 540–558
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5902
Enforcement of Labor Regulation and Informality
Rita K. Almeida, Pedro Carneiro
published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4 (3), 64-89
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4981
The Investment in Job Training: Why Are SMEs Lagging So Much Behind?
Rita K. Almeida, Reyes Aterido
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