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Grant Miller1,2,3, Debashish Biswas4,5, Aprajit Mahajan2,3,6
1Department of Health Policy, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305.
Abstract:
Productivity growth in competitive labor markets can improve worker welfare over time through higher wages or better conditions, but it is unclear if productivity gains benefit workers in coercive labor markets (where force or threats shape employment). We examine this issue in the Bangladesh brick sector using a randomized trial that introduced a more efficient production method. Despite large productivity improvements, we find no reduction in (high) rates of labor trafficking or child labor. These findings suggest that in the short-term, productivity growth alone may be insufficient to improve work conditions in coercive settings.
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