Richard Freund

University of Cape Town — South Africa

Social Sciences · Social Sciences

4h-index69citations18works1.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Digital Economy and Work Transformation(9), Labor market dynamics and wage inequality(6), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare(3), Employment and Welfare Studies(3), Migration and Labor Dynamics(2)

Publications18 total

Unpacking the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 Gender Employment Gap Among Young People in the Global South
Review of Development Economics·2025Open Access
Under pressure: Assessing the relationship between job loss and mental health of young adults in Vietnam
Social Science & Medicine·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Online Digital Skills Training and Labor Market Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from Peru
AEA Randomized Controlled Trials·2024
Online Digital Skills Training and Labor Market Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from Peru
AEA Randomized Controlled Trials·2024
Do entrepreneurial skills unlock opportunities for online freelancing? Experimental evidence from El Salvador
Journal of Development Economics·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Job training and search assistance for microwork: Evidence from Haiti
Economics Letters·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Tackling Youth Employment through Digital Skills Bootcamps: Experimental Evidence from Peru
AEA Randomized Controlled Trials·2024
Tackling Youth Employment through Digital Skills Bootcamps: Experimental Evidence from Peru
AEA Randomized Controlled Trials·2024
Tackling Youth Employment through Digital Skills Bootcamps: Experimental Evidence from Peru
AEA Randomized Controlled Trials·2024
Tackling Youth Employment through Digital Skills Bootcamps: Experimental Evidence from Peru
AEA Randomized Controlled Trials·2024
Is online job training for all? Experimental evidence on the effects of a Coursera program in Costa Rica
Journal of Development Economics·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
Social Protection and Foundational Cognitive Skills during Adolescence: Evidence from a Large Public Works Program
The World Bank Economic Review·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Entrepreneurial skills training for online freelancing: Experimental evidence from Haiti
Economics Letters·2023· 5 cited
Experimental Evidence on the Effects of a Coursera Program on Labour Outcomes in Costa Rica
AEA Randomized Controlled Trials·2023
Experimental Evidence on the Effects of a Coursera Program on Labour Outcomes in Costa Rica
AEA Randomized Controlled Trials·2023
What If it Never Happened? Subjective Treatment Effects of a Negative Shock on Youth Labour Market Outcomes in Developing Countries
SSRN Electronic Journal·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Young Lives, Interrupted: Short-Term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The Journal of Development Studies·2022· 40 citedOpen Access
The Mental Cost of Job Loss: Assessing the Impact on Young Adults in Vietnam
SSRN Electronic Journal·2022· 1 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Rafael Novella(12), David Rosas-Shady(7), Marta Favara(6), Catherine Porter(5), Douglas Scott(4), Alan Sánchez(2), Dulce Baptista(2), Le Thuc Duc(2), Jere R. Behrman(1), María Victoria Fazio(1), Marcello Pérez-Alvarez(1), Eduardo Haro(1), Eduardo Fernández de Haro(1)