Adam Osman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3713754 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adam Osman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adam |
| FAMILY NAME | Osman |
| SIGNATURE | OSMAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0848-6183 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Are Soft Skills Enough? Experimental Evidence on Skill Complementarity for College Graduates
The authors study how complementarities in skill may affect the returns to vocational training using a randomized controlled trial in Cairo, Egypt. Participants, who were college-educated, were given either a four-week training in soft skills (e.g., grooming, time management), technical skills (e.g., Microsoft programs, English language), or a mix of the two (half of each). Findings show large differences in outcomes between the three treatments.…
Discrimination against Women in Hiring
We study discrimination in hiring and its associated outcomes for the discriminators using a unique survey of Egyptian businesses. Discrimination against women is widespread and overt: about half (51%) of establishments directly admit that they prefer to hire men. The share varies widely across industries, from 60% in retail to only 16% in IT. Using a list randomization technique, we can rule out that discrimination against women is heavily stigm…
Stigma and take‐up of labour market assistance
Aversion to ‘stigma’—disutility associated with a programme or activity due to beliefs about how it is perceived—may affect labour market choices and utilization of social programmes, but empirical evidence of its importance is scarce. Using two randomized field experiments, we show that stigma can affect consequential labour market decisions. Treatments designed to alleviate stigma concerns about taking entry‐level jobs—such as how those jobs ar…
Local’s perception and coping strategies to flood risks in the coastal zone of the Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana
What do jobseekers want? Comparing methods to estimate reservation wages and the value of job attributes
Exporting and Firm Performance
We conduct a randomized experiment that generates exogenous variation in the access to foreign markets for rug producers in Egypt. Combined with detailed survey data, we causally identify the impact of exporting on firm performance. Treatment firms report 16–26% higher profits and exhibit large improvements in quality alongside reductions in output per hour relative to control firms. These findings do not simply reflect firms being offered higher…
Follow the money not the cash
Follow the money not the cash
Discrimination against Women in Hiring
We study discrimination in hiring and its associated outcomes for the discriminators using a unique survey of Egyptian businesses. Discrimination against women is widespread and overt: about half (51%) of establishments directly admit that they prefer to hire men. The share varies widely across industries, from 60% in retail to only 16% in IT. Using a list randomization technique, we can rule out that discrimination against women is heavily stigm…
Stigma and take‐up of labour market assistance
Aversion to ‘stigma’—disutility associated with a programme or activity due to beliefs about how it is perceived—may affect labour market choices and utilization of social programmes, but empirical evidence of its importance is scarce. Using two randomized field experiments, we show that stigma can affect consequential labour market decisions. Treatments designed to alleviate stigma concerns about taking entry‐level jobs—such as how those jobs ar…
Follow the money not the cash
Exporting and Firm Performance
We conduct a randomized experiment that generates exogenous variation in the access to foreign markets for rug producers in Egypt. Combined with detailed survey data, we causally identify the impact of exporting on firm performance. Treatment firms report 16–26% higher profits and exhibit large improvements in quality alongside reductions in output per hour relative to control firms. These findings do not simply reflect firms being offered higher…
What do jobseekers want? Comparing methods to estimate reservation wages and the value of job attributes
Local’s perception and coping strategies to flood risks in the coastal zone of the Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana
Stigma and take‐up of labour market assistance
Aversion to ‘stigma’—disutility associated with a programme or activity due to beliefs about how it is perceived—may affect labour market choices and utilization of social programmes, but empirical evidence of its importance is scarce. Using two randomized field experiments, we show that stigma can affect consequential labour market decisions. Treatments designed to alleviate stigma concerns about taking entry‐level jobs—such as how those jobs ar…
Are Soft Skills Enough? Experimental Evidence on Skill Complementarity for College Graduates
The authors study how complementarities in skill may affect the returns to vocational training using a randomized controlled trial in Cairo, Egypt. Participants, who were college-educated, were given either a four-week training in soft skills (e.g., grooming, time management), technical skills (e.g., Microsoft programs, English language), or a mix of the two (half of each). Findings show large differences in outcomes between the three treatments.…
Discrimination against Women in Hiring
We study discrimination in hiring and its associated outcomes for the discriminators using a unique survey of Egyptian businesses. Discrimination against women is widespread and overt: about half (51%) of establishments directly admit that they prefer to hire men. The share varies widely across industries, from 60% in retail to only 16% in IT. Using a list randomization technique, we can rule out that discrimination against women is heavily stigm…
Economics (5 works) · Business (3 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Labour economics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (2 works) · Housing Market and Economics (2 works) · Microeconomics (2 works) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)