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Redistributive effect and the progressivity of taxes and benefits: evidence for the UK, 1977-2018

Posted on November 9, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper decomposes the redistributive effects into average rate, progressivity, and reranking components. GLO Discussion Paper No. 967, 2021 Redistributive effect and the progressivity of taxes and benefits: evidence for the UK, 1977-2018 – Download PDFby Hérault, … Continue reading →

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Five GLO/EHERO Sessions on “Happiness Economics” at the 2021 Virtual Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies: Report and Plans for 2022.

Posted on November 8, 2021 by admin

2021 Virtual Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life StudiesISQOLS 2021 CONFERENCE: “Quality-of-life and Adaptation in a Virulent World”VIRTUAL EVENT: 23-27, AUGUST 2021 The Global Labor Organization (GLO) and the Erasmus Happiness Research Organization (EHERO) joined forces for the third … Continue reading →

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Wage Effects of Educational Mismatch According to Workers’ Origin: The Role of Demographics and Firm Characteristics

Posted on November 8, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows for Belgium that over-educated workers, regardless of their origin, suffer a wage penalty compared to their well-matched former classmates. GLO Discussion Paper No. 966, 2021 Wage Effects of Educational Mismatch According to Workers’ Origin: … Continue reading →

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Weather Shock, Agricultural Productivity and Infant Health: A Tale of Environmental Injustice

Posted on November 7, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies how weather shocks affect income losses and further birth outcomes causing environmental injustice. GLO Discussion Paper No. 965, 2021 Weather Shock, Agricultural Productivity and Infant Health: A Tale of Environmental Injustice – Download PDFby … Continue reading →

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Does Expanding Access to Cannabis Affect Traffic Crashes? County-Level Evidence from Recreational Marijuana Dispensary Sales in Colorado.

Posted on November 6, 2021 by admin

Was it important? A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that while marijuana-related hospital discharge rose, there is lack of evidence that traffic crash incidents were affected. GLO Discussion Paper No. 964, 2021 Does Expanding Access to Cannabis Affect Traffic Crashes? … Continue reading →

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Does the geographic clustering of universities promote their scientific research performance? Evidence from China

Posted on November 5, 2021 by admin

Is critical mass important? A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that it did not work out in China. GLO Discussion Paper No. 963, 2021 Does the geographic clustering of universities promote their scientific research performance? Evidence from China – Download … Continue reading →

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Measuring welfare, inequality and poverty with ordinal variables

Posted on November 4, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper meets the challenge in making distributional comparisons with ordinal data. GLO Discussion Paper No. 962, 2021 Measuring welfare, inequality and poverty with ordinal variables – Download PDFby Silber, Jacques & Yalonetzky, Gaston GLO Fellows Jacques … Continue reading →

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Call for contributions: 38th EBES Conference, Warsaw/Poland, January 12-14, 2022. Submission deadline for abstracts is December 3, 2021!

Posted on November 4, 2021 by admin

Interested researchers are cordially invited to submit their abstracts or papers for presentation consideration. The 38th EBES Conference in Warsaw will take place on January 12-14, 2022 in Hybrid Mode (online and in-person). The event is supported by the Istanbul … Continue reading →

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Understanding inequality within households

Posted on November 3, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper documents that there are substantial inequalities within households in some contexts and that these often, but not always, disfavor women and children. GLO Discussion Paper No. 961, 2021 Understanding inequality within households – Download PDFby … Continue reading →

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Inequality and top incomes

Posted on November 2, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews methodologies and literature to capture and analyze top incomes. GLO Discussion Paper No. 959, 2021 Inequality and top incomes – Download PDFby Bartels, Charlotte & Waldenström, Daniel GLO Fellow Charlotte Bartels Author Abstract: This … Continue reading →

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