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“Global Mobility after the Pandemic”. GLO President Klaus F. Zimmermann spoke at Saint Mary’s University in Canada.
On the invitation of ARGEIAD, Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University, Canada, Klaus F. Zimmermann, President of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) and UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, spoke on September 29, 2021 in a public online lecture on: Global Mobility after … Continue reading
Social Rejection, Family Acceptance, Economic Recession and Physical and Mental Health of Sexual Minorities
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies determinants of self-rated physical and mental health of sexual minorities. Among other factors, increased aggregate unemployment deteriorates physical and mental wellbeing. GLO Discussion Paper No. 936, 2021 Social Rejection, Family Acceptance, Economic Recession and … Continue reading
Caste, Courts and Business
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the role of formal institutions of contract enforcement in facilitating investments in small and medium firms in India. GLO Discussion Paper No. 935, 2021 Caste, Courts and Business – Download PDFby Chakraborty, Tanika & … Continue reading
Labor-Management Relations and Varieties of Capitalism
The new GLO Discussion Paper studies the linkages between the institutional environment and labor-management relations. GLO Discussion Paper No. 934, 2021 Labor-Management Relations and Varieties of Capitalism – Download PDF by Schneider, Martin R. Author Abstract: The varieties-of-capitalism (VoC) approach … Continue reading
Economics of Marriage Bars
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the history and effects of marriage bars, the requirement that women working in certain jobs must leave that job when they marry. GLO Discussion Paper No. 933, 2021 Economics of Marriage Bars – Download … Continue reading
Something in the pipe: the Flint water crisis and health at birth.
A new paper published ONLINE FIRST with free readlink in the Journal of Population Economics finds that severe water contamination in the US modestly increased the rate of low birth weight, but had little effect on the length of gestation … Continue reading
Third Webinar of the GLO Virtual Young Scholar (GLO-VirtYS) Program for Cohort 2021 on September 30, 2021.
Presentations in this series are based on the projects that GLO-VirtYS program scholars completed as part of the their program participation. See for the details VirtYs program and the cohort 2021. Register for the next talk NOW. Participation is free … Continue reading
The Legacies of the Soviet Influence in the 1950s: China’s 156 Major Industrial Projects
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds disadvantages of Soviet-aided industrialization programs for long-run innovations. GLO Discussion Paper No. 932, 2021 The Legacies of the Soviet Influence in the 1950s: China’s 156 Major Industrial Projects – Download PDFby Jin, Zhangfeng GLO … Continue reading
Changes in children’s time use during periods of financial hardship
A new paper published ONLINE FIRST with free readlink in the Journal of Population Economics finds that financial hardship is associated with significantly more screen time, particularly passive screen time, and screen time at excessive levels. Changes in children’s time … Continue reading
Longing for Which Home: Evidence from Global Aspirations to Stay, Return or Migrate Onwards
A new GLO Discussion Paper reveals selection in characteristics, a strong role for soft factors like social ties and sociocultural integration, and a faint role for economic factors. GLO Discussion Paper No. 930, 2021 Longing for Which Home: Evidence from … Continue reading