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Communication Barriers and Infant Health: Intergenerational Effects of Randomly Allocating Refugees Across Language Regions

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for Switzerland that children born to mothers who were exogenously allocated to an environment that matched their linguistic heritage are on average healthier than those that were allocated to an unfamiliar language environment. GLO … Continue reading

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The impact of University reopenings on COVID-19 cases in Scotland

A new GLO Discussion Paper for Scottish universities finds a substantial and persistent increase in cases in areas containing halls and evidence of persistent spillovers. GLO Discussion Paper No. 868, 2021 The impact of University reopenings on COVID-19 cases in … Continue reading

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2021-22 GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS). Deadline for Applications: September 6, 2021.

Global Labor Organization (GLO) invites interested young scholars to apply for participation in the 2021-22 GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS). This is the third cohort of the successful GLO venture to support career developments of young researchers. It … Continue reading

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A Political Economy and Voicing Model of the Institutional Impact of Brain Drain, Human Capital, Inequality and Country Size

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the brain drain, human capital, and inequality’s institutional impact in a model where a rent-seeking elite taxes residents and voicing affects the likelihood of regime change. GLO Discussion Paper No. 866, 2021 A Political … Continue reading

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Video of the Handbook Session out! 36th EBES Conference, Istanbul/Turkey, July 1-3, 2021. GLO Handbook Session on “Worker Representation, Labor-Management Relations and Labor Standards” chaired by GLO Fellow Uwe Jirjahn.

The 36th EBES Conference in Istanbul took place July 1-3, 2021 in Hybrid Mode. A highlight of the second day was the GLO Handbook Session on “Worker Representation, Labor-Management Relations and Labor Standards” chaired by GLO Fellow Uwe Jirjahn. GLO … Continue reading

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36th EBES Conference, Istanbul/Turkey, July 1-3, 2021. Highlights of Day 1. EBES Fellow Award to Barry Eichengreen.

The 36th EBES Conference in Istanbul took place July 1-3, 2021 in Hybrid Mode. Highlights of the first day included a session of journal editors on journal publishing and the presentation of the EBES Fellow Award to Barry Eichengreen who … Continue reading

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The Effects of COVID-19 on Employment, Labour Markets and Gender Equality in Central America

A new GLO Discussion Paper based on data collected by the World Bank suggests that a significant proportion of surviving firms in Central America are vulnerable to permanent closure. GLO Discussion Paper No. 865, 2021 The Effects of COVID-19 on … Continue reading

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An Ex-Ante Assessment on Poverty and Cash Transfer Benefits in Viet Nam under the Covid-19 Pandemic

A new GLO Discussion Paper on Vietnam suggests that COVID-19 leads to a substantial reduction in household’s per-capita income and to additional 1.7 million poor people. GLO Discussion Paper No. 864, 2021 An Ex-Ante Assessment on Poverty and Cash Transfer … Continue reading

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Even more discouraged? The NEET generation at the age of COVID-19.

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the probability of being NEET significantly increased during the pandemic in Italy. GLO Discussion Paper No. 863, 2021 Even more discouraged? The NEET generation at the age of COVID-19 – Download PDFby Aina, … Continue reading

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36th EBES Conference, Istanbul/Turkey, July 1-3, 2021. Program now available including a GLO Handbook Session on “Worker Representation, Labor-Management Relations and Labor Standards” chaired by GLO Fellow Uwe Jirjahn.

The 36th EBES Conference in Istanbul will take place on July 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 2021 in Hybrid Mode. This is a GLO supported event. EBES is the Eurasia Business and Economics Society, a strategic partner and institutional supporter of … Continue reading

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