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Electoral Earthquakes and Populist Hotbeds

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for Italy that “places that don’t recover” after events like an earthquake can become populist hotbeds. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network … Continue reading

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Family background, human capital and fertility.

A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics finds by comparing twins and close siblings in Swedish register data that the negative association between human capital and fertility mostly reflects family background factors. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) … Continue reading

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Over 40% rise in submissions, highest impact factor ever, even faster editorial decisions. Report 2020 of theJournal of Population Economics

Report of the Editor-in-Chief 2020 PDF of Report The Journal of Population of Economics is an international quarterly that publishes original theoretical and applied research in all areas of population economics, household economics, and human resources. This report contains information … Continue reading

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Overeducation and Wages in Trinidad and Tobago

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that within the studied period 1991-2015 the earnings of overeducated workers eroded at the lower and upper segments of the wage distribution. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization … Continue reading

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Work Beyond the Age of 50

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds a rather limited role of mental health in comparison to physical health for older individuals’ work. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network … Continue reading

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Job types in the European Union and Albania

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that in less affluent transition economies, more workers use involuntary non-standard jobs as a means to escape unemployment, while in affluent economies, interventionist policies are associated with high levels of voluntary non-standard work and … Continue reading

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Adverse Childhood Circumstances and Cognitive Function in Middle-aged and Older Chinese Adults

A new GLO Discussion Paper suggests that exposure to disadvantaged childhood circumstances can exacerbate cognitive deficits as well as cognitive decline over time. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international … Continue reading

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Azita Berar on ‘Appraising the youth uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. Ten years on, too early to say ?!’ GLO Policy Brief No. 5.

Azita Berar is Director Policy of the Global Labor Organization (GLO), and Senior Fellow, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. GLO Policy Brief No. 5 – Theme 4. Youth Employment Appraising the youth uprisings in the Middle East … Continue reading

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Education predicts gender role attitudes

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that education indeed affects gender role attitudes in Europe. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual platform to stimulate global research, … Continue reading

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Culture as a Hiring Criterion: Systemic Discrimination in a Procedurally Fair Hiring Process

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds systemic discrimination in a procedurally fair hiring process using culture as hiring criterion. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual platform … Continue reading

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