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Age Effects in Education: A Double Disadvantage for Second-Generation Immigrant Children.

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows for Italy that immigrant children face a double disadvantage reducing school performance in Italian and Math substantially. 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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Calling Older Workers Back to Work

A new GLO Discussion Paper relates the rising share of older workers in advanced countries to gains in educational attainment, changes in labor market policies (such as the tax benefit system, and pension reforms), as well as (although moderated by … Continue reading

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Unemployment and subjective well-being

A new GLO Discussion Paper summarizes the latest state of the art in economic research on unemployment and subjective well-being. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual … Continue reading

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Temporary International Migration, Shocks and Informal Insurance: An Analysis for Kyrgyzstan.

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that international migration of households in Kyrgyzstan increases with a drought shock but declines with winter and earthquake shocks. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as … Continue reading

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Fiscal Position of Immigrants in Europe: A Quantile Regression Approach

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that European and non-European migrants have a different fiscal position from natives only on the extreme tails of the net fiscal position distribution. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental … Continue reading

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Journal of Population Economics Webinar on January 28, 2021: Presentation of published Issue 2, 2021.

The Journal of Population Economics is organizing a webinar on January 28, 16:00-18:00 CET (Maastricht/Dutch time) to present highlights from the newly published issue 34(2)/2021. The event is supported by GLO and hosted by UNU-MERIT via Zoom. Alessio J. Brown … Continue reading

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Labour and technology at the time of Covid-19. Can artificial intelligence mitigate the need for proximity?

Using Italian data combining information on advancements of AI at the occupational level with measures of the required proximity in the job-place and administrative employer-employee data on job flows, a new GLO Discussion Paper finds that AI and proximity exhibit … Continue reading

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Does the COVID-19 Pandemic Cause People to Be Unhappy? Evidence from a Six-Country Survey

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the pandemic makes people unhappy in general, but more disadvantaged people including those poor, rural, female and older are more likely to suffer. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and … Continue reading

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Wage Distributions in Origin Societies and Occupational Choices of Immigrant Generations in the USA

A new article published in the Journal of Population Economics studies the occupational selection among generations of immigrants in the United States and shows how their choices are linked to the occupational wage distribution in their country of origin. The … Continue reading

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Europe’s migration experience and its effects on economic inequality.

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that immigration has contributed to reducing inequality within the 25 EU countries over the 2003-2017 period. 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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