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The Regressive Costs of Drinking Water Contaminant Avoidance
A new GLO Discussion Paper documents that poorer households bear disproportionate costs of water quality violations in the United States. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual … Continue reading
Journal of Population Economics Webinar on November 19, 2020: Kuznets Prize 2021 & Presentation of the newly published Issue 1, 2021.
Volume 34, issue 1, 2021 of the Journal of Population Economics is published online. See below the list of articles and access links to read or download the contributions. PARTICIPATE in the November 19, 2020 (Thursday); (2-5 pm CET) Journal … Continue reading
Industrialization under Medieval Conditions? Global Development after COVID-19.
A new GLO Discussion Paper makes the case that the COVID-19 pandemic may cause a permanent reduction in innovation and entrepreneurship and may even bring the 4th industrial revolution to a premature end. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an … Continue reading
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Borderline Disorder: (De facto) Historical Ethnic Borders and Contemporary Conflict in Africa
A new GLO Discussion Paper documents that in Africa both the intensive and extensive margins of contemporary conflict are higher close to historical ethnic borders. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as … Continue reading
Expanding the Measurement of Culture with a Sample of Two Billion Humans
A new GLO Discussion Paper demonstrates that massive online social networks can advance the study of human culture by providing quantitative, scalable, and high-resolution measurement of behaviorally revealed cultural values and preferences. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, … Continue reading
School Friendship Networks, Homophily and Multiculturalism: Evidence from European Countries
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for European countries that school friendship networks arise according to homophily along many characteristics (gender, school achievement and ethnic and cultural backgrounds). The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization … Continue reading
Decomposing Low Female Labor Force Participation Rates in Selected MENA Countries
A new GLO Discussion Paper carefully analyzes the components of the low female work participation in MENA countries and draws policy conclusions. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network … Continue reading
Task content and job losses in the Great Lockdown in the US
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the short-term labor market effects of the Great Lockdown in the United States. It shows that jobs with a high non-routine content are especially well-protected, even if they are not teleworkable, and underlines the … Continue reading
Social Barriers to Female Migration: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh
A new GLO Discussion Paper provides evidence for the existence of social barriers to female migration. 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 … Continue reading
Announcement and Call for Papers: 34th EBES Conference – Athens January 6-8, 2021 Athens, Greece.
Interested researchers are cordially invited to submit their abstracts or papers for presentation consideration. The 34th EBES Conference – Athens/Greece will take place on January 6-8, 2021 co-organized with Department of Economics, School of Economics, Business and International Studies, University … Continue reading