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A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the pandemic and the lockdown increased underemployment and job search efforts significantly. Immigrants and individuals with shorter job tenure or occupations unsuitable for remote work were hit the hardest in terms of unemployment. … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that public sector employment is affected significantly. 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, debate and … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper argues that there is a strong possibility that the unintended damage of anti-COVID-19 measures to entrepreneurship, innovation and growth could be persistent. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper demonstrates how to use administrative data to estimate the number of deaths, the number of infections, and mortality rates from Covid-19 in Lombardia, the hot spot of the disease in Italy and Europe. The Global … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows in a theoretical model that firms have incentives to fight against infections and can do so very effectively by increasing teleworking and rotating employees between on-site work, teleworking, and leave. The Global Labor Organization … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that social networks help explain not only the spread of the disease, but also cross-country spillovers in perceptions about coronavirus risk and in social distancing behavior. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews new insights on the economics of sexual orientation, gender identity and their consequences at work. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies conscription in the Republic of Cyprus and finds that an increase in the length of the army service has a positive effect on academic performance. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan … Continue reading →

A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics shows that the share of students in a class who are low achievers has a significant negative impact on the academic achievement of regular students. Read more in: Peer effects … Continue reading →