Category Archives: News

Role of Professionalism in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Does a Public Health or Medical Background Help?

Posted on January 3, 2022 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for China that cities whose top officials had public health or medical backgrounds had significantly lower infection rates than cities whose top officials lacked such backgrounds. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1002, 2021 Role of … Continue reading →

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A Happy, Healthy & Productive New Year 2022!

Posted on December 31, 2021 by admin

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Covid-19 and Technology

Posted on December 31, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that notwithstanding its beneficial effects, the rapid and widespread diffusion of new technologies poses serious challenges as to their appropriate use once the pandemic will be over and their long-lasting and transformative effects on … Continue reading →

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Worker Stress and Performance Pay

Posted on December 30, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that performance pay consistently and importantly associates with greater stress, but the risk tolerant receiving performance pay suffer less stress than the risk averse. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1000, 2021 Worker Stress and Performance … Continue reading →

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When Reality Bites: Local Deaths and Vaccine Take-Up

Posted on December 29, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that vaccination take-up as of November 2021 in England is positively associated with pre-vaccine COVID-19-related deaths. GLO Discussion Paper No. 999, 2021 When Reality Bites: Local Deaths and Vaccine Take-Up – Download PDFby Giulietti, … Continue reading →

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The supply of foreign talent: How skill-biased technology drives the location choice and skills of new immigrants

Posted on December 28, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that immigrants’ location decisions respond strongly to long-run, technology-driven changes in their economic opportunities. GLO Discussion Paper No. 998, 2021 The supply of foreign talent: How skill-biased technology drives the location choice and skills … Continue reading →

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Family Social Norms and Child Labor.

Posted on December 27, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies how parents decisions to send their children to work are affected by own child labor experiences and social norms. GLO Discussion Paper No. 997, 2021 Family Social Norms and Child Labor – Download PDFby … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2021. There is light…..

Posted on December 26, 2021 by admin

Thanks for your support in 2021! Challenges bring chances. Boostered. New research ahead. 2021 Research papers. LINK 2021 Events and speeches. LINK Ends;

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Season’s Greetings & Happy Holidays from the teams managing the Global Labor Organization (GLO) and the Journal of Population Economics (JOPE).

Posted on December 24, 2021 by admin

To all supporters, friends, followers, authors and readers: We wish you happy & healthy holidays; an energetic & inspiring start into 2022; and stay in touch! Klaus F. Zimmermann, President GLO & Editor-in-Chief, JOPE For the entire team managing the … Continue reading →

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International Migrants Day: December 18. Free Access to Migration Research.

Posted on December 17, 2021 by admin

On the occasion of the International Migrants Day December 18, 2021 Springer Nature provides free access throughout December to a fine collection of articles on recent migration research. Publication outlets supported by GLO have published seven of the chosen contributions … Continue reading →

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