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A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that exposure to role models increases high ability female students’ preferences for engineering programs. GLO Discussion Paper No. 975, 2021 Women in Engineering: The Role of Role Models – Download PDFby Agurto, M. & … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper evaluates research to find that LGBT inclusion and positive economic outcomes mutually reinforced each other. November 13-19: Transgender Awareness Week … LINK for more information GLO Discussion Paper No. 980, 2021 The Economics of Being … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper documents the size and consequences of worker misallocations into jobs. GLO Discussion Paper No. 976, 2021 “Are you in the right job?” Human Capital Mismatch in the UK – Download PDFby Galanakis, Yannis GLO Fellow … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that education played a protective role, significantly reducing mortality rates, during the first wave of the pandemic (between March and May 2020), but not during the second wave (between October and December 2020). GLO … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows that women appear to be more sensitive to the effect of the pandemic, and report much higher levels of anxiety and depression than males. GLO Discussion Paper No. 977, 2021 The Effect of Repeated … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds small but statistically significant detrimental effects on labor market outcomes of Vietnam veterans residing in unauthorized Chinese enclaves in 1990. GLO Discussion Paper No. 974, 2021 Trade Networks, Heroin Markets, and the Labor Market … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for Turkey that increasing the minimum wage reduces the employment probability of young males first but school enrollment increases over time and absorbs the negative employment effect. GLO Discussion Paper No. 973, 2021 The … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that hiring discrimination against candidates with disabilities, older candidates, and less physically attractive candidates is at least equally severe as the unequal treatment of candidates with salient racial or ethnic characteristics. GLO Discussion Paper … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that a small number of occupations are responsible for a large share of registrations. GLO Discussion Paper No. 971, 2021 Which Occupations Do Jobseekers and Firms Look For? Evidence from Three Public Employment Services … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews the consequences of telework for households. GLO Discussion Paper No. 970, 2021 Telework and Time Use – Download PDFby Pabilonia, Sabrina Wulff & Vernon, Victoria GLO Fellows Sabrina Pabilonia & Victoria Vernon Author Abstract: … Continue reading →