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Celebrating 20 years of service as Free University Berlin Honorary Professor, Klaus F. Zimmermann directed a Student Research Seminar on “Evidence-based policy advice” in the summer term 2021 online at the Free University Berlin. Highlight was a guest visit of the former head of the German Council of Economic Experts, Lars Feld (University of Freiburg).
Klaus F. Zimmermann, Professor Emeritus of Bonn University, now affiliated with UNU-MERIT at Maastricht University, is also an Honorary Professor of the Free University (FU) Berlin since 2001. He was originally appointed Honorary Professor in connection with his position as … Continue reading
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Immigration and intergenerational economic mobility
A new paper published ONLINE FIRST freely accessible in the Journal of Population Economics finds that immigration from low-income countries reduces intergenerational mobility and thus steepens the social gradient in natives’ labor market outcomes, whereas immigration from high-income countries levels … Continue reading
The case of Astrazeneca’s Vaxzevria vaccine: Can a supranational medicines agency restore trust after vaccine suspensions?
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the impact of the European Medicines Agency’s 2021 March 18th statement assuring the public of the safety of Vaxzevria and the immediate reinstatement of the vaccine by most countries to find that survey respondents’ … Continue reading
How Collective Bargaining Shapes Poverty: New Evidence for Developed Countries
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that a poverty-reducing effect of collective bargaining institutions stems from the political strength of trade unions in promoting public social spending rather than from any direct effect on earnings inequalities. GLO Discussion Paper No. … Continue reading
Optimal lockdown and social welfare
A new paper published ONLINE FIRST freely accessible in the Journal of Population Economics examines the robustness of the optimal lockdown strategy to the postulated social welfare criterion. Optimal lockdown and social welfare by Pierre Pestieau and Grégory Ponthière Published … Continue reading
Do Elections Accelerate the COVID-19 Pandemic? Evidence from a Natural Experiment.
A new GLO Discussion Paper confirms for the Czech Republic that elections in 2020 propagated the spread of Covid-19. GLO Discussion Paper No. 891, 2021 Do Elections Accelerate the COVID-19 Pandemic? Evidence from a Natural Experiment – Download PDFby Ján … Continue reading
Sexual orientation and earnings
The meta-analysis provided in a new paper published ONLINE FIRST freely accessible finds that gay men earned less than heterosexual men; lesbian women earned more than heterosexual women, while bisexual men earned less than heterosexual men. Sexual Orientation and Earnings. … Continue reading
Skipping the doctor: evidence from a case with extended self-certification of paid sick leave
Norway extended to workers the right to self-certify sickness absence from work. A new paper published ONLINE FIRST OPEN ACCESS in the Journal of Population Economics rules out large absence increases after the reform but provides evidence that the policy … Continue reading
Early-life exposure to conflict and subjective survival probabilities in adult life.
A new paper published ONLINE FIRST OPEN ACCESS in the Journal of Population Economics presents evidence to support the hypothesis that personal growth and life appreciation emerge after traumatic events, thereby leading to optimistic perceptions of longevity. I am a … Continue reading
The impact of repeated mass antigen testing for COVID-19 on the prevalence of the disease.
As the first country in the world, Slovakia implemented and repeated mass rapid antigen testing. A new paper published ONLINE FIRST OPEN ACCESS in the Journal of Population Economics has shown that this had reduced infections substantially. The impact of … Continue reading