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Ed Lazear died yesterday. Huge loss for economists, science and society.
Ed Lazear, the visionary of personnel economics, died yesterday at age 72. Gary Becker & Ed Lazear: Great economists, visionary researchers and wonderful colleagues. Ends;
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Violent Conflict Exposure in Nigeria and Labor Supply of Farm Households
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that exposure to violent conflict significantly reduces the total number of hours worked in Nigerian farm households. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international … Continue reading
GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS): Announcement of the 2020-21 GLO VirtYS Cohort
The GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS) 2020/2021 has started its activity. In the spirit of the GLO Mission, the GLO VirtYS program’s goal is to contribute to the development of the future generation of researchers, who are committed … Continue reading
GLO Fellow Ira Gang (Rutgers University) spoke about ‘Schooling Forsaken or Not? Education and Migration’. Video from the GLO Virtual Seminar Series.
The GLO Virtual Seminar is a monthly internal GLO research event chaired by GLO Director Matloob Piracha and hosted by the GLO partner institution University of Kent. The results are available on the GLO website and the GLO News section, … Continue reading
Gulags, Crime, and Elite Violence: Origins and Consequences of the Russian Mafia
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the origins and consequences of the Russian mafia. 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 … Continue reading
Now on Video: Watch the EBES-GLO Joint Webinar with David Audretsch on Covid-19, Democracy & Entrepreneurship chaired by GLO & EBES President Klaus F. Zimmermann from November 13, 2020.
November 13, 2020: EBES-GLO Joint Online Seminar. Berlin 3-4 pm & Istanbul 5-6 pm. David Audretsch (Indiana University): The Threat Posed by the Covid-19 Pandemic to Democracy & Entrepreneurship. Chaired by EBES & GLO President Klaus F. ZimmermannOrganized by EBES … Continue reading
Job Status, International Migration and Educational Choice
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that people who consider migrating abroad will have either lower years of schooling, or generally have not completed professional schools. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions … Continue reading
Finance, gender, and entrepreneurship: India’s informal sector firms
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds strong empirical evidence supporting the crucial role of financial access in promoting entrepreneurship among informal sector firms in India. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as … Continue reading
Beyond the added-worker and the discouraged-worker effects: the entitled-worker effect
A new GLO Discussion Paper identifies and analyses a new effect related to the cyclical behavior of labor supply: the Entitled-Worker Effect (EWE) and provides evidence for the effect in Spain. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan … Continue reading
What drives social returns to education? A meta-analysis.
A new GLO Discussion Paper documents that education can generate important externalities that contribute towards economic growth and convergence. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual platform … Continue reading