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Unions, Worker Participation and Worker Well-Being

A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews the long-term evidence about the relationship between unions and job satisfaction. 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 … Continue reading

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The Effect of the 2016 United States Presidential Election on Employment Discrimination

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that employment discrimination increased after the 2016 presidential election in the United States. 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

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Adverse selection, learning, and competitive search

A new GLO Discussion Paper develops a dynamic version of the competitive search model with adverse selection. Numerical results show that firm learning does not increase labor market efficiency. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental … Continue reading

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Contact vs. Information: What shapes attitudes towards immigration? Evidence from an experiment in schools.

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds on experimental basis with students from middle- and high-school classes in the city of Rome that obtaining information about migrants shape open attitudes more effectively than meeting one, but neither treatment affects feelings associated … Continue reading

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What Happens in Criminal Firms after Godfather Management Removal? Judicial Administration and Firms Performance.

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that removing the criminal ties makes it challenging for the firm to maintain profitability and efficiency. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network … Continue reading

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The COVID-19 Pandemic and the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election

A new GLO Discussion Paper suggests that Donald Trump would likely have won re-election if COVID-19 cases in the United States had been 5 percent lower. While some people may argue that “A German – Turkish vaccine conspiracy has cost … Continue reading

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The Regressive Costs of Drinking Water Contaminant Avoidance

A new GLO Discussion Paper documents that poorer households bear disproportionate costs of water quality violations in the United States. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual … Continue reading

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Journal of Population Economics Webinar on November 19, 2020: Kuznets Prize 2021 & Presentation of the newly published Issue 1, 2021.

Volume 34, issue 1, 2021 of the Journal of Population Economics is published online. See below the list of articles and access links to read or download the contributions. PARTICIPATE in the November 19, 2020 (Thursday); (2-5 pm CET) Journal … Continue reading

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Borderline Disorder: (De facto) Historical Ethnic Borders and Contemporary Conflict in Africa

A new GLO Discussion Paper documents that in Africa both the intensive and extensive margins of contemporary conflict are higher close to historical ethnic borders. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as … Continue reading

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Expanding the Measurement of Culture with a Sample of Two Billion Humans

A new GLO Discussion Paper demonstrates that massive online social networks can advance the study of human culture by providing quantitative, scalable, and high-resolution measurement of behaviorally revealed cultural values and preferences. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, … Continue reading

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