Category Archives: Research

Understanding inequality within households

A new GLO Discussion Paper documents that there are substantial inequalities within households in some contexts and that these often, but not always, disfavor women and children. GLO Discussion Paper No. 961, 2021 Understanding inequality within households – Download PDFby … Continue reading

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Inequality and top incomes

A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews methodologies and literature to capture and analyze top incomes. GLO Discussion Paper No. 959, 2021 Inequality and top incomes – Download PDFby Bartels, Charlotte & Waldenström, Daniel GLO Fellow Charlotte Bartels Author Abstract: This … Continue reading

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Mental Health Consequences of Working from Home during the Pandemic

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for South Korea that working from home affected females negatively, but not when workers live with children in the household. GLO Discussion Paper No. 960, 2021 Mental Health Consequences of Working from Home during … Continue reading

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Race against time to save human lives during the COVID-19 with vaccines: Global evidence

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows that the number of new deaths per million significantly decreases after half of the population is vaccinated, but the number of new cases witnesses an insignificant change. GLO Discussion Paper No. 958, 2021 Race … Continue reading

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Optimally Targeting Interventions in Networks during a Pandemic: Theory and Evidence from the Networks of Nursing Homes in the United States

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that laissez-faire pandemic policy is associated with an increased number of deaths in nursing homes and higher state GDP growth. In terms of the death count, laissez-faire is more harmful to nursing homes than … Continue reading

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Long-term consequences of conflict for child school achievements

A new paper published OPEN ACCESS in the Journal of Population Economics shows that an increase in family experience of conflict has large negative long-term effects on the educational attainment of children. Cohort at risk: long-term consequences of conflict for … Continue reading

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Hiring Discrimination in Labor Markets. An Experimental Study of Mood Regulation

A new GLO Discussion Paper identifies a link between mood and hiring decisions. Substantial experimental evidence suggests that discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender exists also in online labor markets. GLO Discussion Paper No. 956, 2021 Hiring Discrimination in … Continue reading

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Education Quality, Green Technology, and the Economic Impact of Carbon Pricing

A new GLO Discussion Paper suggests that investments in education quality are needed for better enabling green technological innovation and adaptation and reducing inequality that results from carbon pricing. GLO Discussion Paper No. 955, 2021 Education Quality, Green Technology, and … Continue reading

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Membership in Employers’ Associations and Collective Bargaining Coverage in Germany

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that a more differentiated picture of industrial relations can be obtained by considering both membership in employers’ associations and collective bargaining coverage. GLO Discussion Paper No. 954, 2021 Membership in Employers’ Associations and Collective … Continue reading

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Gender Differences in Economics PhD Field Specializations with Correlated Choices

A new GLO Discussion Paper models the process of field specialization choice among beginning economists. GLO Discussion Paper No. 953, 2021 Gender Differences in Economics PhD Field Specializations with Correlated Choices – Download PDFby Sierminska, Eva & Oaxaca, Ronald L. … Continue reading

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