Category Archives: Research

A new GLO Discussion Paper using meta-regression estimates suggest that the results of the primary literature are not stable across cultures and gender, and that ranking and academic field of the journal matter. GLO Discussion Paper No. 902 [rev.], 2021 … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that they do and half of the penalty can be explained by the perception that those applicants who make spelling errors have lower interpersonal skills, conscientiousness and mental abilities. GLO Discussion Paper No. 899, … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the correlation between income and satisfaction is greater for the lower-income group (the Roma) than for the higher-income group (majority population). GLO Discussion Paper No. 898, 2021 Subjective Well-being, Income, and Ethnicity in … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews the literature concerning the evolution of cultural traits in general and preferences in particular. GLO Discussion Paper No. 894, 2021 Rules, preferences and evolution from the family angle – Download PDFby Cigno, Alessandro GLO … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper examines an Indian conditional cash transfer program to find an improved sex ratio at birth and better post-birth outcomes like immunization and education. GLO Discussion Paper No. 888, 2021 The Power of Lakshmi: Monetary Incentives … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds based on 85 articles in the literature that retirement affects health positively in 28% of the studies, 13% negatively while the rest are inconclusive. GLO Discussion Paper No. 897, 2021 Retirement and health outcomes … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that heat in the pre-conception period has detrimental impacts on fertility. GLO Discussion Paper No. 896, 2021 Temperature, climate change, and fertility – Download PDFby Hajdu, Tamás & Hajdu, Gábor GLO Fellows Gábor Hajdu … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper highlights the relevance of the definition of the dependent variable for inferences and interpretation of studies about the effectiveness of industrial relations institutions and raises questions about the validity of the studied performance measures. GLO … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows that exposure to the FIFA Soccer World Cups had had a negative impact on male Vietnamese student performance and subsequent labor market success. GLO Discussion Paper No. 893, 2021 The Long-Term Effect of FIFA … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds a decreasing trend in subjective poverty in 16 of 28 countries. Conversely, the official relative income poverty indicator exhibits increasing trends in eleven countries, with decreasing trends in only four countries. GLO Discussion Paper … Continue reading →