-
Recent Posts
- Migration: Konferenz der Leopoldina in Halle (Saale) am 27. – 29. November 2024
- Visiting Beijing-China to participate at the Seventh Renmin University of China & GLO Annual Conference 2024
- Parental Gender Stereotypes and Student Well-Being: Paper now published OPEN ACCESS Online First in Kyklos – Math Stereotypes of Parents Increase Student Misery!
- Research Visit to Edinburgh, Scotland, October 13-17, 2024
- The 49th EBES Conference – University of Piraeus Athens, Greece, October 16-18, 2024 has started.
Archives
Categories
Meta
Subscribe to Blog via Email
-
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
Category Archives: Research
The COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 US presidential election: The disease has contributed to the US election outcome.
A new article published in the Journal of Population Economics suggests that Donald Trump would likely have won re-election if COVID-19 cases in the United States had been 5 percent lower. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan … Continue reading
Socio-demographic factors associated with self-protecting behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic in the USA.
A new paper published online in the Journal of Population Economics discusses why it is so vital to understand what drives people to engage in or refrain from health-related behaviors during a pandemic and reveal the role of socioeconomic differences … Continue reading
Australia: Implications of COVID-19 labour market shocks for inequality in financial wellbeing.
A new paper published online in the Journal of Population Economics indicates that the negative COVID-19 labour market effects are felt the most by people in the lowest percentiles of the financial wellbeing distribution suggesting significant increases in financial wellbeing … Continue reading
Consequences of War: Japan’s Demographic Transition and the Marriage Market.
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the decrease in the male to female sex ratio in World War II contributed to a lower decline in fertility and child mortality rates in postwar Japan. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is … Continue reading
Identity and Labor Market Outcomes of Immigrants
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for Italy that immigrants with stronger feelings of belonging to the societies of both the host and home country have higher employment rates, while those who exclusively identify with the host country culture do … Continue reading
Does social participation improve cognitive abilities of the elderly? New article ONLINE FIRST with free READLINK in the Journal of Population Economics.
A new paper published online in the Journal of Population Economics finds that participating in social activities has significantly positive impacts on cognitive function among the elderly in China. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental … Continue reading
Do research universities boost regional economic development? Evidence from China
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for China that research universities can have negative effects on local economic development. 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
Emigration and development. What are the links?
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that policies supporting development in low-income countries are associated with less emigration to all destinations, including the rich economies. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as … Continue reading
Kicking You When You’re Already Down: The Multipronged Impact of Austerity on Crime
A new GLO Discussion Paper documents unambiguous evidence of a negative spillover of the welfare reforms of UK Welfare Reform Act 2012 at the heart of the government’s austerity program on social welfare, which reinforced the direct inequality-worsening effect of … Continue reading
Immigrant Supply of Marketable Child Care and Native Fertility in Italy
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the recent increase in the supply of child-care services by immigrants has positively affected native fertility in Italy. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as … Continue reading