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Category Archives: Research
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
School Friendship Networks, Homophily and Multiculturalism: Evidence from European Countries
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for European countries that school friendship networks arise according to homophily along many characteristics (gender, school achievement and ethnic and cultural backgrounds). The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization … Continue reading
Decomposing Low Female Labor Force Participation Rates in Selected MENA Countries
A new GLO Discussion Paper carefully analyzes the components of the low female work participation in MENA countries and draws policy conclusions. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network … Continue reading
Task content and job losses in the Great Lockdown in the US
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the short-term labor market effects of the Great Lockdown in the United States. It shows that jobs with a high non-routine content are especially well-protected, even if they are not teleworkable, and underlines the … Continue reading