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Category Archives: Research
Klaus F. Zimmermann is ranked #264 among the 1,000 Top Scientists in Economics & Finance of the World for 2022
Research.com, a leading academic platform for researchers, has just released the 2022 Edition of their Ranking of the Top 1,000 Scientists in the field of Economics and Finance. GLO President Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann, UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University, is … Continue reading
Social assimilation and immigrants’ labour market outcomes.
The new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics finds that assimilation in Australia is strongly associated with employment and wages as well as a number of job satisfaction measures. Matloob Piracha, Massimiliano Tani, Zhiming Cheng & Ben Zhe … Continue reading
Children and Female Employment in Mongolia
A new GLO Discussion Paper suggests that cultural biases against women may contribute to the observed low female employment. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1015, 2022 Children and Female Employment in Mongolia – Download PDFby Nikolova, Elena & Polansky, Jakub GLO … Continue reading
Born or bred? The roles of nature and nurture for intergenerational persistence in labour market outcomes.
A new paper published Online First in the Journal of Population Economics finds heritability for Norway to account for about 50–100% of intergenerational transmissions. Ulvestad, M.E.S., Markussen, S. Born or bred? The roles of nature and nurture for intergenerational persistence … Continue reading
Labor-Management Relations in Autocratic Regimes
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies labor-management relations in autocratic regimes for transitional peripheral economies in Central Asia (Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan) and hierarchical market economies in Latin America (Colombia and Honduras). GLO Discussion Paper No. 1014, 2022 Labor-Management Relations in … Continue reading
Dead-end jobs or steppingstones? Precarious work in Albania.
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the research is more supportive of the dead-end hypothesis than the idea that a lower quality job can be a steppingstone into a better job. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1011, 2022 Dead-end jobs … Continue reading
Does relative age affect speed and quality of transition from school to work?
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that an increase in relative age increases the likelihood of being employed, having a permanent contract , and having full-time employment. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1010, 2022 Does relative age affect speed and quality … Continue reading
Effects of teaching practices on life satisfaction
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that teaching practices (group discussion) can improve student life satisfaction. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1009, 2022 Effects of teaching practices on life satisfaction and test scores: evidence from the Program for International Student Assessment … Continue reading
Covid-19 and Working from Home: toward a “new normal”?
A new GLO Discussion Paper discusses the potential of working from home as the “new normal”. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1013, 2022 Covid-19 and Working from Home: toward a “new normal”? – Download PDFby Kosteas, Vasilios D. & Renna, Francesco … Continue reading
COVID-19, Gender and Labour
A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews the literature to find that Covid-19 may endanger progress in gender equality but has also contributed to increased awareness around the globe of the importance of caring labor and care workers. GLO Discussion Paper … Continue reading