Category Archives: Research

A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews the literature to find that initial school closures contributed to a reduction of virus transmission, but schools could reopen safely when substantial within-school preventive measures were implemented; students learned less and learning inequalities widened … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper reveals a statistically significant but small impact on active commuting (i.e. cycling and walking) around the border of the charging zone. The effect is larger for lower-income households and car owners. The findings are robust … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds a weakened role of son preference within families in contemporary China. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1007, 2021 Birth Order Effects, Parenting Style, and Son Preference – Download PDFby Kim, Jun Hyung & Wang, Shaoda … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies gender preferences in Pakistan across three decades to reveal that preference for boys is visible in a increasing desired sex ratio and a worsening sex ratio at last birth. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1005, … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for China that having disadvantaged peers significantly lowers conscientiousness, agreeableness, emotional stability, and social skills. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1004, 2021 Effects of Childhood Peers on Personality Skills – Download PDFby Feng, Shuaizhang & … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that countries perceived as less corrupt and more liberal experience higher vaccination rates. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1003, 2021 Vaccination Policy and Trust – Download PDFby Jelnov, Artyom & Jelnov, Pavel GLO Fellow Pavel … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for China that cities whose top officials had public health or medical backgrounds had significantly lower infection rates than cities whose top officials lacked such backgrounds. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1002, 2021 Role of … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that notwithstanding its beneficial effects, the rapid and widespread diffusion of new technologies poses serious challenges as to their appropriate use once the pandemic will be over and their long-lasting and transformative effects on … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that performance pay consistently and importantly associates with greater stress, but the risk tolerant receiving performance pay suffer less stress than the risk averse. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1000, 2021 Worker Stress and Performance … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that vaccination take-up as of November 2021 in England is positively associated with pre-vaccine COVID-19-related deaths. GLO Discussion Paper No. 999, 2021 When Reality Bites: Local Deaths and Vaccine Take-Up – Download PDFby Giulietti, … Continue reading →