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Happy Holidays from Klaus F. Zimmermann

Dear Social Network:Season’s Greetings, happy holidays and a healthy & confident start into the New Year 2020! Many thanks to all friends and partners for the very many exciting experiences in 2019.Best regards Klaus F. Zimmermann Ends;

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CEU Left Budapest to Move to Vienna! Interview with former CEU School of Public Policy Dean Martin Kahanec about the background.

Under political pressure of the Hungarian Government, the Central European University (CEU) has left this year Budapest for Vienna. Leaving behind a wonderful and perfect infrastructure, the university has found an attractive new place in Austria’s capital. The matter represents … Continue reading

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GLO-Renmin University Conference 2019 in Beijing: Final Report

The Second GLO – Renmin University of China Conference on Labor Economics in Beijing took place in the North Hall, Century Hall, RUC, 7-8 December 2019. More details: Report 1 and Report 2. The full program and further conference pictures … Continue reading

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An exploratory study of populism for Italy

A new GLO Discussion Paper is providing evidence that heterogeneity in populism does not follow a left/right divide. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual platform to … Continue reading

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Estimating Poverty for Refugee Populations

A new GLO Discussion Paper firstly measures poverty among refugees. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual platform to stimulate global research, debate and collaboration. GLO Discussion … Continue reading

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GLO President met CCG President Henry Wang in Beijing and returned to Bonn

In the morning of December 12, the Beijing-based Center for China and Globalization (CCG), a leading non-governmental think tank in China dedicated to the study of globalization, received GLO President Klaus F. Zimmermann. CCG President Henry Wang (also a GLO … Continue reading

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Academic exchange in top Beijing Universities: Renmin University of China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Normal University, and Peking University.

GLO President Klaus F. Zimmermann has a history of three decades of collaborations with Chinese academic researchers, has published frequently in Chinese and is since 2006 a Honorary Professor at Renmin University of China in Beijing. During his recent visit … Continue reading

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Employee Representatives Foster Firm Performance

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows that in Portugal employee representatives foster firm performance through increased training of workers. 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

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Trade in Information Technologies and Changes in the Demand for Occupations

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows that the China-driven fall in IT prices has increased the demand for high wage occupations and reduced the demand for low wage occupations. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental … Continue reading

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2020 Kuznets Prize of the Journal of Population Economics Awarded on January 3, 2020 at the ASSA Meeting in San Diego/USA.

2020 Kuznets Prize Awarded to Gautam Hazarika, Chandan Kumar Jha & Sudipta Sarangi Gautam Hazarika (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), Chandan Kumar Jha (Le Moyne College, Madden School of Business), and Sudipta Sarangi (Virginia Tech) will receive the 2020 … Continue reading

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