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US Gun Ownership, Lethality and Murder Rates: Analysis and Policy Proposals in a New GLO Discussion Paper
A new GLO Discussion Paper discusses the US gun-related murder rate and places it in an international perspective, where the US rate is 27 times the average rate for 22 other developed countries; and the gun ownership rate is over … Continue reading
Social Contacts, Dutch Language Proficiency and Immigrant Economic Performance in the Netherlands: New GLO Discussion Paper
A new GLO Discussion Paper reveals that in the Netherlands good social contacts and a good mastery of the native language enhance immigrants’ economic performance. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as … Continue reading
Quantity and Quality of Work in the Platform Economy: A New GLO Discussion Paper
A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews this timely issue for the digital labor markets where labor-intensive services are traded by matching requestors (employers and/or consumers) and providers (workers). The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization … Continue reading
What governments can do: Workplace Positive Actions, Trans People’s Self-Esteem and Human Resources’ Evaluations
A new GLO Discussion Paper surveys evidence in the literature that trans people’s self-esteem and self-respect can be enhanced by policy makers’ positive actions to promote inclusivity at the workplace. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and … Continue reading
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Italians at work: New GLO Discussion Paper provides the anatomy of the Italian occupational structure
A new GLO Discussion Paper demonstrates that the Italian occupational structure is strongly hierarchical, with the locus of power distinct by the locus of knowledge generation. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions … Continue reading
Special Issue Part II of the International Journal of Manpower on ‘Contributions to School-to-Work Transitions’ edited by Pastore & Zimmermann
Contributions to school-to-work transitions: vocational training, skill mismatch and policy The persistently high youth unemployment rates in many countries are of major concern in society and a challenge for researchers to provide evidence for policy-making (Francesco Pastore and Zimmermann, 2019; … Continue reading
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Visiting Ningbo on November 3, 2019 after the Belt & Road Conference at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China.
GLO President Zimmerman visited the University of Nottingham Ningbo/China Globalisation and Economic Policy Centre (GEP) on November 1-2 for the 11th GEP China Conference on “Globalisation with Chinese Characteristics: The Belt and Road Initiative, International Trade and FDI”. See Report. … Continue reading
Gender Gaps in Education: New GLO Discussion Paper provides a secular review
A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews the growing body of research in economics which concentrates on the education gender gap and its evolution, over time and across countries. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization … Continue reading
Globalization with Chinese Characteristics: The Belt and Road Initiative, International Trade and FDI. GLO President Zimmermann participated at the conference and provided a public keynote lecture on “Global Labor Challenges and the B&R Initiative”.
On October 31, 2019 GLO President Zimmermann terminated his visit at Lexin University in Shanghai (see Report 1 and Report 2) to travel by car to Ningbo. There, he visited the University of Nottingham Ningbo/China Globalisation and Economic Policy Centre … Continue reading
What the literature says: Does smartphone use harm academic performance? Review of a new GLO Discussion Paper.
A new GLO Discussion Paper reveals a predominance of empirical results in the academic literature supporting a negative association between students’ frequency of smartphone use and their academic success. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental … Continue reading