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August 24, 2019. Yen appreciation has damaged Japanese manufacturing.

A new GLO Discussion Paper suggests that the periods of yen appreciation over the last decades had more than just transitory negative effects on Japanese manufacturing. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions … Continue reading

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August 24, 2019. Social remittances by international migrants induce political and social change: Now published in the Journal of Population Economics.

Using data for Morocco, the paper provides further evidence that international migration fosters the transfer of political and social norms (social remittances). Read more in: Michele Tuccio, Jackline Wahba & Bachir HamdouchInternational migration as a driver of political and social … Continue reading

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August 23, 2019. ‘Female genital mutilation: Do return migrants transfer social norms?: Now published in the Journal of Population Economics.

The article finds that girls living in localities with return migrants in Mali are less likely to be circumcised. This effect is driven mainly by the returnees from Côte d’Ivoire, suggesting that, in addition to punitive action against those who … Continue reading

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August 23, 2019. Migrants use alternative channels of entry in response to immigration restrictions.

A new GLO Discussion Paper studying the experiences from the last European Union enlargement rounds suggests that immigration restrictions just lead to the use of alternative channels of entry. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental … Continue reading

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August 22, 2019. Endowment dominates preferences: Women’s work behavior across generations. Study published in the Journal of Population Economics.

The results in the study suggest the dominance of the endowment channel over the preference channel. Read more in: Zhongda Li & Lu Liu:Preference or endowment? Intergenerational transmission of women’s work behavior and the underlying mechanismsJournal of Population Economics, Vol. … Continue reading

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August 22, 2019. GLO Network Supports Young Scholars Through Its ‘Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS)’. Deadline for Applications: September 20, 2019

Global Labor Organization (GLO) invites interested young scholars to apply for participation in the 2019-20 GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS) Application deadline: September 20, 2019, 5 pm GMT About GLO: The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is a global, … Continue reading

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August 22, 2019. How foreign aid affects asylum inflows: It depends on the state of development in the origin countries!

A new GLO Discussion Paper suggests that foreign aid may reduce asylum inflows from poor countries in the short run, but inflows from less poor economies show a positive but weak relation with aid. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is … Continue reading

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August 21, 2019. Baby bonus as a successful pro-natalist policy? Now published in the Journal of Population Economics.

The study using Canadian experiences finds that properly structured pro-natal policies can successfully increase fertility among different segments of the population. Read more in: Natalie Malak, Md Mahbubur Rahman & Terry A. Yip:Baby bonus, anyone? Examining heterogeneous responses to a pro-natalist policy Journal … Continue reading

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August 21, 2019. Interest Rate Uncertainty Affects Investments

A new GLO Discussion Paper derives the exact shape of the “hysteretic” impact of changes in the interest rate on macroeconomic investment under scenarios of both certainty and uncertainty. Conclusions deal with the efficacy of central bank’s interest rate policy. … Continue reading

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Journal of Population Economics: Annual Report 2019 & Issue 4, 2019 available. Planning Meeting at UNU-MERIT.

The Editor-in-Chief (Klaus F. Zimmermann) and the Managing Editor (Michaella Vanore) of the Journal of Population Economics met on August 13, 2019 at UNU-MERIT in Maastricht/The Netherlands to discuss the newly available 2019 Editor-in-Chief Report (EiC), celebrated the just published … Continue reading

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