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The article studies how the Russian old-age pension affects labor supply, home production, and subjective wellbeing. Read more in: Louise Grogan & Fraser SummerfieldGovernment Transfers, Work, and Wellbeing: Evidence from the Russian Old-Age PensionJournal of Population Economics, Vol. 32 (2019), … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that extreme temperatures increased violent mortality in Russia with unequal impact across gender and age groups. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper suggests that government size has reduced inequality in European countries over the period 2004-2015. 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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →