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Miami Beach & ASSA 2019 in Atlanta

After his trip through Africa and Asia, Klaus F. Zimmermann has left Bonn on December 23 to enjoy Christmas and the beginning of the New Year at Miami Beach. After the holidays, Klaus F. Zimmermann will participate at the ASSA … Continue reading

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60th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics ended in Mumbai

On December 16, Klaus F. Zimmermann had moved from Seoul/South Korea to Mumbai/ India, to participate at the 60th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), which took place on 19-21 December at the Indira Gandhi Institute … Continue reading

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Happy holidays 2018!

Back from a Pre-Christmas tour de force through three continents (November 28 to December 22): Luxembourg-Brussels-Kigali-Xiamen-Seoul-Mumbai conferences. Some quick pictures from the trip. (No Christmas signs in Kigali.) Now on my way to Florida and Atlanta…. Follow me on my … Continue reading

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Visiting the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) in Mumbai

On December 16, Klaus F. Zimmermann has moved to Mumbai, India, for the 60th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), which takes place 19-21 December at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR). He will … Continue reading

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Dreaming Eternal Happiness in the National Museum of Korea

During his visit to Seoul at Sogang University (Report I) and ASSLE (Report II), Klaus F. Zimmermann (UNU-MERIT & GLO), he also enjoyed “dreaming happiness” at the National Museum of Korea. With its 27,090 square meters, the National Museum of … Continue reading

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GLO President Klaus F. Zimmermann spoke at AASLE in Seoul about parental learning among ethnic German migrants to Germany.

The President of the Global Labor Organization (GLO), Klaus F. Zimmermann (UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University), reached South Korea on December 11 to speak first on December 12 in a research seminar at Sogang University Seoul about “Arsenic Contamination of Drinking … Continue reading

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November 2018: New GLO Discussion Papers & Discussion Paper of the Month on Sources of Inequality in East Africa

The discussion paper of the month (see below) deals with the sources of inequality in East Africa. It concludes that promoting equity in education requires policies that go beyond raising average school quality and should attend to the distribution of school … Continue reading

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October 2018: New GLO Discussion Papers & Discussion Paper of the Month on Human Consequences of Smog

The Discussion Paper of the Month October 2018 (see below) presents a remarkable review of the growing economic and epidemiologic evidence linking air pollution, cognition performance and real-world decision making. All by a leading expert of the field, GLO Fellow & … Continue reading

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GLO President Zimmermann visited Sogang University in Seoul/South Korea to deliver a research seminar

On his pre-Christmas conference and lecture tour through Asia, the President of the Global Labor Organization (GLO), Klaus F. Zimmermann (UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University), reached South Korea on December 11 using Korean Airlines from Xiamen to Seoul. He spoke on … Continue reading

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Dreaming in the “garden on the sea”: Exploring the other side of Xiamen

Jointly organized by WISE, the Institute for Economic and Social Research (IESR) of Jinan University, and the Department of Economics of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the 2018 International Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics at the Wang Yanan Institute … Continue reading

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