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Selective labor immigration policies matter: Insights from Canada in a New GLO Research Paper

Posted on April 16, 2018 by admin

Europe is discussing how to improve the labor market performance of economic migrants and their integration chances. The Canadian immigration system is often seen as a model case. Is there an earnings benefit depending on the selection channel under the … Continue reading →

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Amazing again – Bonn Cherry Blossoms 2018

Posted on April 16, 2018 by admin

NOW AGAIN: Party in the “Old City” of Bonn, the so-called Altstadt, the craft and civil city quarter of Bonn/Germany. Cherry trees will unfold soon their full bloom into a sea of cherry blossoms…   Bonn Cherry Blossom Festival WONDERFUL … Continue reading →

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Does Foreign Aid Stop Refugee Flows? New Evidence for the Policy Debate

Posted on April 14, 2018 by admin

In the recent heated public debates in Europe about how to control refugee flows to Europe, it is often argued that foreign aid should be helpful to moderate such migration. In a new Discussion Paper of the Global Labor Organization … Continue reading →

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Bucharest Conference on Economic and Social Research: Call for Papers

Posted on April 14, 2018 by admin

The Institute for Economic Forecasting and the Romanian Academy in Bucharest invite paper submissions and participants to the 4th International Conference on “Recent Advances in Economic and Social Research“, in Bucharest on May 10-11, 2018. SECTIONS Section I – Economic … Continue reading →

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Important Health Policy and Healthcare Event Supported by GLO takes place at Yale University on May 11-13, 2018

Posted on April 14, 2018 by admin

Important health research and policy event at Yale University organized by the China Health Policy and Management Society and GLO Fellow Xi Chen of Yale University, and supported, among others, by the Global Labor Organization (GLO). GLO is contributing two … Continue reading →

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Migration for Development: From Research to Policy. How Economic Migration May Foster Development at Home

Posted on April 13, 2018 by admin

A high-profile workshop organized by the European Development Research Network focused on how migration and migration policies can affect economic development and studied the policies that strengthen the benefits of migration for both sending and receiving countries. The event took … Continue reading →

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Inter-generational transmission of fertility preferences in Romania: How the 1966 abortion ban has affected the demand for children in the next-generation

Posted on April 13, 2018 by admin

How do fertility preferences transfer between generations within families? In a new Discussion Paper of the Global Labor Organization (GLO), GLO Fellow Federico H. Gutierrez (Vanderbilt University) provides evidence using a historical event, the 1966 abortion ban in Romania. Current … Continue reading →

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New study shows: Individuals of Eastern Orthodox religion are less happy and have less social capital

Posted on April 12, 2018 by admin

Relative to Catholics, Protestants and non-believers, those individuals of Eastern Orthodox religion seem to be less happy, have less social capital and prefer old ideas and safe jobs. In a new Discussion Paper of the Global Labor Organization (GLO), Simeon … Continue reading →

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Immigration restrictions induce lower cultural assimilation

Posted on April 9, 2018 by admin

As migration research has shown, restricting free labor mobility leads to more migrants in the host country. People stay longer or forever and bring family. My 2014 article on Circular Migration has reviewed this point providing evidence for Mexico and … Continue reading →

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Brown & Zimmermann: Both Co-Directors of POP discussed the strategy for 2018 at UNU-MERIT in Maastricht

Posted on April 2, 2018 by admin

Alessio Brown and Klaus F. Zimmermann, both Co-Directors of POP at UNU-MERIT in Maastricht, met on March 28, 2018 at UNU-MERIT to discuss the annual research strategy for the group and to meet with PhD students, researchers and GLO Fellows. … Continue reading →

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