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EBES-GLO-FOM Conference in Berlin: May 23, 2018 GLO Sessions Complete

Posted on March 25, 2018 by admin

The 25th Conference of the Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) will take place on May 23-25, 2018 in Berlin/Germany. It is jointly organized with the Global Labor Organization (GLO) and hosted by the FOM University in their Berlin study … Continue reading →

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Global Insights – MyView: No abuse of child benefits!

Posted on March 22, 2018 by admin

Trouble is currently generating once again the payment of German child allowance abroad. 343 million euros were spent on foreign children living abroad in 2017, significantly less than in the previous year (414 million euros). It is true that payments … Continue reading →

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Global Insights – eine Meinung: Kein Mißbrauch beim Kindergeld!

Posted on March 22, 2018 by admin

Aufregung erzeugt derzeit wieder einmal die Zahlung von deutschem Kindergeld ins Ausland. 343 Millionen Euro sind 2017 für im Ausland lebende ausländische Kinder geflossen, deutlich weniger als im Vorjahr (414 Millionen Euro). Richtig ist, daß sich dabei die Zahlungen im … Continue reading →

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Understanding “Fading Hope” in the United States: Ritzen & Zimmermann suggest a new understanding of major changes of our world today

Posted on March 18, 2018 by admin

A large literature has discussed whether the increase in inequality over the last decade in Western industrial countries such as the United States (US) would lead to increasing tensions between socio-economic groups, social uprising and political change which might in … Continue reading →

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GLO President Zimmermann visits Jinan University in Guangzhou China

Posted on March 12, 2018 by admin

On the invitation of Professor and Dean Shuaizhang Feng, Head of the Institute for Economic and Social Research (IESR), the President of the Global Labor Organization (GLO), Klaus F. Zimmermann (UNU-MERIT, Maastricht), visits Jinan University in Guangzhou China from March … Continue reading →

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“Big Data and Unemployment Analysis” published in the Journal of Renmin University of China

Posted on March 9, 2018 by admin

Internet or “big” data are increasingly measuring the relevant activities of individuals, households, firms and public agents in a timely way. The information set involves large numbers of observations and embraces flexible conceptual forms and experimental settings. Therefore, internet data … Continue reading →

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Global Insights – MyView: The double SDP in decline?

Posted on March 4, 2018 by admin

As announced this morning, the members of the German Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD), the SDP, are supporting a new Grand Coalition with Angela Merkel and her conservatives with a strong vote of two thirds. It is a self-rescue in the … Continue reading →

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Global Insights – eine Meinung: Die doppelte SPD im Niedergang?

Posted on March 4, 2018 by admin

Die SPD rettet sich mit ihrem Mitgliederentscheid mit klarem Votum in die Große Koalition. Damit ist sie einem fast sicheren, weiteren Niedergang vorerst entkommen. Aber die alten Probleme bleiben. In vier der fünf vergangenen Regierungsperioden hat sie die Politik Deutschlands … Continue reading →

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St. Petersburg: “Second International Labour Forum” Debates the Future of Labor and How to Learn From other Countries

Posted on March 4, 2018 by admin

March 1 -2, 2018: St Petersburg/Russia presented  the Second International Labour Forum of the Government of St Petersburg. The forum was organized by the Government of St Petersburg, St Petersburg State University and the ExpoForum-International company and supported by the … Continue reading →

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GLO President Zimmermann spoke in Policy Panel of DIE WEIS[S]E WIRTSCHAFT in Vienna evaluating the migration and integration policy objectives of the new Austrian government

Posted on March 3, 2018 by admin

In a series of evaluation events, the Vienna-based DIE WEIS[S]E WIRTSCHAFT, an independent group of policy analysts supporting evidence-based policymaking, has brought together experts to discuss and evaluate the new Austrian government coalition contract. A last round of experts met … Continue reading →

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