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GLO President Awards Kuznets Prize in Washington DC

Posted on February 8, 2018 by admin

The Kuznets Prize 2018 will be awarded to Chunbei Wang and Le Wang of the University of Oklahoma. The prize will be given at a dinner event of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) in Washington DC on February 8, 2018. GLO … Continue reading →

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Workaholics around the world: Where people work most hours

Posted on February 5, 2018 by admin

Facts or myth? Lazy Greeks, hard working Germans or Americans? Japanese facing death from overwork – “karoshi”? The facts provide a different picture. The OECD – based chart below shows the share of workers in 2015 working 60 or more … Continue reading →

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How do age-differences between married couples associate with marital satisfaction?

Posted on February 4, 2018 by admin

Both women and men likewise are more satisfied with younger marital partners and less satisfied with older ones. Marital satisfaction for a younger partner which is initially higher than for similar aged couples declines relatively with marital duration and converges … Continue reading →

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Research Journal “Comparative Economic Studies” appoints new editors as of January 2018

Posted on February 2, 2018 by admin

The research journal Comparative Economic Studies has recently announced the appointment of Professor Nauro Campos (Brunel University London and GLO) as the incoming Editor. Prof. Campos has taken over editorship of the journal from Profs. Paul Wachtel and Josef Brada.  … Continue reading →

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“Sexual Orientation and the Labor Market”: Submission Deadline for Research Journal is August 31, 2018

Posted on January 22, 2018 by admin

REMINDER: Call for papers for a special issue of the International Journal of Manpower  on: “Sexual Orientation and the Labor Market” Submissions will be accepted until August 31, 2018. Edited by Nick Drydakis (Anglia Ruskin University, University of Cambridge, IZA, … Continue reading →

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Zukunft weiter ungesichert: SPD-Sonderparteitag in Bonn macht nur mühsam den Weg frei für Verhandlungen über große Koalition

Posted on January 21, 2018 by admin

Bonn – Deutschland. Sonntag, 21. Januar 2018 (An English comment) “Die Sozialdemokraten haben auf ihrem außerordentlichen Parteitag in Bonn mit quälender Mehrheit die Aufnahme von Koalitionsverhandlungen mit der Union beschlossen. Es ist zu hoffen, daß der ökonomische und politische Musterknabe … Continue reading →

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Youth Employment: What Drives School to Work Transitions: Reminder of a Call for Papers for a Research Journal

Posted on January 12, 2018 by admin

Reminder of a special Call for Papers on “School to Work Transitions” The International Journal of Manpower together with the Global Labor Organization (GLO) is preparing a Special Issue on: “The School to Work Transition: Cross-Country Differences, Evolution and Reforms”. Submissions … Continue reading →

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Prominent ASSA Panel Discussed the Usefulness of Wellbeing Data for Policymaking

Posted on January 8, 2018 by admin

The American Economic Association (AEA), in conjunction with 58 associations in related disciplines known as the Allied Social Sciences Associations (ASSA), holds a three-day meeting each January to present papers on general economics topics. The event which is the largest … Continue reading →

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Berlin Conference in Business and Economics on May 23-25, 2018

Posted on January 8, 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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Migration and Wellbeing: Video and Photos from the Zimmermann Lecture at Macquarie University now available

Posted on December 27, 2017 by admin

In November 2017, Klaus F. Zimmermann (Co-Director of POP at UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University & President of the Global Labor Organization, GLO) has been a Visiting Professor at Macquarie University in Sydney/Australia. On November 22, he provided a well-received Public Lecture … Continue reading →

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