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The impact of age-specific minimum wages on youth employment and education: A regression discontinuity analysis

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for Turkey that increasing the minimum wage reduces the employment probability of young males first but school enrollment increases over time and absorbs the negative employment effect. GLO Discussion Paper No. 973, 2021 The … Continue reading

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The state of hiring discrimination: A meta-analysis of (almost) all recent correspondence experiments

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that hiring discrimination against candidates with disabilities, older candidates, and less physically attractive candidates is at least equally severe as the unequal treatment of candidates with salient racial or ethnic characteristics. GLO Discussion Paper … Continue reading

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Which Occupations Do Jobseekers and Firms Look For? Evidence from Three Public Employment Services

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that a small number of occupations are responsible for a large share of registrations. GLO Discussion Paper No. 971, 2021 Which Occupations Do Jobseekers and Firms Look For? Evidence from Three Public Employment Services … Continue reading

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Telework and Time Use

A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews the consequences of telework for households. GLO Discussion Paper No. 970, 2021 Telework and Time Use – Download PDFby Pabilonia, Sabrina Wulff & Vernon, Victoria GLO Fellows Sabrina Pabilonia & Victoria Vernon Author Abstract: … Continue reading

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GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS): Kick-off meeting of the 2021-22 GLO VirtYS Cohort on November 10, 2021.

The GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS) 2021/2022 has started its activity. In the spirit of the GLO Mission, the GLO VirtYS program’s goal is to contribute to the development of the future generation of researchers, who are committed … Continue reading

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Labor-management Relations in Emerging Economies and Developing Countries

A new GLO Discussion Paper assess the effects of changes in the labor markets and regulatory institutions pertaining to employment relations. GLO Discussion Paper No. 969, 2021 Labor-management Relations in Emerging Economies and Developing Countries – Download PDFby Horwitz, Frank M. … Continue reading

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Complementarity in Employee Participation Systems

A new GLO Discussion Paper provides a complete picture of nonmandatory participatory work practices. GLO Discussion Paper No. 968, 2021 Complementarity in Employee Participation Systems – Download PDFby Burdin, Gabriel & Kato, Takao GLO Fellow Gabriel Burdin Author Abstract: This … Continue reading

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Redistributive effect and the progressivity of taxes and benefits: evidence for the UK, 1977-2018

A new GLO Discussion Paper decomposes the redistributive effects into average rate, progressivity, and reranking components. GLO Discussion Paper No. 967, 2021 Redistributive effect and the progressivity of taxes and benefits: evidence for the UK, 1977-2018 – Download PDFby Hérault, … Continue reading

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Five GLO/EHERO Sessions on “Happiness Economics” at the 2021 Virtual Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies: Report and Plans for 2022.

2021 Virtual Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life StudiesISQOLS 2021 CONFERENCE: “Quality-of-life and Adaptation in a Virulent World”VIRTUAL EVENT: 23-27, AUGUST 2021 The Global Labor Organization (GLO) and the Erasmus Happiness Research Organization (EHERO) joined forces for the third … Continue reading

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Wage Effects of Educational Mismatch According to Workers’ Origin: The Role of Demographics and Firm Characteristics

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows for Belgium that over-educated workers, regardless of their origin, suffer a wage penalty compared to their well-matched former classmates. GLO Discussion Paper No. 966, 2021 Wage Effects of Educational Mismatch According to Workers’ Origin: … Continue reading

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