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Fertility versus productivity: a model of growth with evolutionary equilibria – new paper open access in the Journal of Population Economics
A new paper published online in the Journal of Population Economics suggests on the basis of a historical model analysis that England’s escape from the Malthusian trap was triggered by the demographic catastrophes in the aftermath of the Black Death. … Continue reading
GLO and CU-COLLAR at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand affiliate.
The Global Labor Organization (GLO) and the Collaborating Centre for Labour Research (CU-COLLAR) at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand affiliate. The two organizations will support each other in their common missions on research and educational issues. CU-COLLAR will provide the local … Continue reading
Walls and Fences: A Journey Through History and Economics
The article “Walls and Fences: A Journey Through History and Economics” by GLO Fellow Victoria Vernon and GLO President Klaus F. Zimmermann is now published. Walls and Fences: A Journey Through History and Economics – Download PDFby Vernon, Victoria & … Continue reading
Sandro Cigno celebrates 80th birthday & retires as Editor of the Journal of Population Economics.
The Journal of Population Economics and GLO communities recently discussed the rise of Population Economics to a significant and flourishing research field in economics and beyond. In an online event on November 19, 2020 hosted by UNU-MERIT/Maastricht, the meeting presented … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings. And a better 2021!
Dear GLO Members and Friends:Season’s Greetings, healthy & happy holidays and a healthy & successful New Year 2021!Many thanks for the substantial support GLO has received in 2020! Covid-19: We were strongly growing with the new constraints. The value of … Continue reading
Gender Inequality in Nutrition Intake: Evidence from a Large Assistance Program in China
A new GLO Discussion Paper examines the effect of one of the largest nutrition assistance programs in early life covering poor rural China. Nutrition supplements effectively increase boys’ weight and reduce their probability of being underweight, while no effect is … Continue reading
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Productivity outcomes in online labor markets and within-task complexity and difficultly.
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the productivity measures used of workers are negatively related to the difficulty and complexity of a specific sub-task. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as … Continue reading
Identity and Learning: a study on the effect of student-teacher gender matching on learning outcomes
A new GLO Discussion Paper examines whether students’ and teachers’ identity play any role in the learning outcome of students. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual … Continue reading
Third Renmin University—GLO Conference on the Chinese Labor Market took place virtually on December 19, 2020. Video of the event now available.
Hosted by the University of Kent on the invitation of GLO Director Matloob Piracha, the Third Renmin University—GLO Conference on the Chinese Labor Market took place virtually on December 19, 2020. Organizers were GLO Fellows Liqiu Zhao and Zhong Zhao … Continue reading
Price, sales, and the business cycle: a time series principal component analysis.
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds a positive and significant relationship between sales and unemployment, and performs a time series principal component analysis to study the relationship. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that … Continue reading