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EBES-GLO Joint Webinar with David Audretsch on Covid-19, Democracy & Entrepreneurship.

Mark your calendar!November 13, 2020: EBES-GLO Joint Online Seminar. Berlin 3-4 pm & Istanbul 5-6 pm. David Audretsch (Indiana University):The Threat Posed by the Covid-19 Pandemic to Democracy & Entrepreneurship.  Chaired by EBES & GLO President Klaus F. ZimmermannOrganized by … Continue reading

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The Statutory Minimum Wage in Germany and the Labor Demand Elasticities of Low-Skilled Workers: A Regression Discontinuity Approach with Establishment Panel Data

A new GLO Discussion Paper examines the influence of the statutory minimum wage in Germany on labor demand elasticities for low-skilled workers. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network … Continue reading

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Unpaid work and gender gap patterns in Colombia

A new GLO Discussion Paper suggests that the gender gap in unpaid work in Columbia depends on factors such as educational level, paid employment status, and family composition. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization … Continue reading

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Wage Distributions in Origin Societies and Occupational Choices of Immigrant Generations in the US

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the occupational selection among generations of immigrants in the United States and shows how their choices are linked to the occupational wage distribution in their country of origin. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is … Continue reading

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Railroads, specialization, and population growth: evidence from the first globalization in Chile.

A new paper published online in the Journal of Population Economics finds that railroads affected population growth during the first globalization (1865–1920) in Chile. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an … Continue reading

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Labor market effects of a work-first policy for refugees

A new paper published online in the Journal of Population Economics studies the labor market effects of a work-first policy that aimed at speeding up the labor market integration of refugees. New requirements for refugees to actively search for jobs … Continue reading

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Biased Teachers and Gender Gap in Learning Outcomes: Evidence from India

The new GLO Discussion Paper presents evidence about the effects of stereotypical beliefs of teachers on learning outcomes of secondary school students in India. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an … Continue reading

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A European ‘Hamiltonian Moment’? Contribution of Klaus F. Zimmermann to the debate in ‘The International Economy’.

Summer 2020: Europe-wide taxation and a European finance minister are necessary consequences of the new strategy. In: A Symposium of Views. Did Europe Just Experience Its ‘Hamiltonian Moment’? The International Economy. Summer 2020. Pp. 17-18. Text see below. Klaus F. … Continue reading

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From the lockdown to the new normal: An analysis of the limitations to individual mobility in Italy following the Covid-19 crisis.

A new GLO Discussion Paper explores the impact of the adoption and the removal of restrictive measures in the Italian Covid-19 crisis on changes in individual mobility in Italy. The measures lowered individual mobility by about 7 percentage points. The … Continue reading

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Amsterdam/Holland, October 23, 2020: Klaus F. Zimmermann provides keynote speech to virtual conference on the “GIG Economy Around the World”.

Amsterdam, October 23, 2020, 2 pm. Wageindicator Foundation. Virtual conference on the “GIG Economy Around the World”. Keynote speech of Klaus F. Zimmermann (President, GLO; UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University). Conference website. Ends;

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