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Safety at Work and Immigration
A new GLO Discussion Paper documents that immigrant inflow has reduced workplace accidents of Spanish workers. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual platform to stimulate global … Continue reading
Report on the ‘Third IESR-GLO Joint Conference’, June 5-7, on COVID-19. With links to videos of the keynote lectures of Acemoglu & Manski.
Third IESR-GLO Joint Conference. The Institute for Economic and Social Research (IESR) at Jinan University and the Global Labor Organization (GLO) were jointly organizing a virtual conference on economic issues related to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The conference was held … Continue reading
Bitter Sugar: Slavery and the Black Family
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the effect of historical slavery on the African American family structure. It reveals that female single headship among blacks is more likely to emerge in association not with slavery per se, but with slavery … Continue reading
Employment-unemployment transitions in Italian task-based data
A new GLO Discussion Paper using Italian data finds that workers employed in occupations entailing a large proportion of routine cognitive tasks (such as workers employed in service occupations as cashiers or call-center operators) are exposed to a relatively higher … Continue reading
Occupational Sorting and Wage Gaps of Refugees
A new GLO Discussion Paper using unique Swedish employer-employee data shows that the observed wage gap between established refugees and comparable natives is mainly caused by occupational sorting into cognitive and manual tasks. Within occupations, it can be largely explained … Continue reading
Children cause unhappiness because of challenging family finances.
A new GLO Discussion Paper confirms that children cause unhappiness because of challenging family finances. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual platform to stimulate global research, … Continue reading
Cooking Fuel Choice and Child Mortality in India
A new GLO Discussion Paper confirms that cooking fuel choice has a statistically significant impact on under-five and neonatal mortality. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual … Continue reading
Pre-School and Child Development.
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds a positive effect of preschool on the cognitive development of children in Algeria. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual platform … Continue reading
The Economic Consequences of Stay-at-Home Orders in the COVID-19 Crisis
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies COVID-19 stay-at-home orders in the United States and their consequences for infections, deaths, employment, wages, tax revenues and hospital costs. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions … Continue reading
Institutional Trust and Medical Care Seeking during the COVID-19 Crisis in China
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that in China institutional trust has been an important factor influencing adequate preventive behavior and seeking formal medical care during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental … Continue reading