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The causal link between fertility and happiness in developing countries.
A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics provides causal evidence that children increase mothers’ life satisfaction and happiness in a large sample of women from 35 developing countries. Read more in: Quasi-experimental evidence for the causal link … Continue reading
Keynote speakers Daron Acemoglu & Charles Manski at the forthcoming (June 5-7) Virtual IESR-GLO Conference on the Economics of Covid-19: Call for papers!
The Institute for Economic and Social Research (IESR) at Jinan University and the Global Labor Organization (GLO) are jointly organizing a virtual conference on the economic issues related to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. We intend to provide a platform for … Continue reading
The two-child policy on fertility, son preference, and female labor supply in Vietnam
A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics shows that Vietnam’s two-child policy decreased the average number of living children per woman, decreased also the proportion of sons in each family and increased maternal employment. Read more in: … Continue reading
Better be first: Birth order and educational outcomes in Mexico
A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics shows that the effect of birth order on educational outcomes in Mexico is negative. Read more in: The importance of being earliest: birth order and educational outcomes along the socioeconomic … Continue reading
Government Responses to the Coronavirus & other research from the GLO network in April
The GLO Discussion Paper of the Month of April underscores the need for further research to consider the medium and long run economic impacts of COVID-19 and its impacts on human capital accumulation, early-life exposure and labor market discrimination. See … Continue reading
Happiness is U-shaped in 145 Countries
A new GLO Discussion Paper provides global evidence that the U-shaped happiness-age curve is everywhere. 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
Do Swedish schools discriminate against children with disabilities?
A new GLO Discussion Paper provides evidence that Swedish schools discriminated against children with certain disabilities, and that discrimination is most prevalent in private schools. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as … Continue reading
Working From Home Under COVID-19: Evidence From Latin American and Caribbean Countries
A new GLO Discussion Paper documents considerable variation in the potential to work from home across occupations, industries, regions and workers’ socioeconomic characteristics in Latin American and Caribbean Countries. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental … Continue reading
Well-being and Health Costs of Leaving Self-Employment
A new GLO Discussion Paper shows that transitioning from self-employment to salaried employment brings small improvements in health and life satisfaction, but the negative psychological costs of business failure are substantial and exceed the costs of involuntarily losing a salaried … Continue reading
Implications of goal-setting among students in Tanzania
A new GLO Discussion Paper shows that on Zanzibar goal-setting among students has a significant positive impact on time use, study effort, and self-discipline – but no impact on their test scores. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, … Continue reading