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Global Insights – eine Meinung: Coronavirus und das Elend des “Lockdowns”.
Wie die Prognostiker in der Finanzmarktkrise können heute die Virologen noch nicht viel über das neue Virus wissen. Deshalb ist nicht überraschend, daß nach einer Periode des Zögerns der Herdeneffekt des Handelns einsetzt. Sobald der/die Erste losrennt, weil sie/er glaubt, … Continue reading
The lockdown strategy on the Coronavirus has negative consequences for emotions and wellbeing of South Africans.
“COVID-19 Lockdown plays havoc with emotions and our “Happiness Index” stays under pressure“, GLO Fellows Talita Greyling and Stephanié Rossouw find in a new study. The lockdown strategy shows immediate negative consequences for wellbeing in South Africa. The Gross National … Continue reading
Australian children and adolescents from disadvantaged families largely do not claim their benefits.
A new GLO Discussion Paper provides the first evidence on the determinants of uptake of two recent public dental benefit programs for Australian children and adolescents from disadvantaged families to find that only a third of all eligible families actually … Continue reading
Speakers of future-tensed languages are less likely to be religious
A new GLO Discussion Paper provides evidence that speakers of future-tensed languages are less likely to be religious. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual platform to … Continue reading
Globalism and Chinese lessons from the Coronavirus crisis. Interview with CCG President Henry Wang.
The world struggles about a convincing strategy to handle the #coronavirus crisis and reflects the consequences thereafter: What are the recommendations from Beijing’s top policy advisor Henry Wang? The most important thing is taking decisive and comprehensive action as soon … Continue reading
New survey on Life with Corona. An invitation to participate.
The Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the COVID-19 disease continue to spread across the world. A new Life with Corona study will provide valuable information for researchers studying the social and economic implications of the Coronavirus pandemic. LINK to the survey website. … Continue reading
WageIndicator Foundation announces CORONA Virus Work Life Survey.
Amsterdam; 29 March, 2020. The WageIndicator Foundation announces the Continuous Global Online Survey ‘Living and Working in Corona Times’! Press Release. The WageIndicator Foundation led by GLO Fellow Paulien Osse as the Director, is a long-term partner of the GLO. … Continue reading
Game of Prejudice – how to fight taste-based discrimination.
A new GLO Discussion Paper provides evidence based on field experiments for the Roma community in Europe that when the cost of taste-based discrimination is made sufficiently high, such behavior disappears. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan … Continue reading
Coronavirus and the Future of Work: Interview with the Brazilian Daily ‘Valor Econômico’
Background interview with Diego Viana, reporter of the Brazilian daily Valor Econômico, who publishes a story on the relationship between the #Coronavirus Crisis and the future of work. Valor Econômico is the largest financial newspaper in Brazil. A Federal Reserve … Continue reading
Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Theory and Evidence from China and India
A new GLO Discussion Paper decomposes gender bias in China and India. 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, debate and collaboration. … Continue reading