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Low Employment Chances of First- and Second-generation Immigrants in Belgium.
A new GLO Discussion Paper using data for Belgium finds not only that first-generation immigrants face a substantial employment penalty in comparison to their native counterparts, but also that their descendants continue to face serious difficulties in accessing the labor … Continue reading
Publish a book in “Population Economics”!
You may wish to publish a book in “Population Economics”. The editors of the Journal of Population Economics support the “Population Economics” book series of Springer. See for more details on the book series. And study the flyer below. The … Continue reading
Revealing hiring discrimination motives against transgender men.
A new GLO Discussion Paper innovates in being one of the first to explore the relative empirical importance of dominant (theoretical) explanations for hiring discrimination against transgender men. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization … Continue reading
Automation risk rates for developing countries: What can we learn from developing countries?
A new GLO Discussion Paper is the first to estimate automation risk rates for developing countries. It finds that occupations containing relatively more routine tasks are more likely to be automated, while workers with a higher level of education reduce … Continue reading
Performance feedback provision, peer effects and performance of workers
What is the impact of performance feedback provision and peer effects on individuals’ performance? A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews the mechanisms behind peer effects which include conformism, social pressure, rivalry, social learning and distributional preferences, depending on the presence … Continue reading
The future of the car industry in the face of electromobility, autonomous driving and artificial intelligence, the challenge of China and the coronavirus. Interview with Ferdinand Dudenhöffer.
GLO Fellow Ferdinand Dudenhöffer (St. Gallen University & University Duisburg-Essen) is the Founder and Director of the CAR – Center Automotive Research in Duisburg. A media star on issues dealing with the challenges and perspectives of cars and the industry, … Continue reading
Visits of the Pope stimulate church attendance and induce a decline in abortions.
A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics shows that papal visits in Italy lead to increased church attendance and a decline in abortions that is greater when the Pope mentions abortion in his speeches. Read more in: … Continue reading
Children of Asian immigrants invest more time in educational activities
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the academic advantage of children of Asian immigrants is mainly attributable to more time investments in educational activities or favorable initial cognitive abilities and not to socio-demographics or parenting styles. The Global Labor … Continue reading
Exploring the roots of democracy: Conversionary Protestantism does not matter
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds no significant relationship between Protestant missions and the development of democracy. 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 … Continue reading
Incentive Pay Increases Firm Productivity in China
A new GLO Discussion Paper for China finds that labor scarcity encourages firms to adopt more incentive pay which leads to higher firm productivity and reduces misallocation of labor. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental … Continue reading