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Air Pollution, Morbidity and Mental Disorders in China

Posted on February 26, 2020 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that air pollution accounts for substantial morbidity and economic burden of mental disorders in China. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and … Continue reading →

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32. EBES Conference in Istanbul/Turkey on July 1-3, 2020. Invitation to participate.

Posted on February 25, 2020 by admin

Interested researchers are cordially invited to submit their abstracts or papers for presentation consideration at the 32. EBES Conference in Istanbul. The event will take place on July 1-3, 2020 hosted by the Kadir Has University, Istanbul/Turkey, with the support … Continue reading →

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Teenage fertility effects of an increase in compulsory school leaving age.

Posted on February 25, 2020 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the effects of an increase in the compulsory school leaving age on teenage fertility of Roma women in Hungary. Schooling decreases fertility, but not in summer and Christmas breaks suggesting incapacitation and not the … Continue reading →

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April 2020 issue of the Journal of Population Economics published.

Posted on February 25, 2020 by admin

New issue published — Link to articles Ends;

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Understanding Teacher Labor Markets in Developing Countries

Posted on February 24, 2020 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies how markets and non-market institutions determine the quantity, wages, skills, and spatial distribution of teachers in developing countries. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an … Continue reading →

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What explains gender gaps in wellbeing?

Posted on February 23, 2020 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds wellbeing gender gaps in South Africa are explained mainly by gender differences in endowments. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual … Continue reading →

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Labour-saving robots: origins and impacts.

Posted on February 22, 2020 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows that labour-saving innovations challenge manual activities (e.g. in the logistics sector), activities entailing social intelligence (e.g. in the healthcare sector) and cognitive skills (e.g. learning and predicting). The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an … Continue reading →

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How to deal with Youth Transition Challenges in critical times? Interdisciplinary conference supported by the GLO had debated this over two intensive days in Geneva.

Posted on February 21, 2020 by admin

Youth Transitions to the labor market and society: A Global Interdisciplinary Policy Research Conference discussed the challenges in Geneva/Switzerland on February 20-21, 2020 under the leadership of GLO Policy Director Azita Berar. A number of GLO Fellows were participating, including … Continue reading →

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Ethnic Attrition, Assimilation, and the Measured Health Outcomes of Mexican Americans

Posted on February 21, 2020 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for the USA that ethnic attrition biases conventional estimates of health disparities between Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites as well as those between Mexican Americans and recent Mexican immigrants. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) … Continue reading →

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How oil prize booms may cause well-being losses. Results from Kazakhstan.

Posted on February 20, 2020 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper documents that an oil price boom may trigger dissatisfaction with one’s income, and that this dissatisfaction is independent of the effect of the boom on real economic conditions. Using data from Kazakhstan, it seems that … Continue reading →

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