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On-the-job resilience strategies of mismatched workers in Egypt.
A new GLO Discussion Paper attempts to identify and discuss the on-the-job resilience strategies of mismatched workers in Egypt. 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
Names and behavior in a war: Research on intergenerational transmission of nationalism.
In GLO Discussion Paper No. 450, GLO Fellows Stepan Jurajda and Dejan Kovač have recently provided research evidence revealing that given first names of leaders from World War II can predict behavior in the 1991-1995 Croatian war of independence and … Continue reading
Population sex ratio and global sodomy law reform
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the role of the population sex ratio, the ratio of men to women, in global sodomy law reform in the post-WWII era. A high sex ratio makes sodomy law less likely to be repealed. … Continue reading
Air Pollution, Morbidity and Mental Disorders in China
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.
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
Teenage fertility effects of an increase in compulsory school leaving age.
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
April 2020 issue of the Journal of Population Economics published.
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Understanding Teacher Labor Markets in Developing Countries
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
What explains gender gaps in wellbeing?
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
Labour-saving robots: origins and impacts.
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