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Defending Openness: GLO President Zimmermann Meets MP Andrew Leigh in Canberra for an Exchange of Views.

Posted on December 12, 2017 by admin

On December 8, 2017, Klaus F. Zimmermann,  President of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) met Andrew Leigh, Member of the Australian Federal Parliament, in his office in Canberra to discuss the merits of openness for Australia and the World, and … Continue reading →

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GLO President Zimmermann continues his lecture series in Australia

Posted on November 19, 2017 by admin

Klaus F. Zimmermann (Co-Director of POP at UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University & President of the Global Labor Organization, GLO) continues his lecture series on migration topics in Australia. In the 47th calendar week he presents at the following places and … Continue reading →

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Understanding Latin America: GLO Fellow, Venezuelan Diplomat and Scholar Alfredo Toro Hardy provides the decoding guide!

Posted on November 9, 2017 by admin

NEWLY PUBLISHED THIS WEEK: Venezuelan Diplomat and Scholar Alfredo Toro Hardy, Fellow of the Global Labor Organization (GLO), explains Latin America in his new book (Understanding Latin America. A Decoding Guide, World Scientific, 2017). From afar, Latin America looks like … Continue reading →

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Future of CEU, the Budapest – based international university, is further uncertain: Letter of Rector Michael Ignatieff

Posted on October 21, 2017 by admin

The Global Labor Organization (GLO) and its President, Klaus F. Zimmermann, have supported the Central European University (CEU) in the struggle for scientific independence. See the GLO – CEU event recently in Budapest, among others. Now the Rector of CEU, … Continue reading →

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Zimmermann zum Einwanderungsgesetz: Neue Bundesregierung muß das regeln!

Posted on October 17, 2017 by admin

Auf Anfrage der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung (FAZ) stellte Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann (GLO-Präsident, Universität Bonn und UNU-MERIT, Maastricht) fest: Braucht Deutschland das neue Einwanderungsgesetz? Das von der Union geplante Fachkräfte-Einwanderungsgesetz ist nötig, um die kurz- und langfristigen Bedarfe im … Continue reading →

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GLO President Zimmermann leaves Bellagio to speak at the Transilvania University of Brasov/Romania

Posted on October 17, 2017 by admin

Klaus F. Zimmermann (President of the Global Labor Organization, GLO, and Co-Director POP at UNU-MERIT) is a Rockefeller Policy Fellow 2017. He just spent several weeks in September and October at the legendary Rockefeller Bellagio Center. See for further pictures. … Continue reading →

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GLO President Zimmermann speaks at legendary Rockefeller Bellagio Center & in Milan

Posted on October 5, 2017 by admin

Zimmermann is a 2017 Rockefeller Foundation Policy Fellow. He is currently visiting the Bellagio Center to execute research, engage in discussions and provide seminars and lectures. The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Residency Program offers distinguished academics, artists, thought leaders, policymakers, and … Continue reading →

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Zimmermann delivered keynote on Migration & Wellbeing in Kyiv

Posted on September 15, 2017 by admin

International Conference “People Matter: Quality of Life and Population Wellbeing in Post-Transition Economies” organized by the Kyiv School of Economics and VoxUkraine on September 14-15, 2017 in Kyiv in Ukraine. Available: full program of the conference. The organizing committee of … Continue reading →

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New Managing Editor of the Journal of Population Economics: Michaella Vanore follows Alessio Brown

Posted on September 10, 2017 by admin

On 15 September 2017, Michaella Vanore follows Alessio Brown as Managing Editor of the Journal of Population Economics. In this role she supports the Editor-in-Chief, Klaus F. Zimmermann. The Journal of Population Economics published by Springer Nature is affiliated with … Continue reading →

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# I stand with CEU! Academicians and GLO Fellows debate at CEU in Budapest.

Posted on September 6, 2017 by admin

Evidence-free policy making is on the move. This is a particular challenge for the relationship between scientists and policymakers. A workshop with a high-ranked panel of scientists in Budapest engaged in policy advice and policy-making was debating this in the … Continue reading →

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