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Visiting Azerbaijan VI: Zimmermann joins the IGEP Advisory Board & Farewell

During his recent visit to Baku/Azerbaijan on 10-13 November 2018, the President of the Global Labor Organization (GLO), Klaus F. Zimmermann, has met Chairman Natig Shirinzade of the Institute of Global Economic Problems (IGEP) and collaborated intensively with him. Shirinzade, … Continue reading

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More about the KAS-FOM-GLO conference in Hong Kong: Climate Change and Human Responses

The joint FOM-GLO-KAS Conference about “Climate Change and Human Responses” co-organized by the Global Labor Organization (GLO), FOM University of Applied Sciences and Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) took place on October 31 – November 2 in Hong Kong. (See for … Continue reading

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Zimmermann will become EBES President in 2019

On January 1, 2019, Klaus F. Zimmermann will become the President of the Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES), but will keep his position as the President of the Global Labor Organization (GLO). Zimmermann had received the EBES Fellow Award … Continue reading

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Zimmermann visited Beijing Normal University on 26 October 2018

Beijing Normal University hosts a larger number of prominent Chinese labor economists lead by GLO Fellow & Professor LI Shi, including the Dean of the Business School, Professor LAI Desheng, and GLO Fellow & Professor Chunbing Xing. Professor LI Shi … Continue reading

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The Future of Global Trade: GLO President Visits the Center for China & Globalization in Beijing for Debate

Global international economic relationships are under pressure with unclear consequences for the world economy and individual welfare. The United States of America have left the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, raised tariffs against its trade partners, in particular for China, dismantled the … Continue reading

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Group picture of the 10th CIER Anniversary on 18 October 2018 in Beijing

On October 18, 2018, The China Institute for Employment Research (CIER) at Renmin University of China had celebrated its 10th Anniversary during a regular seasonal meeting to analyze the employment situation at the Chinese labor market. The large and influential … Continue reading

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New Research on Human Resources: GLO Discussion Papers September 2018 & Discussion Paper of the Month

GLO is the Global Labor Organization and Klaus F. Zimmermann is the President. The discussion paper of the month (see below) presents a new method to estimate non-pecuniary returns to adult education. Titles and free access/links to GLO Discussion Papers … Continue reading

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GLO President Zimmermann visits Renmin University of China in October 2018

Renmin University of China, Beijing, is one of the most prominent and influential of the country. Since 2006, Klaus F. Zimmermann is Honorary Professor of the university and has visited the institution a larger number of times (see for more … Continue reading

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New scientific book: Wealth and homeownership – gender and family perspectives

Two Fellows of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) have just published a new study on “Wealth and Homeownership: Women, Men and Families” with the prominent publisher Palgrave Macmillan. In this timely book, Mariacristina Rossi and Eva Sierminska analyze the complex … Continue reading

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Highlight of the Year 2018: EBES-25 & GLO Conference in Berlin – update

The 25th Conference of the Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) took place on May 23-25, 2018 in Berlin/Germany. It was jointly organized with the Global Labor Organization (GLO) and hosted by the FOM University of Applied Sciences in their … Continue reading

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