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Category Archives: News
November 2018: New GLO Discussion Papers & Discussion Paper of the Month on Sources of Inequality in East Africa
The discussion paper of the month (see below) deals with the sources of inequality in East Africa. It concludes that promoting equity in education requires policies that go beyond raising average school quality and should attend to the distribution of school … Continue reading
October 2018: New GLO Discussion Papers & Discussion Paper of the Month on Human Consequences of Smog
The Discussion Paper of the Month October 2018 (see below) presents a remarkable review of the growing economic and epidemiologic evidence linking air pollution, cognition performance and real-world decision making. All by a leading expert of the field, GLO Fellow & … Continue reading
Dreaming in the “garden on the sea”: Exploring the other side of Xiamen
Jointly organized by WISE, the Institute for Economic and Social Research (IESR) of Jinan University, and the Department of Economics of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the 2018 International Symposium on Contemporary Labor Economics at the Wang Yanan Institute … Continue reading
From Kigali to Xiamen: GLO President Zimmermann to discuss research and policy issues
Starting from Bruxelles airport, GLO President Zimmermann reached on 1 December 2018 the Marriott Hotel in Kigali/Rwanda that hosted the 3-5 December African Economic Conference 2018. Organized jointly by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for … Continue reading
Economic Integration for Africa’s Development: GLO President Zimmermann speaks at the African Economic Conference 2018 in Kigali/Rwanda
Starting from Bruxelles airport, GLO President Zimmermann reached on 1 December 2018 the Marriott Hotel in Kigali/Rwanda that hosts the 3-5 December African Economic Conference 2018. Organized jointly by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for … Continue reading
GLO President Zimmermann Accepts Invitation to be an Associate Member of the Centre for Workforce Futures at Macquarie University
In November 2017, Klaus F. Zimmermann (UNU-MERIT & President of the Global Labor Organization, GLO) has been a Visiting Professor at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Now he affiliates with Macquarie University further by accepting an invitation of Lucy Taksa, Co-Director … Continue reading
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
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
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
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