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Emigration and the subjective well-being of those staying behind: New research

Posted on September 14, 2018 by admin

New research forthcoming in the Journal of Population Economics finds: Having family members abroad is associated with greater well-being of those staying behind! Milena Nikolova, Carol Graham, and Artjoms Ivlev: Emigration, remittances, and the subjective well-being of those staying behind … Continue reading →

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Sexual orientation and school-age & workplace bullying: A GLO research paper reveals facts & implications for job satisfaction

Posted on September 1, 2018 by admin

Just announced by GLO. The GLO Discussion Paper of the Month for August 2018 deals with the important societal challenge of BULLYING, a serious and long-lasting problem in particular for school aged children. The GLO study confirms the relevance, the correlation … Continue reading →

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Large gender differences for alcohol attributable deaths

Posted on August 28, 2018 by admin

Bad news for alcohol consumers: As a new study just published in The Lancet finds, the optimal quantity for health is zero. Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability. Drinking does not pay for health at … Continue reading →

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More Leaders at the Global Labor Organization (GLO)

Posted on August 20, 2018 by admin

The Global Labor Organization (GLO) has recently appointed three new top staff members: Danny Blanchflower, Professor, Dartmouth College, prominent social media influencer.  Additional Research Director at GLO:  MORE INFORMATION GLO Policy Director Azita Berar Awad. Azita has been previously the Director … Continue reading →

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Zimmermann is Visiting Professor at Renmin University of China in October 2018

Posted on August 15, 2018 by admin

In all over October 2018, Klaus F. Zimmermann, President of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) and UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University will be Visiting Professor at the famous Renmin University of China, Beijing. Since 2006 Zimmermann is Honorary Professor of the … Continue reading →

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GLO & EBES intensify academic collaborations

Posted on July 23, 2018 by admin

Representatives of the Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) and the Global Labor Organization (GLO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) about establishing a long-term collaboration on educational and research activities between both organizations. Among other issues, the cooperation … Continue reading →

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New research on “Hiring & Employment Discrimination”

Posted on July 16, 2018 by admin

A special issue of the International Journal of Manpower on “Hiring Discrimination” has just been published under the editorship of three Fellows of the Global Labor Organization (GLO). ***Special Issue on Hiring Discrimination*** GLO Fellows Nick Drydakis, Stijn Baert, and … Continue reading →

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GLO President Zimmermann visited the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in Uppsala

Posted on July 6, 2018 by admin

Klaus F. Zimmermann, Section Chair of the Section Economics, Business and Management Sciences of the Academia Europea (AE) visited on 3-4 July 2018 the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in Uppsala to participate at the annual Class Meeting of Social … Continue reading →

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Immigration leads to lower physical burden and injury risk among native workers: New GLO Research Paper & other fresh research

Posted on July 2, 2018 by admin

Titles and free access/links to GLO Discussion Papers GLO Discussion Papers are research and policy papers of the GLO Network which are widely circulated to encourage discussion. Provided in cooperation with EconStor, a service of the ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for … Continue reading →

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Founder of Unified Growth Theory Oded Galor of Brown University Appointed Editor. He Reflects on Publishing Research in Population Economics

Posted on June 25, 2018 by admin

On 1 July 2018, Oded Galor becomes Editor of the Journal of Population Economics following Erdal Tekin, who has taken the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM) (see for further details). Galor joins the … Continue reading →

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