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Learning the Right Skill: The Returns to Social, Technical and Basic Skills for Middle-Educated Graduates

Posted on November 22, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper extract verbs and nouns in text data to measure social, technical and basic skills in a novel way. GLO Discussion Paper No. 979, 2021 Learning the Right Skill: The Returns to Social, Technical and Basic … Continue reading →

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Global Insights – Für eine allgemeine #Corona-#Impfpflicht und eine langfristige #Impfstrategie.

Posted on November 21, 2021 by admin

Deutschland braucht eine sofortige allgemeine Corona-Impfpflicht und eine langfristige Impfstrategie. Es ist nicht schwer zu verstehen: Covid ist hochansteckend und auch bestmögliches Verhalten wird auf Dauer eine Infektion nicht vermeiden. Die freiwillige Impfquote ist zu niedrig. Der Impfschutz hält trotz … Continue reading →

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Fourth Renmin University of China & GLO Conference on December 12, 2021.

Posted on November 21, 2021 by admin

The 4th Renmin University of China & GLO Conference 2021 takes place online in Beijing on December 12 organized by the School of Labor and Human Resources together with GLO. Topics covered will deal with Chinese labor market issues. Ends;

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Women in Engineering: The Role of Role Models

Posted on November 21, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that exposure to role models increases high ability female students’ preferences for engineering programs. GLO Discussion Paper No. 975, 2021 Women in Engineering: The Role of Role Models – Download PDFby Agurto, M. & … Continue reading →

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The Economics of Being LGBT

Posted on November 20, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper evaluates research to find that LGBT inclusion and positive economic outcomes mutually reinforced each other. November 13-19: Transgender Awareness Week … LINK for more information GLO Discussion Paper No. 980, 2021 The Economics of Being … Continue reading →

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“Are you in the right job?” Human Capital Mismatch in the UK

Posted on November 19, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper documents the size and consequences of worker misallocations into jobs. GLO Discussion Paper No. 976, 2021 “Are you in the right job?” Human Capital Mismatch in the UK – Download PDFby Galanakis, Yannis GLO Fellow … Continue reading →

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Education and COVID-19 excess mortality

Posted on November 18, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that education played a protective role, significantly reducing mortality rates, during the first wave of the pandemic (between March and May 2020), but not during the second wave (between October and December 2020). GLO … Continue reading →

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The Effect of Repeated Lockdowns during the Covid-19 Pandemic on UK Mental Health Outcomes

Posted on November 17, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows that women appear to be more sensitive to the effect of the pandemic, and report much higher levels of anxiety and depression than males. GLO Discussion Paper No. 977, 2021 The Effect of Repeated … Continue reading →

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Trade Networks, Heroin Markets, and the Labor Market Outcomes of Vietnam Veterans

Posted on November 16, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds small but statistically significant detrimental effects on labor market outcomes of Vietnam veterans residing in unauthorized Chinese enclaves in 1990. GLO Discussion Paper No. 974, 2021 Trade Networks, Heroin Markets, and the Labor Market … Continue reading →

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The impact of age-specific minimum wages on youth employment and education: A regression discontinuity analysis

Posted on November 15, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for Turkey that increasing the minimum wage reduces the employment probability of young males first but school enrollment increases over time and absorbs the negative employment effect. GLO Discussion Paper No. 973, 2021 The … Continue reading →

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