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A new GLO Discussion Paper identifies a link between mood and hiring decisions. Substantial experimental evidence suggests that discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender exists also in online labor markets. GLO Discussion Paper No. 956, 2021 Hiring Discrimination in … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper suggests that investments in education quality are needed for better enabling green technological innovation and adaptation and reducing inequality that results from carbon pricing. GLO Discussion Paper No. 955, 2021 Education Quality, Green Technology, and … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that a more differentiated picture of industrial relations can be obtained by considering both membership in employers’ associations and collective bargaining coverage. GLO Discussion Paper No. 954, 2021 Membership in Employers’ Associations and Collective … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper models the process of field specialization choice among beginning economists. GLO Discussion Paper No. 953, 2021 Gender Differences in Economics PhD Field Specializations with Correlated Choices – Download PDFby Sierminska, Eva & Oaxaca, Ronald L. … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that COVID-19 lockdown measures reduced children’s probability of attending school and exacerbated harmful traditional practices such as child marriage. GLO Discussion Paper No. 952, 2021 COVID-19 and Children’s School Resilience: Evidence from Nigeria – … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper suggests that mass shooting incidents are associated with a rise in crimes in general, especially those carried out for monetary gains. GLO Discussion Paper No. 951, 2021 On the Tragedy of Mass Shooting: the Crime … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that climate shocks may disrupt long-standing gender roles. GLO Discussion Paper No. 950, 2021 Climate Shocks, Migration, and Labor Markets: A Gender Analysis from West Africa – Download PDFby Elmallakh, Nelly & Wodon, Quentin … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds large consequences for labor market performance of refugees and children wellbeing. GLO Discussion Paper No. 949, 2021 Do Refugees with Better Mental Health Better Integrate? Evidence from the Building a New Life in Australia … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies approaches to to transform household income to an equivalent for individuals. GLO Discussion Paper No. 948, 2021 Equivalence scale and income poverty: Two approaches to estimate country-specific scale for the Czech Republic – Download … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper examines the impact of U.S governor’s party allegiance (Republican vs Democrat) on the ethnic wage gap to show that the vast majority of subgroups of black workers earnings are not affected by democrat governors’ policies. … Continue reading →