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Public procurement and supplier job creation: Insights from auctions

Posted on October 17, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies sealed-bid public procurement contract (PPC) auctions of construction works, discontinuity in bidders’ win margin and firms’ daily employment variation to provide a causal estimate of winning a PPC on firms’ employment. GLO Discussion Paper … Continue reading →

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Inequality in Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth: Evidence from a Small Area Estimation Study

Posted on October 16, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows evidence of a large spatial heterogeneity in the electric power consumption between districts and provinces in Vietnam. GLO Discussion Paper No. 945, 2021 Inequality in Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth: Evidence from a Small … Continue reading →

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Mind the gap measuring consumption and income from household surveys and national accounts data

Posted on October 15, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds substantial and rising gaps in the measurement of consumption and income based on household surveys and national accounts data. GLO Discussion Paper No. 944, 2021 Mind the Gap – Download PDFby Prydz, Espen Beer … Continue reading →

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Happiness in the Lab: What Can Be Learned about Subjective Well-Being from Experiments?

Posted on October 12, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper explores the important contributions that happiness-in-the-lab experiments can make to the debates about stylized facts by testing the causality of the relationships. GLO Discussion Paper No. 943, 2021 Happiness in the Lab: What Can Be … Continue reading →

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Return migrants and the wage premium: does the legal status of migrants matter?

Posted on October 11, 2021 by admin

A new paper published ONLINE FIRST finds that, upon return, undocumented migrants experience a wage penalty compared with documented migrants, as well as relative to non-migrants. Return migrants and the wage premium: does the legal status of migrants matter? by … Continue reading →

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Robots for Economic Development

Posted on October 11, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows significant productivity and employment gains from automation in Indonesian manufacturing. GLO Discussion Paper No. 942, 2021 Robots For Economic Development – Download PDFby Calì, Massimiliano & Presidente, Giorgio GLO Fellow Giorgio Presidente Author Abstract: … Continue reading →

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Institutions, Holdup and Automation

Posted on October 10, 2021 by admin

A new GLO Discussion Paper documents a positive relationship between labor-friendly institutions and investment in industrial robots. GLO Discussion Paper No. 941, 2021 Institutions, Holdup and Automation – Download PDFby Presidente, Giorgio GLO Fellow Giorgio Presidente Author Abstract: What drives … Continue reading →

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Globalization, Political Regimes and the Covid-19 Pandemic

Posted on October 9, 2021 by admin

Klaus F. Zimmermann (GLO & UNU-MERIT) will speak on 12 October 2021 in an online talk at the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam Hanoi as part of the JABES Seminar Talks on Globalization, Political Regimes and … Continue reading →

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37th EBES “Berlin” Conference in collaboration with FOM University and GLO, October 6-8, 2021. Impressions of Day TWO with videos of the sessions.

Posted on October 8, 2021 by admin

The 37th EBES Conference takes place online on October 6-8 2021. GLO is a co-organizing partner, and FOM University of Applied Sciences is the local host supporting the event from Berlin. EBES, the Eurasia Business and Economics Society, and FOM … Continue reading →

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37th EBES “Berlin” Conference in collaboration with FOM University and GLO, October 6-8, 2021. Impressions of Day ONE and further program.

Posted on October 7, 2021 by admin

The 37th EBES Conference takes place online on October 6-8 2021. GLO is a co-organizing partner, and FOM University of Applied Sciences is the local host supporting the event from Berlin. EBES, the Eurasia Business and Economics Society, and FOM … Continue reading →

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