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Costly Mistakes: Why and When Spelling Errors in Resumes Jeopardise Interview Chances
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that they do and half of the penalty can be explained by the perception that those applicants who make spelling errors have lower interpersonal skills, conscientiousness and mental abilities. GLO Discussion Paper No. 899, … Continue reading
Subjective Well-being, Income, and Ethnicity in Slovakia
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the correlation between income and satisfaction is greater for the lower-income group (the Roma) than for the higher-income group (majority population). GLO Discussion Paper No. 898, 2021 Subjective Well-being, Income, and Ethnicity in … Continue reading
Rules, preferences and evolution from the family angle
A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews the literature concerning the evolution of cultural traits in general and preferences in particular. GLO Discussion Paper No. 894, 2021 Rules, preferences and evolution from the family angle – Download PDFby Cigno, Alessandro GLO … Continue reading
The Power of Lakshmi: Monetary Incentives for Raising a Girl
A new GLO Discussion Paper examines an Indian conditional cash transfer program to find an improved sex ratio at birth and better post-birth outcomes like immunization and education. GLO Discussion Paper No. 888, 2021 The Power of Lakshmi: Monetary Incentives … Continue reading
Retirement and health outcomes in a meta-analytical framework
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds based on 85 articles in the literature that retirement affects health positively in 28% of the studies, 13% negatively while the rest are inconclusive. GLO Discussion Paper No. 897, 2021 Retirement and health outcomes … Continue reading
Temperature, climate change, and fertility
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that heat in the pre-conception period has detrimental impacts on fertility. GLO Discussion Paper No. 896, 2021 Temperature, climate change, and fertility – Download PDFby Hajdu, Tamás & Hajdu, Gábor GLO Fellows Gábor Hajdu … Continue reading
Reconciling the opposing economic effects of works councils across databases
A new GLO Discussion Paper highlights the relevance of the definition of the dependent variable for inferences and interpretation of studies about the effectiveness of industrial relations institutions and raises questions about the validity of the studied performance measures. GLO … Continue reading
The rise of walls and fences worldwide & the 60th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall.
On August 13, 1961 the former German Democratic Republic commenced the construction of the #Berlin Wall, which separated West-Berlin from its surroundings until the destruction starting on November 9, 1989. In her article published August 13, 2021 on “As migration … Continue reading
Five GLO/EHERO Sessions on “Happiness Economics” on the 2021 Virtual Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies on Friday, August 27.
2021 Virtual Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life StudiesISQOLS 2021 CONFERENCE: “Quality-of-life and Adaptation in a Virulent World”VIRTUAL EVENT: 23-27, AUGUST 2021 The 2021 Virtual Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS 2021) on “Quality-of-life and Adaptation … Continue reading
The Long-Term Effect of FIFA World Cup on Gender Gap in Education and Employment: Evidence from Vietnam
A new GLO Discussion Paper shows that exposure to the FIFA Soccer World Cups had had a negative impact on male Vietnamese student performance and subsequent labor market success. GLO Discussion Paper No. 893, 2021 The Long-Term Effect of FIFA … Continue reading