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GLO Fellow Kompal Sinha of Macquarie University spoke about ‘Paid Parental Leave and Maternal Mental Health’. Video from the GLO Virtual Seminar Series.

The GLO Virtual Seminar is a monthly internal GLO research event chaired by GLO Director Matloob Piracha and hosted by the GLO partner institution University of Kent. The results are available on the GLO website and the GLO News section, … Continue reading

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#VeniceFilmFestival: Filmmaker Michel Franco is back with “NEW ORDER”, considered to be his “most ambitious & darkest film”.

My Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio 2017 colleague Michel Franco returns in a week to the Venice Film Festival with his new film. Can be proud to have learned about the project of the Mexican film director during our joint visit at … Continue reading

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COVID-19 outbreak, social response, and early economic effects: a global VAR analysis of cross-country interdependencies. Article published ONLINE FIRST free.

A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics shows that social networks help explain not only the spread of the disease, but also cross-country spillovers in perceptions about Coronavirus risk and in social distancing behavior. Read more in: … Continue reading

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Entrepreneurship Education and Teacher Training in Rwanda

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies how a comprehensive teacher training program affects the delivery of a major entrepreneurship curriculum reform in Rwanda. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international … Continue reading

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Schooling Forsaken: Education and Migration

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the consequences of forsaken schooling resulting from opportunities abroad taken by emigrants from Tajikistan. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual … Continue reading

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The Economics of Happiness

A new GLO Discussion Paper provides an overview of the Happiness Economics approach and outlines the promises and pitfalls of subjective well-being measures. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international … Continue reading

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Trade Liberalization and the Gender Employment Gap in China

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows that increasing import competition has kept more females in the Chinese workforce. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual platform to … Continue reading

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A strategic approach on green production in Cournot and Bertrand duopolies.

A new GLO Discussion Paper provides a theoretical analysis to study the firms’ strategic choice of adopting an abatement technology in an environment with pollution externalities when the government levies an emission tax to incentivize firms undertaking emission-reducing actions. The … Continue reading

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Big Data can measure happiness.

A new GLO Discussion Paper argues that big data can measure happiness and help making good policy decisions. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual platform to … Continue reading

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Contract structure, time preference, and technology adoption

A new GLO Discussion Paper using randomizes data from Bangladesh suggests offering commitment and screening applicants on present bias to enhance agricultural technology adoption. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an … Continue reading

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