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Econometric Modeling of Human Fertility

A new GLO Discussion Paper reviews key contributions to econometric analysis of human fertility in the last 20 years. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual platform … Continue reading

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Google Trends & Internet Data for Research

Social media data have become a reliable source for research in particular when traditional sources are unavailable. This happens in particular within crises like the 2008 Financial Crisis and the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic. Below list some of the original contributions … Continue reading

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June 20 is World Refugee Day.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made the situation of refugees much more dramatic. The world has to address this challenge as one of the top priorities. Researchers can contribute in the long-run through studies on the sources of conflict, on the … Continue reading

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How Linguistic Traits Foster Human Capital Formation

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that existing cross-language variations among migrants from the same countries of origin affected human capital accumulation of second generation migrants in the US. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental … Continue reading

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Statistical Discrimination & Asymmetric Employer Learning in the US

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for the US that firms statistically discriminate workers based on race when employer learning is asymmetric. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network … Continue reading

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Household Size, Composition, and Poverty Dynamics in Russia

A new GLO Discussion Paper for Russia suggests that the measured equivalence scale elasticity is sensitive to household demographic composition. Adjustments result in lower estimates of poverty lines. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization … Continue reading

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Turning Vietnam’s COVID-19 Success into Economic Recovery: A Job-Focused Analysis of Individual Assessments on Their Finance and the Economy

A new GLO Discussion Paper for the Vietnam finds that having a job is strongly and positively associated with better finance and more income and savings, as well as more optimism about the resilience of the economy in the COVID-19 … Continue reading

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COVID-19 impact on inequality of opportunity in psychological distress.

A new GLO Discussion Paper for the UK finds that psychological distress and inequality of opportunity for it has substantially increased during the COVID-19 crisis. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as … Continue reading

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Safety at Work and Immigration

A new GLO Discussion Paper documents that immigrant inflow has reduced workplace accidents of Spanish workers. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network and virtual platform to stimulate global … Continue reading

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Report on the ‘Third IESR-GLO Joint Conference’, June 5-7, on COVID-19. With links to videos of the keynote lectures of Acemoglu & Manski.

Third IESR-GLO Joint Conference. The Institute for Economic and Social Research (IESR) at Jinan University and the Global Labor Organization (GLO) were jointly organizing a virtual conference on economic issues related to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The conference was held … Continue reading

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