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Category Archives: News
Housing wealth and marriage market advantage
A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics finds that housing or real estate improves the man’s status in the marriage market of Taiwan. Read more in: Males’ housing wealth and their marriage market advantage C. Y. Cyrus … Continue reading
A network analysis of the Nobel Prize laureates: Who have the most productive networks?
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the total productivity of their respective networks among all nobel prize winners identifies Deaton, Tirole, Arrow and Stiglitz as global leaders in economics. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and … Continue reading
Parental engagement in non-cognitive skill development of kids matters over the lifecourse.
A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics highlights that fathers in Australia play a pivotal role in the skill production process of their kids over the lifecourse. Read more in: Exploring the role of parental engagement in … Continue reading
The COVID-19 crisis and the future of telework.
A new GLO Discussion Paper suggests that the overwhelming majority of the surveyed employees believe that teleworking and digital conferencing will continue after the coronacrisis. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as … Continue reading
Assessing equity and efficiency in a prenatal health program.
A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics finds that an early-life social safety net program has a sizeable impact on child health outcomes at birth. Read more in: Growing together: assessing equity and efficiency in a prenatal … Continue reading
Long-Term Depression, Peers and Gender
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that peer depression in adolescence affects own depression in adulthood, but family can function as a buffer. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international … Continue reading
The causal link between fertility and happiness in developing countries.
A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics provides causal evidence that children increase mothers’ life satisfaction and happiness in a large sample of women from 35 developing countries. Read more in: Quasi-experimental evidence for the causal link … Continue reading
Keynote speakers Daron Acemoglu & Charles Manski at the forthcoming (June 5-7) Virtual IESR-GLO Conference on the Economics of Covid-19: Call for papers!
The Institute for Economic and Social Research (IESR) at Jinan University and the Global Labor Organization (GLO) are jointly organizing a virtual conference on the economic issues related to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. We intend to provide a platform for … Continue reading
The two-child policy on fertility, son preference, and female labor supply in Vietnam
A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics shows that Vietnam’s two-child policy decreased the average number of living children per woman, decreased also the proportion of sons in each family and increased maternal employment. Read more in: … Continue reading
Better be first: Birth order and educational outcomes in Mexico
A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics shows that the effect of birth order on educational outcomes in Mexico is negative. Read more in: The importance of being earliest: birth order and educational outcomes along the socioeconomic … Continue reading