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Worker at risk in the #coronacrisis: The Italian lockdown experience.

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that in Italy groups at risk of COVID-19 work in sectors that are little exposed to physical proximity, they are currently under lockdown or can work remotely. The sectoral lockdowns put in place by … Continue reading

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#Coronavirus: Total infections per 1 million people: Sweden does better than Germany

Still too early for a final judgment; but Sweden is an important alternative to the mainstream approach of total lockdown. Only this way we can learn how to best approach such pandemics to save lives in the future. Final answers … Continue reading

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Why social distancing and lockdowns play an important role to fight the coronavirus: Interview with top medical historian Howard Markel of the University of Michigan.

The world still struggles about a convincing strategy to handle the #coronavirus crisis. What is the right strategy with social distancing. Were the huge lockdowns in many states necessary? How to move out of the lockdowns? Read the insights of … Continue reading

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#Conoravirus impact on developing countries will be much worse.

The world still struggles about a convincing strategy to handle the #coronavirus crisis. The developed world was affected first, but the forthcoming consequences for the developing countries may be much worse. Some insights from an interview with development economist Asad … Continue reading

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Self-employed workers commute less than their employee counterparts.

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that male and female self-employed workers in Western Europe devote 14% and 20% less time to commuting than their employee counterparts. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that … Continue reading

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Interview with the Jordanian author Hisham Bustani on the future of the planet and global solidarity in face of the #coronacrisis

The world still struggles about a convincing strategy to handle the #coronacrisis. The taken measures may have helped to contain the development, but generate also very serious challenges for the longer future of the planet and global solidarity. The award-winning … Continue reading

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Wellbeing in China during the coronacrisis

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for wellbeing in China in the coronacrisis that credibility of real-time updates and confidence in the epidemic control are associated with a decline in depression and an increase in happiness. The Global Labor Organization … Continue reading

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Publishing research on the Chinese coronavirus case: Background interview with IESR.

A substantially revised version of a recent GLO Discussion Paper (also the GLO Discussion Paper of the Month March) on the Coronacrisis in China has been accepted after rigorous peer review for publication in the Journal of Population Economics. The … Continue reading

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Teaching ‘out of field’ in STEM subjects in Australia relate to school autonomy and staff shortage

A new GLO Discussion Paper examines the effects of individual teacher characteristics and school context on of out-of-field teaching in STEM subjects. It finds that school autonomy and staff shortage have a strong association with out-of-field teaching in Australia. The … Continue reading

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BrExit or BritaIn: Is the UK more Attractive to Supervisors? An Analysis of Wage Premium to Supervision across the EU.

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the wage premium to supervision defined as the extra wage that supervisors earn relative to their subordinates increases wage inequality across most of the European economies studied. The UK is particularly attractive to … Continue reading

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