Category Archives: Research

Comparative Economics meets new global policy challenges and research questions

Posted on March 2, 2018 by admin

The world is at the beginning of a new phase of global challenges. Posting from St Petersburg in the morning after President Putin’s recent national speech, I would like to share with you an interview with GLO Fellow Nauro Campos … Continue reading →

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GLO President on Contact Tour in Europe

Posted on February 27, 2018 by admin

The President of the Global Labor Organization (GLO), Klaus F. Zimmermann (UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University & Bonn University) is currently on a contact tour through Europe for talks, research seminar presentations and policy debates. February 14 – 17, 2018: Nicosia and … Continue reading →

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Marriage Delays and Earnings: Insights from an Interview with Professor Le Wang of the University of Oklahoma

Posted on February 18, 2018 by admin

The prestigious 2018 Kuznets Prize of the Journal of Population Economics has been awarded to Chunbei Wang and Le Wang of the University of Oklahoma. The prize has been presented at a recent event of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) … Continue reading →

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GLO President Klaus F. Zimmermann advises the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington DC

Posted on February 10, 2018 by admin

Migration between South America and the United States has become an issue of rising interest. In this context, a project supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has highest importance that investigates, documents and analyzes the international migration dynamics in … Continue reading →

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GLO President Awards Kuznets Prize in Washington DC

Posted on February 8, 2018 by admin

The Kuznets Prize 2018 will be awarded to Chunbei Wang and Le Wang of the University of Oklahoma. The prize will be given at a dinner event of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) in Washington DC on February 8, 2018. GLO … Continue reading →

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How do age-differences between married couples associate with marital satisfaction?

Posted on February 4, 2018 by admin

Both women and men likewise are more satisfied with younger marital partners and less satisfied with older ones. Marital satisfaction for a younger partner which is initially higher than for similar aged couples declines relatively with marital duration and converges … Continue reading →

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“Sexual Orientation and the Labor Market”: Submission Deadline for Research Journal is August 31, 2018

Posted on January 22, 2018 by admin

REMINDER: Call for papers for a special issue of the International Journal of Manpower  on: “Sexual Orientation and the Labor Market” Submissions will be accepted until August 31, 2018. Edited by Nick Drydakis (Anglia Ruskin University, University of Cambridge, IZA, … Continue reading →

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Youth Employment: What Drives School to Work Transitions: Reminder of a Call for Papers for a Research Journal

Posted on January 12, 2018 by admin

Reminder of a special Call for Papers on “School to Work Transitions” The International Journal of Manpower together with the Global Labor Organization (GLO) is preparing a Special Issue on: “The School to Work Transition: Cross-Country Differences, Evolution and Reforms”. Submissions … Continue reading →

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Migration and Wellbeing: Video and Photos from the Zimmermann Lecture at Macquarie University now available

Posted on December 27, 2017 by admin

In November 2017, Klaus F. Zimmermann (Co-Director of POP at UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University & President of the Global Labor Organization, GLO) has been a Visiting Professor at Macquarie University in Sydney/Australia. On November 22, he provided a well-received Public Lecture … Continue reading →

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GLO President Zimmermann: Eminent Scholar Melbourne University, November – December 2017.

Posted on December 19, 2017 by admin

Klaus F. Zimmermann (Co-Director of POP at UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University), had been granted the prestigious Australian Eminent Research Scholar Award. He was resident in November and December 2017 at The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research of … Continue reading →

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