Category Archives: Research

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies approaches to to transform household income to an equivalent for individuals. GLO Discussion Paper No. 948, 2021 Equivalence scale and income poverty: Two approaches to estimate country-specific scale for the Czech Republic – Download … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper examines the impact of U.S governor’s party allegiance (Republican vs Democrat) on the ethnic wage gap to show that the vast majority of subgroups of black workers earnings are not affected by democrat governors’ policies. … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies sealed-bid public procurement contract (PPC) auctions of construction works, discontinuity in bidders’ win margin and firms’ daily employment variation to provide a causal estimate of winning a PPC on firms’ employment. GLO Discussion Paper … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows evidence of a large spatial heterogeneity in the electric power consumption between districts and provinces in Vietnam. GLO Discussion Paper No. 945, 2021 Inequality in Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth: Evidence from a Small … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds substantial and rising gaps in the measurement of consumption and income based on household surveys and national accounts data. GLO Discussion Paper No. 944, 2021 Mind the Gap – Download PDFby Prydz, Espen Beer … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper explores the important contributions that happiness-in-the-lab experiments can make to the debates about stylized facts by testing the causality of the relationships. GLO Discussion Paper No. 943, 2021 Happiness in the Lab: What Can Be … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper shows significant productivity and employment gains from automation in Indonesian manufacturing. GLO Discussion Paper No. 942, 2021 Robots For Economic Development – Download PDFby Calì, Massimiliano & Presidente, Giorgio GLO Fellow Giorgio Presidente Author Abstract: … Continue reading →

A new paper published ONLINE FIRST finds that, upon return, undocumented migrants experience a wage penalty compared with documented migrants, as well as relative to non-migrants. Return migrants and the wage premium: does the legal status of migrants matter? by … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper documents a positive relationship between labor-friendly institutions and investment in industrial robots. GLO Discussion Paper No. 941, 2021 Institutions, Holdup and Automation – Download PDFby Presidente, Giorgio GLO Fellow Giorgio Presidente Author Abstract: What drives … Continue reading →

A new GLO Discussion Paper suggests that introducing public subsidies aimed at favoring R&D disclosure represents a win-win result for firms and society. GLO Discussion Paper No. 940, 2021 A contribution to the theory of R&D investments – Download PDFby … Continue reading →