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Category Archives: Research
Institutions, Holdup and Automation
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 contribution to the theory of R&D investments
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
Leveraging technology to promote women’s health: Evidence from a pilot program
A new GLO Discussion Paper observes a positive impact of telehealth services on self-reported physical and mental health. GLO Discussion Paper No. 939, 2021 Leveraging technology to promote women’s health: Evidence from a pilot program – Download PDFby Ahmad, Hamna … Continue reading
Forthcoming 37th EBES “Berlin” Conference in collaboration with FOM University and GLO, October 6-8, 2021. Full Program available.
The 37th EBES Conference will take place online on October 6-8 2021. GLO is a co-organizing partner, and FOM University of Applied Sciences is the local host supporting the event from Berlin. EBES, the Eurasia Business and Economics Society, and … Continue reading
Unemployment transitions and the role of minimum wage: from pre-crisis to crisis and recovery
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds only a very small or insignificant impact of changes in the real minimum wage on unemployment entries and exits in Greece. GLO Discussion Paper No. 937, 2021 Unemployment transitions and the role of minimum … Continue reading
“Global Mobility after the Pandemic”. GLO President Klaus F. Zimmermann spoke at Saint Mary’s University in Canada.
On the invitation of ARGEIAD, Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University, Canada, Klaus F. Zimmermann, President of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) and UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, spoke on September 29, 2021 in a public online lecture on: Global Mobility after … Continue reading
Social Rejection, Family Acceptance, Economic Recession and Physical and Mental Health of Sexual Minorities
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies determinants of self-rated physical and mental health of sexual minorities. Among other factors, increased aggregate unemployment deteriorates physical and mental wellbeing. GLO Discussion Paper No. 936, 2021 Social Rejection, Family Acceptance, Economic Recession and … Continue reading
Caste, Courts and Business
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the role of formal institutions of contract enforcement in facilitating investments in small and medium firms in India. GLO Discussion Paper No. 935, 2021 Caste, Courts and Business – Download PDFby Chakraborty, Tanika & … Continue reading
Labor-Management Relations and Varieties of Capitalism
The new GLO Discussion Paper studies the linkages between the institutional environment and labor-management relations. GLO Discussion Paper No. 934, 2021 Labor-Management Relations and Varieties of Capitalism – Download PDF by Schneider, Martin R. Author Abstract: The varieties-of-capitalism (VoC) approach … Continue reading
Economics of Marriage Bars
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the history and effects of marriage bars, the requirement that women working in certain jobs must leave that job when they marry. GLO Discussion Paper No. 933, 2021 Economics of Marriage Bars – Download … Continue reading