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Category Archives: Research
Poverty in Russia: A Bird’s-Eye View of Trends and Dynamics in the Past Quarter of Century
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that poverty in Russia has been steadily decreasing, with most of the poor having a transient rather than a chronic nature. GLO Discussion Paper No. 880, 2021 Poverty in Russia: A Bird’s-Eye View of … Continue reading
Deteriorated sleep quality does not explain the negative impact of smartphone use on academic performance
A new GLO Discussion Paper using data of Belgian students finds no statistically significant mediating effect of sleep quality in the relationship between smartphone use and academic performance. GLO Discussion Paper No. 879, 2021 Deteriorated sleep quality does not explain … Continue reading
Immigration and intergenerational economic mobility
A new paper published ONLINE FIRST freely accessible in the Journal of Population Economics finds that immigration from low-income countries reduces intergenerational mobility and thus steepens the social gradient in natives’ labor market outcomes, whereas immigration from high-income countries levels … Continue reading
The case of Astrazeneca’s Vaxzevria vaccine: Can a supranational medicines agency restore trust after vaccine suspensions?
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the impact of the European Medicines Agency’s 2021 March 18th statement assuring the public of the safety of Vaxzevria and the immediate reinstatement of the vaccine by most countries to find that survey respondents’ … Continue reading
How Collective Bargaining Shapes Poverty: New Evidence for Developed Countries
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that a poverty-reducing effect of collective bargaining institutions stems from the political strength of trade unions in promoting public social spending rather than from any direct effect on earnings inequalities. GLO Discussion Paper No. … Continue reading
Optimal lockdown and social welfare
A new paper published ONLINE FIRST freely accessible in the Journal of Population Economics examines the robustness of the optimal lockdown strategy to the postulated social welfare criterion. Optimal lockdown and social welfare by Pierre Pestieau and Grégory Ponthière Published … Continue reading
Do Elections Accelerate the COVID-19 Pandemic? Evidence from a Natural Experiment.
A new GLO Discussion Paper confirms for the Czech Republic that elections in 2020 propagated the spread of Covid-19. GLO Discussion Paper No. 891, 2021 Do Elections Accelerate the COVID-19 Pandemic? Evidence from a Natural Experiment – Download PDFby Ján … Continue reading
Sexual orientation and earnings
The meta-analysis provided in a new paper published ONLINE FIRST freely accessible finds that gay men earned less than heterosexual men; lesbian women earned more than heterosexual women, while bisexual men earned less than heterosexual men. Sexual Orientation and Earnings. … Continue reading
Skipping the doctor: evidence from a case with extended self-certification of paid sick leave
Norway extended to workers the right to self-certify sickness absence from work. A new paper published ONLINE FIRST OPEN ACCESS in the Journal of Population Economics rules out large absence increases after the reform but provides evidence that the policy … Continue reading
Early-life exposure to conflict and subjective survival probabilities in adult life.
A new paper published ONLINE FIRST OPEN ACCESS in the Journal of Population Economics presents evidence to support the hypothesis that personal growth and life appreciation emerge after traumatic events, thereby leading to optimistic perceptions of longevity. I am a … Continue reading