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Category Archives: Research
Citizens’ Opinions of and Experiences with Government Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam
A new GLO Discussion Paper provides findings of a population survey in Vietnam confirming an overall positive feedback from citizens with the government’s response and support package in spite of drastic economic damages. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an … Continue reading
The Impact of Mass Antigen Testing for COVID-19 on the Prevalence of the Disease
As the first country in the world, Slovakia implemented and repeated mass rapid antigen testing. A new GLO Discussion Paper has shown that this had reduced infections substantially. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization … Continue reading
On the Effects of COVID-19 Safer-At-Home Policies on Social Distancing, Car Crashes and Pollution.
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the impacts of COVID-19 safer-at-home polices on collisions and pollution to find that both are substantially reduced. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international … Continue reading
Will it be a shecession? The unintended influence of working from home on the gender wage gap related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new GLO Discussion Paper investigates the influence of the working from home attitude of occupations on the gender wage gap in Italy to find that the gap is greater among females working in an occupation with a high level … Continue reading
Democracy and COVID-19 Outcomes
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that while the infection rates of Covid-19 do indeed appear to be higher for more democratic countries so far, their observed case fatality rates are lower. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, … Continue reading
Microchip Bags and Waste Sorting in Italy
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for Italy that placing microchips on the bags for the curbside collection to reduce the unsorted urban solid waste and increase the fraction recycled is indeed effective. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an … Continue reading
Fluctuations in the wage gap between vocational and general secondary education: Lessons from Portugal.
A new GLO Discussion Paper studies the wage gap between vocational and general secondary education in Portugal to find no support for the human capital prediction of crossing wage profiles and no support either for the hypothesis that general graduates … Continue reading
Ethnic identity and immigrants’ labour market outcomes in Australia
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for Australia that ethnic identity is strongly associated with employment and wages as well as with a number of job satisfaction measures. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization … Continue reading
The role of Great Recession on income polarization by population groups.
A new GLO Discussion Paper finds for Italy that young people and especially foreigners have suffered the most from the Great Recession. The Global Labor Organization (GLO) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization that functions as an international network … Continue reading
The Effects of Vietnam-Era Military Service on the Long-Term Health of Veterans
A new GLO Discussion Paper analyzes the effects of the U.S. Vietnam-era military service on veterans’ health outcomes and document for volunteers statistically significant detrimental health effects that appeared 20 years after the end of the conflict. The Global Labor … Continue reading