Category Archives: Research

Economic preferences across generations in a development country setting. New research accepted for publication in the Journal of Political Economy.

Using data from large-scale experiments with entire families for Bangladesh, the research finds that both mothers’ and fathers’ risk, time and social preferences are significantly positively correlated with their children’s economic preferences. Results differ from evidence for rich countries. Shyamal … Continue reading

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Smoking, drinking, drugs: Less risky behaviors with stronger external religiosity. Research paper published accessible.

Using data for young Romanians a research paper finds that it is external religiosity that interacts with weaker addictive behaviors like smoking, drinking and using drugs. The study is now forthcoming OPEN ACCESS in the Journal of Economics, Management and … Continue reading

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Understanding the setup and speed of global COVID-19 vaccination campaigns

“CAMPAGNE VACCINALE. Bons et mauvais élèves de la vaccination dans le monde: radioscopie des facteurs clés.” Interview with the French Media Platform “Atlantico” on global drivers of vaccination success. Here is the interview in French. (English draft below.) It relates … Continue reading

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Klaus F. Zimmermann is ranked #264 among the 1,000 Top Scientists in Economics & Finance of the World for 2022

Research.com, a leading academic platform for researchers, has just released the 2022 Edition of their Ranking of the Top 1,000 Scientists in the field of Economics and Finance. GLO President Prof. Dr. Klaus F. Zimmermann, UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University, is … Continue reading

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Social assimilation and immigrants’ labour market outcomes.

The new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics finds that assimilation in Australia is strongly associated with employment and wages as well as a number of job satisfaction measures. Matloob Piracha, Massimiliano Tani, Zhiming Cheng & Ben Zhe … Continue reading

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Children and Female Employment in Mongolia

A new GLO Discussion Paper suggests that cultural biases against women may contribute to the observed low female employment. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1015, 2022 Children and Female Employment in Mongolia – Download PDFby Nikolova, Elena & Polansky, Jakub GLO … Continue reading

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Born or bred? The roles of nature and nurture for intergenerational persistence in labour market outcomes.

A new paper published Online First in the Journal of Population Economics finds heritability for Norway to account for about 50–100% of intergenerational transmissions. Ulvestad, M.E.S., Markussen, S. Born or bred? The roles of nature and nurture for intergenerational persistence … Continue reading

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Labor-Management Relations in Autocratic Regimes

A new GLO Discussion Paper studies labor-management relations in autocratic regimes for transitional peripheral economies in Central Asia (Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan) and hierarchical market economies in Latin America (Colombia and Honduras). GLO Discussion Paper No. 1014, 2022 Labor-Management Relations in … Continue reading

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Dead-end jobs or steppingstones? Precarious work in Albania.

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that the research is more supportive of the dead-end hypothesis than the idea that a lower quality job can be a steppingstone into a better job. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1011, 2022 Dead-end jobs … Continue reading

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Does relative age affect speed and quality of transition from school to work?

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that an increase in relative age increases the likelihood of being employed, having a permanent contract , and having full-time employment. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1010, 2022 Does relative age affect speed and quality … Continue reading

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